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 …
Australian speech pathologists: your client is receiving an unsafe treatment from an unregistered health practitioner. What should you do?
Here's the scenario: you find out a client is receiving an unconventional and risky treatment from an unregistered health practitioner and you're worried that the treatment is harming your …
Australian speech pathologists: is it ethical to hire juniors as independent contractors?
For speech pathologists in private practice, hiring independent contractors seems cheaper and more flexible than hiring employees, e.g. if your practice has unpredictable workflows or seasonal "slow" …
Speech pathology graduates: Should you volunteer for experience and exposure?
Every year, I'm approached by speech pathology grads who've been offered "opportunities" to work for private practices for free, e.g. to get some experience, prove their value to a prospective …
NSW Speech Pathologists: compliance tips for recent changes to the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act
Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) recently reminded its members that, since 6 May 2016, Chapter 16A of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1988 (NSW) (the Act) requires us to to …
