Although these therapists are called "Speech-language" pathologists, they are trained to work with much more than just speech disorders. So, if speech-language pathologists don't just do speech therapy, what do they do?

Today, our host, Dr. Jonathan Karp, and student producer, Kaya Basatemur, are joined by Capital Health's own Marissa Maurin, a speech-language pathologist at Capital Health Hopewell. In this episode, Melissa talks about common misconceptions about her job, the wide variety of disorders and symptoms that speech-language pathologists frequently deal with, and the ways in which she helps people with cognitive and social communication.

Melissa also discusses the Aphasia support group available with Capital Health, which hosts meetings in person and online, and has guest speakers discuss different topics once every three months. Find out more by visiting their website: https://www.capitalhealth.org/classes-events/main/aphasia-support-group