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 providers – to help more clients achieve their goals for less money. It’s going to happen, whether we like it or not….
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 client. What should you do? 1. First some background (a) In Australia, speech pathologists are not “registered health practitioners” Speech pathologists are unregistered health practitioners. This…
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” and “busy” periods. But there are a raft of ethical, client and commercial reasons why it may make more sense to grow your practice with employees. There are…
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 employer, or get some exposure to different client groups. Reality bites My views on unpaid “internships” and volunteer work for private practices are fairly well…
Working in a busy private practice can wear you down and burn you out over time if you’re not careful. On Monday mornings, my average to-do list includes: lots of sessions to plan; new client intakes and interviews; assessments; therapy; calls to parents, teachers and others to help my clients; home/school visits; reports to write;…
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