Speak Out OCTOBER 2019 V3 DIGITAL EDITION

Finding the balance WORK AND LIFE Strategies used by early career speech pathologists to manage their work, home and life balance.

BALANCE @ WORK

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use a “to do” list to help prioritise tasks schedule dedicated time to complete tasks and a “buffer” time for catch up engage in supervision to help manage workloads delegate to allied health assistants discuss with managers about workloads and achieving KPIs work with your team to ensure equitable distribution of work across the day create templates to help with letters and report writing tasks BALANCE OUTSIDE WORK actively disengage from work. For example, leave work computer/resources at work, not talking about work outside of work set boundaries for work life and home life and give yourself permission to leave what isn’t done on one day to complete the next day leave work on time self-reflect on work issues/work day - What was positive about the day? What can I improve on next time? exercise - walk, run, gym, yoga, group sport relax - watch tv/movies, listen to pod-casts, read, music, meditation, spend time with family/friends/pets, have a glass of wine or a cup of tea debrief with peers/colleagues/friends access external supports such as EAP or unions schedule and take leave

PRIORITISE TASKS

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ENGAGE & DISCUSS

FAMILY & FRIENDS

EXERCISE

RELAX

Speech Pathology Australia recently launched an online Supervision Register. This new feature makes it easier to search for and connect with supervisors who have the expertise to help members provide clinically-appropriate services in the workplace. Although all speech pathologists should receive regular supervision, this is particularly important for new career professionals who should receive weekly supervisory guidance. Employers, managers and/or colleagues can often be ideal providers of clinical supervision. However, SPA members sometimes find themselves in circumstances where they must seek that support externally. The Supervision Register permits speech pathologists to quickly search supervisors who have self- identified their location, area of practice, sector, client age group, and work setting. If you are seeking external supervision, we invite you to search the Register! We also encourage those who are looking to provide external supervision to list their information on the Supervision Register. Supervisors should have a professional qualification in speech pathology, be eligible for membership with Speech Pathology Australia, have at least three years of post-qualifying experience in the area of practice, understand policy and practice issues A new way to find supervision Mentoring & supervision

impacting the supervisee’s clinical setting, and have undertaken training in supervision. Those seeking external supervision should work with potential supervisors to ensure that they meet these qualifications. Both supervisees and supervisors can easily participate in the Supervision Register online. This is found on the Clinical Supervision page in the members’ section of the SPA website. For more information on participating and about supervision in general, please contact Nathan Cornish-Raley at psa@ speechpathologyaustralia.org.au. Note/disclaimer: Speech Pathology Australia provides information of those who have self-nominated as supervisors for the benefit of those members looking for external supervisors. The Association cannot confirm the validity of the information provided by potential supervisors. The views expressed in supervision relationships are not necessarily the views of the Association. Please note that supervisors typically charge a fee. Nathan Cornish-Raley Professional Support Advisor

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