Reddit reviews INTRO: A Guide to Communication Sciences and Disorders

Since you're not in a communication disorders program, it will be hard for you to find any opportunities to observe SLPs providing treatment - unless you know somebody who can help arrange it for you. Most people are in a similar situation as you when they begin their training and, based on the survey's we have, they complete their training and are satisfied with their job choice (even though while reading this subreddit you might think no one is happy being an SLP).

There are a number of different career paths you can take as an SLP but, overall, it is worth remembering that the disabilities we are in charge of diagnosing and treating are amongst the most complex human behaviors (much more so than what other rehab professionals are faced with). As a consequence, the job is intellectually demanding. If you are the type of person who wants to engage in a lifelong path of learning and enjoys such challenges then that's one indicator that you will like the job. The more you know in this profession the more interesting and satisfying it becomes but, realistically, it takes years to develop the kind of knowledge where the job becomes truly creative. Until then, we work to keep our head above water...

You might try purchasing a intro text to communication disorders. This will give you a broad overview of the types of work SLPs do. Here's one example of a text https://www.amazon.com/INTRO-Guide-Communication-Sciences-Disorders/dp/1597565423/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537463622&sr=8-1&keywords=robb+intro+to+communication+disorders