Good mentorship is about more than the occasional chat over coffee
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Good mentorship is about more than the occasional chat over coffee

Good mentors serve as role models, advisers, teachers, guides, sponsors, and protectors. They help junior professionals forge identities and realise dreams. For senior professionals, mentorship fulfils a deep-seated urge to guide younger generations of professionals. Authentic relationships lie at the heart of good mentoring. But not all mentoring relationships are created equal: some are superficial…

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“Do you have any questions for me?” 10 questions you can ask speech pathology employers in job interviews

10 questions you can ask speech pathology employers in job interviews Source: Gallo, A. (2022). 38 Smart Questions to Ask in a Job Interview, Harvard Business Review, May, 2022.

Hot topic: Will all Australian SLP practices have to register with the NDIS Commission? 
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Hot topic: Will all Australian SLP practices have to register with the NDIS Commission? 

Breaking news: On 2 August 2024, the NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce Advice was released, with their views on mandatory registration. SLP views were heard: “The Taskforce acknowledges there are a number of allied health practitioners who are not required to register with AHPRA, including…speech pathologists. Some of these practitioners operate in a self-regulated…

10 practical productivity tips for speech pathologists in private practice – “Be productive, not busy”
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10 practical productivity tips for speech pathologists in private practice – “Be productive, not busy”

Respect your own time so others will, too.  1. Use ‘timeboxing’/time-blocking. Schedule each part of your day. Be specific about each activity in each time block, including breaks (e.g. “Session planning”; “Emails”; “Call X”; “Coffee break” etc.). Stick to your plan for both work AND rest. 2. Do one thing at a time. (Multi-tasking is a…

5 practical ways for SLPs to deal with uncertainty in private practice
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5 practical ways for SLPs to deal with uncertainty in private practice

Things can feel out of control. Rising inflation and interest rates. Staff shortages. Long waiting lists. Reporting deadlines. Work-life-family pressures. Life in private practice is messy!  We’re wired to fear the unknown; and many SLPs love order and control. But uncertainty and possibility are two sides of the same coin. Most things that matter –…

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