Speech and Language Therapy in Slovenia: Education, Career Prospects and Treatment of Speech and Language Disabilities

Milena Ivanuš Grmek, PhD, is a full professor of pedagogy at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Education. Her main research areas are learning and teaching in different educational fields, curriculum changes and higher education didactics. She is responsible for teaching students the didactics at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is a supervisor of students' diploma, master's and doctoral theses. She has published scientific and specialized texts in Slovenian and in foreign journals and participated in scientific conferences in Slovenia and abroad. Considering her current position at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Education, she is Dean.  

Maribor, Slovenia. E-mail: milena.grmek@um.si

Monika Mithans, PhD, is an assistant professor in the field of pedagogy at the Faculty of Education, Department of Fundamental Pedagogical Subjects at the University of Maribor, Slovenia. Her main areas of research are: school participation, modernization of the educational process and curriculum changes.

Maribor, Slovenia. E-mail: monika.mithans1@um.si

Darja Plavčak, PhD, is an assistant professor in the field of special education at the Faculty of Education, Department of Fundamental Pedagogical Subjects at the University of Maribor, Slovenia. Her primary research areas include approaches to fostering social skills in students with special needs, the vulnerability and life circumstances of families of children with special needs, the use of generative artificial intelligence for children with special needs, and intervision among professionals in education.

Maribor, Slovenia. E-mail: darja.plavcak@um.si