Is Private Practice Better for Type A or Type B SLPs?
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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To download your free copy, please visit startyourprivatepractice dot com backslash roadmap to sign up. Now on to the episode. So there's an assumption, a myth, stereotype, belief, whatever you want to call it, that speech language pathologists who identify as type A SLPs are more suited for private practice.
What myth about Type A vs. Type B SLPs and private practice does the host challenge?
But let's talk about that, because not only do I have some feelings about it, but I also have some data to share. So stay tuned. I'm Jenna Castro-Kasbon, speech language pathologist, business coach, and creator of the Start Your Private Practice System. And I'm on a mission to turn stuck SLPs into successful private practitioners. If you're tired of dealing with high productivity requirements, high caseload sizes, and low pay, it's time to take control of your professional, personal, and financial life and finally get the freedom, flexibility, and financial abundance that you deserve by working with private clients in your own practice. Join me here each week as I share tips, best practices, and inspirational interviews on the Private Practice Success Stories podcast.
Why did the host initially fear starting a private practice as a Type B SLP?
If you're a private practitioner or one in the making, you're in the right place, so let's get started. Before I started my private practice, I had an idea in my head about what the quote unquote perfect private practitioner might look like. And to be honest, I always thought that most private practitioners were type A SLPs. And I thought that in order to run a successful private practice, you had to be very organized and put together, confident, assertive, competitive, be able to write reports without a single typo, and have a therapy closet that was totally organized with perfect materials in all of the assessments. So when I started thinking about private practice as a type B SLP, I didn't think it was possible for someone like me to be successful.
Someone who struggles with organization and deadlines and typos because I move too quickly. I worried that I wasn't organized enough to keep up with things like billing.
How did the host create systems to stay organized and meet deadlines?
But when I had an opportunity to start my own private practice much earlier in my career than I thought, I decided to go for it, and I trusted myself enough to figure it out. Being organized doesn't come naturally to me, but I can do it if I need to. And I knew I would need to do it as I was starting my private practice. And I did. I created my own systems and ways to remind myself of deadlines. It wasn't always perfect, but I learned how to create something that worked for me. A few years after I started my private practice, people kept asking me how I got started, and that's when I decided to start my education company, the independent clinician. Since 2008, I've helped over 10,000 SLPs build successful private practices.
What did the poll of 20,000 SLPs reveal about Type A and Type B distribution in private practice?
And once I got to know more private practitioners, I started to question my long-held assumption that most SLPs in private practice were type A. So one day I decided to do an unscientific but interesting poll in my Facebook group, the SLP Private Practice Beginners Group, and I asked her over 20,000 members, do you identify as a type A SLP or a type B SLP? I have to say that the results really surprised me. Of the hundreds of people who participated, the majority actually identified as type B. Then type A and then lots of people commented that they were somewhere in between.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:04
2
What myth about Type A vs. Type B SLPs and private practice does the host challenge?
1:04–2:02
3
Why did the host initially fear starting a private practice as a Type B SLP?
2:02–3:04
4
How did the host create systems to stay organized and meet deadlines?
3:04–3:49
5
What did the poll of 20,000 SLPs reveal about Type A and Type B distribution in private practice?
3:49–4:50
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How can Type A and Type B SLPs each leverage their strengths in a private practice?
4:50–5:46
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Why is hiring out your weaknesses and leaning into your strengths crucial for success?
5:46–6:20
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What resources (checklist, program) does the host recommend for any SLP wanting to start a private practice?
6:20–10:51
Speakers
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