Counseling and family education Evidence-based practice application Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams (OT, PT, teachers, physicians) Empathy and patience Cultural responsiveness and sensitivity Dysphagia (swallowing) assessment skills Hospitals (acute care, inpatient, outpatient) Research institutions Voice disorders (e.g., vocal strain, neurological voice changes) Respiratory conditions affecting speech/swallowing Older adults / geriatric population Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases Working-age adults Post-surgical patients affecting swallowing function Adults with swallowing disorders due to neurological or structural causes