For Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) in private practice, professionalism has never been more important. Here’s why: “Professionalism” is a combination of knowledge, skills, trustworthiness, and altruism found in those who commit themselves to a life of service to others. Because of our knowledge and expertise, SLPs have social prestige, asymmetrical power over clients and families, and…
Retaining talented speech pathologists is both a top priority and challenge for most private practices. Practice owners can increase staff retention in several ways, e.g. with money, clear career paths and promotion opportunities, and by offering flexible work schedules, e.g. part-time and remote working options. An often-overlooked retention strategy is on-the-job professional development. It doesn’t…
9 questions speech pathology practice owners and supervisors should ask employees in one-to-one supervision sessions: If we could improve in any way, how would we do it? What’s the number one problem with our practice? Why? What’s not fun about working here? Who’s doing a great job? Whom do you admire? If you were me,…
If less than 20% of your work consists of things you love to do, you are far more likely to burn out. Practice owners should design work with love in mind: Source: Buckingham, M. (2022). Designing Work That People Love. Harvard Business Review, June 2022. This infographic also appears in a recent issue of Banter Booster,…
About a quarter of current Australian speech language pathologists (SLPs) joined the profession after May 2019; and about half of all SLPs work in private practice. If you are an early career SLP in private practice – or if you are an SLP student considering private practice as a graduate – here are some early…
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