Difficulty professional conversations: tips to help control emotions
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Difficult professional conversations: tips to help control emotions

ByDavid Kinnane

Many Speech Language Pathologists in private practice are people pleasers, overworked and under-resourced. Disagreements about priorities, caseloads, workloads and feedback are inevitable. They can feel threatening and stressful.  When threatened, many of us switch to “fight or flight” mode, making it hard to think rationally and professionally. We can implement strategies to interrupt this physical…

Change to short notice cancellations under the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2022-23
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Change to short notice cancellations under the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2022-23

ByDavid Kinnane

The National Disability Insurance Agency (“NDIA”) has published pricing arrangements for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (“NDIS”) in its NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2022-23 (“Pricing Arrangements”), which took effect on 1 July 2022. Amongst other things, the NDIA has modified the definition of short notice cancellation in the Pricing Arrangements. (1) Short Notice Cancellation A short…

SLP Alert Casual Employees

Alert for Speech Pathologists in Private Practice in Australia: do you know about the new rules for casual employees?

ByDavid Kinnane

In Australia, new rules about casual employees came into effect on 27 March 2021.* The new rules aim to: make things clearer for employees and employers when figuring out if someone is a casual employee; and give casual employees the right to convert to part-time or full-time employment in some circumstances. We welcome more certainty…

Speech pathologists in private practice How to sleep better
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Speech pathologists in private practice: How to sleep better

ByDavid Kinnane

Between 12-15% of Australians meet the criteria for insomnia. Insomnia is linked to an increased risk of mental health issues and chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease. Risk factors include having existing health conditions, older age, and being a woman. Long-lasting stress is another contributor – something often experienced in private practice. Having a…

Child Safety Code of Conduct and Policy
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Child Safe Organisations: Why you need a Child Safety Code of Conduct and Policy

ByDavid Kinnane

If you work with children as an NDIS provider or a health provider, you need a Child Safety Code of Conduct and Policy that is consistent with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations published by the Australian Human Rights Commission (the National Principles). It is also important that your Child Safety Code of Conduct and…

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