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This emerging profession has to deal with issues such as multilingualism (various Arabic dialects, Amazigh, French, English, and Spanish) and a lack of funds for research. However, some decisive changes are happening nowadays. The present study aims to provide an overview of the different characteristics of the profession of speech therapy in Morocco in the fields of training, teaching, sectors of practice, geographic distribution, languages, speech therapists’ profiles, and practices. This report is based on two tools: a questionnaire that was distributed to 100 speech therapists and structured interviews with ten more speech therapistsin Morocco. The results provide some preliminary description of speech therapy practice, the limitations it encounters, and directions for the future development of the profession.  \nKeywords: Speech therapy, Morocco, speech therapy training and practice  \n1 Corresponding author: Myriam Boueddine [Email:](Email: boueddine.ortho@gmail.com)[ ](Email: boueddine.ortho@gmail.com)[boueddine.ortho@gmail.com](Email: boueddine.ortho@gmail.com)  \nIntroduction  \nSpeech therapy is a health profession in the family of care professions (French National Federation of Speech Therapy, 2018) . It involves the prevention, assessment, and management of oral and written language and communication disorders and oromyo-facial functions. It also includes supporting communication and swallowing functions in degenerative and neuro-degenerative pathologies and provides other non-verbal forms of communication to supplement verbal functions.  \nIn Morocco, the profession of speech therapy emerged in the 1970s. Since then, it has experienced changes in various aspects linked to training (programs, training period, diplomas) and organization of the professional practice (status, laws, working conditions, organization, and regulation) . These changes are not well documented by the official bodies that organize this profession such as the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of National Education, the National Agency of the Health insurance, and the Association of Speech Therapists in the Private Sector in Morocco2.  \nEducation and training of speech therapists in Morocco  \nSpeech therapy is a recent profession in Morocco; it first appeared in the 1970s with a few foreign practitioners in Casablanca and in Rabat. The significant increase in the number of speech therapists began in the 1990s. Training programs, on the other hand, have been relatively rare until the 2000s.  \n2Currently waiting for official recognition  \nThe first major public training program was founded in Rabat and continued from 1984 to 1988. It trained nurses in the profession of speech therapy, however this program ceased to exist in 1998. Then, the IFCS (Institute of Training in Health Education) established a vocational training program in 1999.  \nThe first private educational institutions offering speech therapy classes appeared in 2000. Since 2010, many private colleges and universities that provide speech therapy training programs have flourished in big cities like Casablanca, Rabat, Fes, Marrakech, and Tangier.  \nSince 2013, the vocational training has become a bachelor’s degree program and has been available in the post-secondary stage. It has a duration of three years and ends with an end-of-studies project3. Upon graduation, it allows the speech therapist to have a certificate of competency in speech therapy. Although there are some variations from one univers","cbCaiueVNhCplkur","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiueVNhCplkur","pdf",573060,35,"English","# Introduction\n# Education and training of speech therapists in Morocco\n## Training evolution and public programs\n## Private education and accreditation\n## Diploma recognition and employment context","[{\"question\":\"What are the main challenges speech therapy faces in Morocco?\",\"answer\":\"Speech therapy practice in Morocco struggles with standardization of practice, quality training for students, and accessibility for all citizens. 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