Creating a speak-up culture in private practice: a 4-step project to improve psychological safety at work
As a private practice owner, one of my most important jobs is to remove fear from the workplace. To build a culture where everyone on…
Not alone: building a sustainable, meaningful career as a speech pathologist in private practice
Type A personalities where we have to keep going and succeeding? Over-invested in detail-oriented, admin-heavy roles? Tendencies towards perfectionism and over-conscientiousness? Sometimes unclear, messy, and…
Supervising allied health professionals requires good balance!
Allied health professionals, like speech language pathologists, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists, can be challenging to manage! We don’t feel success when a job is too…
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,…
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…