Profile and professional trajectory of speech therapists and multiprofessional residence

ABSTRACT

Purpose

to analyze the profile and trajectory of professional performance of the speech therapist who graduated from a Multiprofessional Residency Program in Elderly Health.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional observational study, which sample consisted of 26 speech therapists who completed the residency program between 2012 and 2019 in a public hospital and answered an online questionnaire consisting of 32 questions regarding the graduate's profile and trajectory professional after the Multiprofessional Residency. Sociodemographic data, type of education, professional experience and other obtained data underwent through a descriptive analysis.

Results

Most of the graduates were women with average age, at the beginning of the program, of 25.6 years, single, without children, they considered that the residency was relevant for insertion in the labor market, the first job was between 0 to 3 months after completion, in the same area of expertise and in the private sector. At the time of this study, most of them were working with the elderly and in the public sector. It was observed an improvement in the remuneration of the egresses after carrying out continuing education.

Conclusion

The egresses speech language pathologist of the Multiprofessional Residency were mostly women, were working with the elderly and in the public sector, indicating that the program complies with the presupposed formation requisits.

Keywords:
Speech-language pathology; Professional training; Job market; Continuing education; Health Human Resource Training