Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams (OT, PT, teachers, physicians) Flexibility and adaptability across settings Language development and communication sciences Strong verbal and written communication Clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning Speech and language evaluation tools Dysphagia (swallowing) assessment skills Relationship-building with clients and families Hospitals (acute care, inpatient, outpatient) Developmental disabilities (e.g., Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities) Infants (feeding and early communication) Toddlers (early language development delays) Adolescents Cognitive-communication disorders (e.g., TBI, dementia, stroke) Brain tumors and neurological conditions Infants with feeding difficulties Medically complex children Post-surgical patients affecting swallowing function