Your Future Therapy Job... Now

Statistics show the average American changes his or her career path every 4.5 years (2018: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/tenure.nr0.htm), and I would suspect this is true of speech therapists.  “Burnout” is the overwhelming response I receive when I ask my fellow SLP colleagues why they decided to turn to a new career path.  Whenever I hear this I encourage them to look into speech teletherapy. It really is a great option to renew, refresh and reignite your love for speech therapy.

Here are just a few benefits of speech teletherapy:

Flexibilty

As a speech teletherapist you are able to set hours for when you want to work. You have the ability to move therapy sessions around important life events if need be (i.e., soccer games, choir concerts, etc.).  There’s no drive to and from work. In fact, you can work from anywhere!

Smaller ratio of students to therapists

Most teletherapy sessions have a therapist to student ratio of one to one which gets you right back to doing what you love… speech therapy! Even if the therapist to student ratio isn’t one to one the group size is usually very small.

Impact

Group sizes are small so it gives you ample opportunity to provide direct feedback, and because you have this opportunity, your therapy makes more of an impact.

Working with Professionals Around the World

Being a speech teletherapist allows you to work with talented professionals around the globe. The wealth of knowledge shared this way is incredible, and is undoubtedly, one of the best reasons to consider being a speech teletherapist.

Collaboration

Speech teletherapists have direct access to teachers, paraprofessionals and related service providers servicing the students they see in speech therapy. This collaboration is essential to the student’s success and something that’s not always easy to find in brick and mortar settings.

Smiles

The connections made doing speech teletherapy are unparalleled. Although, there’s no “pat on the back,” there are virtual high fives, pounds, lots of cheering and thumbs up. I look forward each week to seeing students virtually, and I know they feel the same.

Being Part of a New, Exciting Trend

Telehealth is going to continue to grow. Isn’t it great to be a part of it?!

Before you hang up that speech therapy bag permanently consider taking a look at what Trilogy Therapy has to offer for your next career!

Contributed by Ellen C. Treide MS, CCC-SLP