Before I could open my speech pathology clinic, I had to develop a bunch of clinic forms and templates so I was ready for my first client. When I opened up, I spent hours fixing and tweaking my forms …
When is a casual employee really a permanent employee?
In Australian employment law matters, the real world substance of a work relationship often trumps what the contract says. For example, sometimes people called independent contractors in contracts …
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Workplace safety for Australian Speech Pathologists in private practice: 8 things you can do this week to make your clinics safer for everyone
We all want our staff to be safe at work. And most practice owners I know do a lot of work to ensure staff are safe, including employees, contractors and sub-contractors, labour hire employees, …
How can we make speech pathology private practice more ‘hospitable’ for our staff and ourselves?
Workplace stress! 1. Most private practice owners feel it In a typical month, we might experience cash flow issues caused by late payments and unexpected bills, fake and anonymous online reviews, …
For struggling school kids, what’s the difference between seeing a speech pathologist and a tutor?
Over the years, parents have asked me this a few times. I've also been asked why speech pathologists are allied health workers; whereas most tutors come from teaching or education …
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Australian SLPs: do you store progress notes in a cloud-based practice management system?
Reputable cloud-based practice management systems, like Cliniko and HealthKit, are becoming more sophisticated. Many Australian SLPs in private practice are using them to store client progress …
Australian private practice SLP alert! New award rates in effect. Updated employment agreement templates for speech pathologists in private practice
The Fair Work Commission has made a new Determination, increasing the minimum award pay rates for Australian speech pathologists in private practice covered by the Health Professionals and Support …
Speech pathologists, therapy assistants, digital platforms, and the gig economy: some ethics and compliance issues
Over the last five years or so, there's been a lot of chatter about how speech pathologists can or should outsource "non-core services" to others - e.g. to therapy assistants or software service …
