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SPEECH PATHOLOGY
PRACTICE ESSENTIALS
Information about how to set up and
run a practice. This includes:
• A Guide to Setting up a Private
Practice
• Policy and Procedure Manual
(and templates) for your practice
• Privacy Guide (and templates)
Members will also find links to SPA’s
CORE ASSOCIATION DOCUMENTS
including the Scope of Practice,
Principles of Practice, Parameters of
Practice, Position Statements and
Clinical Guidelines.
FUNDED PROGRAMS
Find out about programs that can
assist in funding speech pathology
services including information about:
• Medicare
• NDIS
• Private Health Funds
• Department of Veterans’ Affairs
• Carers Allowance
PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
This webpage provides members
with a large array of documents that
provide responses to frequently asked
questions as well as links to material
about specific areas of clinical
practice. Find information about
• Private sector resources e.g.
advertising, GST, Working in
Schools, Determining Fees
• Employment e.g. Contracts,
Awards, Productivity, Employee
vs Contractor
• Clinical Records
• Legal Resources e.g. Mandatory
reporting, What to do if you
receive a subpoena, compliance
with parenting orders, appearing
as a court witness, working with
children checks
• Speech pathology practice e.g.
conflict of interest, first aid, report
writing, assessment tools
• working with allied health
assistants and work experience
students.
SUPPORT
SPA members can also peak with:
SPA’s Practice and Clinical Support
Advisor with any questions relating to
professional practice issues including
running a practice or working as a
private therapist.
SPA’s Senior Advisor, Ethics and
Professional Issues for support around
decision making where ethical
principles are involved.
WorkPlace Plus: this external
organisation has been contracted
by SPA to provide initial free advice
about employment and HR issues as
well as industrial and award advice.
Additional services such as writing a
contract are available on request for
a fee
A PRIORITY FOR SPEECH PATHOLOGY AUSTRALIA IS TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST ITS
MEMBERS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. VISIT THE RESOURCES FOR SPEECH
PATHOLOGISTS SECTION OF THE SPA WEBSITE TO GATHER THE TOOLS YOU NEED.
Already in, or planning to
go in to private practice?
Resources for SPS