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To celebrate our 100th product launch (!), we’re thrilled to offer 20% off all our downloadable products. Just use the coupon code SALE100 at the checkout.
One week only, starting now!
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Speech Pathologist and Lawyer
I'm the Principal Speech Pathologist at Banter Speech & Language, and the Founder of Speechies in Business, and The Provider Loft.
I’m here to help! I know how hard it can be to grow as an SLP and to forge a meaningful career. My team and I provide Practice Launch Coaching, Supervision, SLP Business Templates, and books, tools and training for busy speech pathologists in private practice. Book a free Discovery Call with me!
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…
We all want our staff to be safe at work. And most practice owners I know do a lot of work to ensure staff are safe, including employees, contractors and sub-contractors, labour hire employees, students and other volunteers. But we can always do better! Workplace safety laws are numerous and complex, and it’s not surprising…
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…
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 isn’t feasible. Maybe workflows are too uneven or insufficient to warrant a full-time hire. And, often, new graduates want flexible arrangements, e.g. to work for a couple of different speech pathologists…
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 weeks went by where I didn’t speak to anyone other than my clients, their families and my admin staff. Quite ironic, really, given that…
The big picture: For lots of reasons, many SLPs are reluctant to ask for help when they need it. Some SLPs end up out of their depth, stressed out, and in trouble. Why SLPs don’t ask for help: Why it matters: Going it alone is unhealthy and unsustainable. It’s unsafe for clients and colleagues. It’s…
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