2019 Results:
Quick Tidbits from the survey:
We had a significant increase in respondents for the June 2019 survey:
Survey Responses (% Increase)
:
2019 vs 2018: 58% increase
2019 vs 2017: 85% increase
2019 vs 2016: 194% increase
1. EMPLOYMENT: What is your employment status as a tele-practitioner?
>>The typical teleSLP in 2019 works
part-time.
Comparing 2018 to 2109 we also have noticed an uptick in tele-practitioners working full-time.
New question for 2019
:
2. SLP EXPERIENCE: How many TOTAL years of experience do you have working as an SLP?
>> SLPs are an experienced lot - from 5 years to 20 years of total experience in the profession.
3. TELEPRACTICE EXPERIENCE: As related to the previous question, how many TOTAL years of experience do you have working specifically with telepractice?
>> Tele-SLPs are less experienced relative to service provision at a distance; on average, they have less than 5 years of specific tele experience.
New question for 2019:
4. TELEPRACTICE EXPERIENCE: How did you gain experience with telepractice?
>> Responses regarding Telepractice Experience are almost even with these answers: "I gained telepractice experience from my company's training" and "I learned about telepractice on my own" and 8% "...took the
telepracticecommunity's
online course."
5. SETTING: Select the setting that best describes where you currently work as a telepractitioner.
>>The leading settings for Tele-SLPs are
1st
-
the
School System & 2nd - Private Practice.
6. STRUCTURE: Select the sentences that best describe the structure of your employment.
>> Most teleSLP are Independent Contractor's. The leading answer to this question is
"I am an independent contractor with a telepractice company."
which leads to the many questions and posts concerning IC vs employee status on
Telepractice for SLPs FB page
7. TELEPRACTICE COMPANIES: If you are an independent contractor or a person who receives a W2, how many companies do you currently work with?
>>Half of the respondents selected "One telepractice company".
8. TELEPRACTICE COMPANIES: Does the company that you work with/for provide the following:
>>For this question, we received neck to neck responses, equally covering "
Training" and "Therapy Resources".
New question for 2019:
9. LEVEL OF SATISFACTION:What is your level of satisfaction with your use of telepractice (ie NOT related to compensation)?
>> 75& of respondents indicated a level of satisfaction, either
"I am very satisfied." or "I am somewhat satisfied."
10. SALARY - ANNUAL: If you are paid an ANNUAL SALARY as a telepractioner, what is your salary?
>>The leading response was
"I am not paid an annual salary." Other responses included "Between $46k to $56k".
11. SALARY - HOURLY: If you are paid on an HOURLY BASIS for telepractice, what is your salary or reimbursement?
>> Unfortunately, hourly pay rates did not increase from 2018 to 2019. The leading response (41%) was
"Between $36 and $45 per hour".
Even
those earning over $65 per hour decreased from 6.2% > 3 %.
12. SALARY - PER SESSION:If you are paid on a PER SESSION or PER VISIT basis for telepractice, what is your reimbursement?
>> Few teleSLPs are paid per visit with the majority of those reporting, "Between $46 and $55 per session".
13. SALARY - PER SESSION:If you're reimbursed on a PER VISIT basis, do you receive compensation for paperwork, meetings and administrative time?
>>Two-thirds of respondents indicated NO.
14. BENEFITS:Do you receive benefits for your telepractice work?
>> 64% of teleSLPs do nor receive benefits such as PTO; CEU reimbursement; health care, etc.
15. CLIENTELE:What age range of clients do you serve via telepractice?
>>As expected, the leading response was
"School age"
- covering Elementary School, Middle School, and High School.
16. LICENSING:In terms of licensing, in how many states (USA) or provinces (Canada) do you have a license? >>
Tele-SLPs are licensed in "Two states or provinces" and "Three states or provinces".
17. LOCATION:How do you provide telepractice services? >>
The number of teleSLP offering services at a distance to other countries increased from 2.5% to 11%.
By far, the bulk of telepractice work by Tele-SLPs are done
"Within the US - ie State to State".
18. PRODUCTIVITY: Do you have any productivity quotas associated with your telepractice service provision?
>> There was a drop in the number of respondent who indicated they had productivity requirements.
19. TELEPRACTICE PLATFORMS:Which video platform do you primarily use for your telepractice session?
>> . The good news is that use of the SLPcentric video platforms (blink; theraV; theraplatfom) tripled this year from 2% to 6.2%. About 30% use Zoom, with a slight drop in the use of a company's proprietary platform.
20. TELEPRACTICE NEEDS: What are your CURRENT needs as an aspiring or established tele-practitioner?
>>
Tele-SLPs want and need:
"More advanced training for use of annotation, whiteboards, materials and resources." ;
"Use of established Therapy Resources";
"Business coaching for starting a telepractice";
"Ideas for marketing and promotion"
Bill Connors
724.831.8353
