Speech pathologists: 5 best practice ways to improve your advice to clients
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Speech pathologists: 5 best practice ways to improve your advice to clients

In one capacity or another, I’ve been a professional advisor for almost 20 years. Although advice-giving is a core part of what speech pathologists do, few of us are trained formally in how to do it well. Bad professional advice can lead clients to make flawed decisions. It can also strain relationships and tarnish your…

Performance Appraisals for Speech Pathologists
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Performance Appraisals for Speech Pathologists

With the end of the financial year upon us, many of us are in the process of conducting performance appraisals for our employed speech pathologists. Unfortunately, many of us are hampered by the lack of a speech pathologist-specific template that is adaptable for all levels of experience – from new grads to senior clinicians –…

Australian Speech Pathologists: consent to treatment for children aged 0-13 years with separated or divorced parents
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Australian Speech Pathologists: consent to treatment for children aged 0-13 years with separated or divorced parents

If you work with kids and provide quality, client-centred care, you really work with families. Sometimes, you’re working with Mum and Dad and the kids together. Other times, you might be working with a single parent, alternating parents, a relative (e.g. a grandparent), a guardian or another carer. One question that crops up a lot in…

Australian Speech Pathologists: Ethical Employment Practices 101
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Australian Speech Pathologists: Ethical Employment Practices 101

I’m an optimist when it comes to the future of the speech pathology profession. But I’m also a realist. A. Supply > demand = exploitation? Although I remain bullish about the long-term prospects of the profession, I agree with many colleagues who think that the current supply of speech pathologists is out of whack with demand…

Received a subpoena? 12 tips for speech pathologists
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Received a subpoena? 12 tips for speech pathologists

When working with kids, most of us try to provide family-centred healthcare. The upsides include better therapy and real world outcomes. But the downsides can include getting embroiled in family and other disputes, including Family Court and other litigation. If you’re in private practice and work with kids, you should expect to receive the odd…

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