Overview

About Speech Therapy at University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences

The Department of Speech Therapy was established within the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation sciences (USWR) in 1992. The department is located in USWR in the northern part of Tehran, Iran.

While many students graduated, numerous students are currently studying in our department.  In this world class department, all staff is committed to exemplary professional behavior, collaboration and support.

The department welcomes national and also international students at undergraduate and also postgraduate levels.

Speech Therapy as a discipline of Rehabilitation Sciences is concerned with study, assessment, diagnosis and management of speech, language, communication and swallowing disorders in children and adults. It is considered as a combination of science and art. The nature of speech therapy demands interrelationship with many disciplines including medicine, psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, and social sciences.

In order to be trained as a speech therapist, basic knowledge of neuroanatomical, physiology of speech mechanisms, phonology, linguistics, psycholinguistics, psychology and psychiatry is necessary. In addition, learning the techniques of diagnosis, assessment and therapy of speech and language disorders is one of the main objectives of the field.