Episode 48: The Path to Private Practice with Jena Castro-Casbon, MS, CCC-SLP
Ever thought about starting a private practice, now or in the future? In this episode, Jena Castro-Casbon, MS CCC-SLP will discuss the steps that SLPs follow to start a successful private practice. Jena is here to dispel some common misconceptions regarding what a private practice has to “look” like, who it has to treat, and how you have to run it. Spoiler alert: there are no two private practices alike. The beauty of a private practice is that you can make it into whatever you want it to be. That’s some incredible flexibility.
topics covered:
the basics of a private practice
common characteristics of an SLP private practice across the US
the five phases of a private practice
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“There’s no such thing as a perfect private practice, just one that’s perfect for you”
Dig deeper with the following resources:
Private Practice Success Stories Podcast
Instragram: @IndependentClinician
Jena H. Castro-Casbon, MS, CCC-SLP, is a private practice consultant and author who has helped thousands of speech-language pathologists start and grow their own private practices through her company, The Independent Clinician. She has written articles for The ASHA Leader and was an invited presenter at ASHA Connect (2017). Jena also teaches and serves as a Clinical Instructor at Emerson College in Boston, MA. You'll find her online in the SLP Private Practice Beginners Facebook Group, the Start and Grow Your Private Practice Programs and can hear her on The Private Practice Success Stories podcast. Jena lives in Boston, MA and is a wife and mama to two young boys.
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