Speechies in Business
Helping Speech Pathologists in private practice focus on what matters most: their clients
In Australian employment law matters, the real world substance of a work relationship often trumps what the contract says. For example, sometimes people called independent contractors in contracts …
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For private speech pathologists hiring new graduates, independent contracting arrangements are arguably unethical and undeniably risky. But, sometimes, hiring new graduates as full-time employees …
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 …
Being in private practice can be lonely. We spend most of our working hours on bookings, reports, planning, parent correspondence and calls, and, of course, assessments and therapy. In 2016, whole …
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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 …
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"Too many universities pumping out too many graduates for not enough jobs." I hear this a lot. But I don't buy it. What people usually mean when they say things like this is that there aren't …
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