What does the dbs represent?
The "Deutscher Bundesverband der akademischen
Sprachtherapeuten" (German Association of Academic Speech-Language
Therapists) represents all academically qualified speech/language therapists in
Germany who are active in
speech treatment rather than in school teaching.
The four to five year university curriculum leading to the
title "Sprachheilpädagoge" is the only German qualification program
which corresponds to European standards for speech therapy professionals.
Professional activities of dbs members
The professional activities of dbs members include all
fields of speech treatment as well as supervision, management and instruction
- in private practices
- in clinics (acute care, rehabilitation, geriatric care)
- in Public Health institutions, and for non-profit
organisations (e.g. in family treatment clinics or in Early Childhood Care
clinics)
- in special needs kindergartens and day care centres
- in communal and regional speech clinics
- with communal health insurance
- with Ear, Nose and Throat specialists, with specialists
for voice and child audiology, and with neurologists and pediatricians
Professional activities include prevention, counseling,
diagnosis, therapy and follow-up of children, young people and adults who are
affected or threatened by:
- speech and language development problems
- neurophysiologically caused voice, speech, language or
swallowing problems
- organic peripheral speech disorders e.g. cleft palate,
laryngectomy
- fluency disorders
- functional voice disorders
- all other communication disorders
Functions of the dbs
The dbs
| organises |
- continuing education in the field of speech and
language in regional and national conventions and seminars
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| advises |
- on opening a practice/applying for a licence
- on beginning professional life
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| informs |
- about current topics with a newsletter for
members which is published 2-3 times yearly
- with regional and national members' meetings
- with legal advice for members on a telephone
hotline
- with information about the profession of speech
therapy for the general public, students, patients and families,
politicians and health insurance companies
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encourages &
supports |
- contact with colleagues
- contact with other professional groups
- cooperation with universities
- science and research in the field of speech and
language
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| is involved in |
- the representation of the political interests of
the profession and its members in negotiations with health insurance
companies, government ministries and other bodies
- expanding and promoting the image of the
profession
- maintaining high standards of ethics and
university training
- establishing appropriate remuneration of members
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