Practice Tip: How to assess and support students with reading and speech sound difficulties
A school-aged child with a history of a speech sound disorder is at a significantly increased risk of reading difficulties. About 25-30% of children with…
Supervisors: help your SLPs to be more productive
No one likes to be micromanaged or surveilled. But supervisors need to know what’s going on: it’s part of the job! Outside of client time,…
Private Practice SLPs: How to relax and enjoy your well-earned break!
For many speech pathologists, it’s been a very long year. We all need a break from work to relax, recover and rejuvenate. In private practice,…
Good mentorship is about more than the occasional chat over coffee
Good mentors serve as role models, advisers, teachers, guides, sponsors, and protectors. They help junior professionals forge identities and realise dreams. For senior professionals, mentorship…
Do I need a diagnosis to get access to the NDIS?
We get asked this question a lot. From a legal perspective, the answer is “no”. The Federal Court of Australia – most recently in an…