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Speech pathology regulation in Australia: progress, but more work to be done

Back in the news: On 12 September 2025, Health Ministers released a communique, rekindling conversations about speech pathology regulation in Australia. Among other things, Health Ministers agreed to: Colleagues have asked for my views. Here they are!  A. Current SLPs regulation is unsatisfactory: B. Most SLPs (including me) want SLPs to be registered health professionals….

New Senior Speech Pathologist Performance Appraisal Template
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New Senior Speech Pathologist Performance Appraisal Template

Context: Too many allied health business owners use the same performance appraisal process for all speech pathologists (SLPs), every year: Problem: After a few years, they get repetitive! Over time, they: New approach: This year, we revamped our performance appraisal process to: Why? Because: Yes, and: Despite all the challenges, we can show our commitment…

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Allied health providers: is your employee development program muddle-headed? 

The big picture: Quality allied health care providers invest in employee development for lots of reasons, including to execute their business strategy, strengthen culture, help employees grow, meet compliance obligations, and to innovate. Sometimes, these goals conflict, and it’s important to be clear with employees about what you are trying to achieve, and why.     Zoom…

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No: your SLP private practice improvement project isn’t unique 

The big picture: In these uncertain times, speech pathology managers are under pressure to innovate. Most of us are doing our best to launch and deliver new projects under lots of constraints to: The problem: Sitting inside a private practice, managers are at risk of thinking their projects are ‘one of a kind’. This is…

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