Speech and Language therapy and Psychomotor therapy
Training in speech and language therapy helps students gain the skills to test for and diagnose language and communication disorders as well as to plan, conduct and evaluate an appropriate course of therapy with appropriate measures. Training in psychomotor therapy trains students how to test and diagnose psychomotor development disorders and their related disabilities as well as to plan, conduct and evaluate appropriate therapeutic measures for these. Further, both programs teach students the skills needed to prepare expert opinions, conduct consultations, and work together with other professionals, parents and authorities. 180 ECTS credits are necessary for graduation from the program according to the (EDK) Regulations on the Recognition of University Degrees in Speech and Language Education and University Degrees in Psychomotor Therapy (in German), which corresponds to a three-year, full-time course of studies and is completed with the awarding of a Bachelors degree (cf. EDK degree title regulations, in German). A teacher-training internship is an integral component of the program and is done in the form of practical training.
Graduates of the training program for speech and language therapy receive a “Speech and Language Therapy Diploma” and the academic title “Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Language Therapy”. Graduates of the training program for psychomotor therapy receive a “Psychomotor Therapy Diploma” and the academic title “Bachelor of Arts in Psychomotor Therapy”.
Speech and language therapy studies are offered in the following institutions: PH FHNW, HfH (cf. Overview of study programs), universities of Fribourg, Geneva and Neuchâtel and at the Schweizerische Hochschule für Logopädie Rorschach. The study programs in psychomotor therapy are conducted at the HfH and at the HES-SO.
According to the minimum qualifications in the EDK regulations, a Maturity Certificate from a Gymnasium, a teacher’s certificate recognized by the EDK, or a degree from an institute of higher education is required for admission to speech and language therapy or psychomotor therapy studies. People with other degrees or certificates must take an entrance examination, which also has an additional vocational aptitude survey.
Please visit the homepage of one of the universities of teacher education for detailed information about application requirements.
