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Easy question first. I work in the schools, so I get paid on a teachers salary. My school is nice and has implemented a stipend that covers my national and state dues to keep my license, but that’s about all it covers. If you work in the schools, some have it set up where SLPs are on a different contract, but most that I’ve seen are listed as “teachers” as far as salary and unions and work days are concerned. Hospitals and Rehab centers pay more, and Private practice pays the most, but you have other issues in those areas that I can’t speak well to. I chose schools on purpose, and am happy with my decision.Best part of my job, by far, hands down, is helping kids. The look on a little guy’s face when he says his name correctly for the first time, or the joy you get when a student with social deficits reciprocates a conversation for the first time can’t be beat. In schools in particular, you may get students who don’t have access to therapy in any other capacity, and it feels really, really, REALLY awesome to know you are making a difference.There are three parts of my job that I’m not a fan of. You have caught me at the end of a semester, so these are really at the forefront right now, so I must start with a disclaimer that I’m under a ton of stress currently, and these parts I don’t like usually aren’t this bad.1: Parents. If parents didn’t exist, my job would be so easy. If there is a parent of a sped student or a student in therapy reading this, know that we know when you don’t practice your skills at home. We know why regression happens. We can tell if a communication device hasn’t been used or if a certain technique wasn’t practiced, even if you swear up and down you did practice it. If it’s not practiced at home, it shows. I have some magnificent parents, but I also have parents who I can’t get a hold of to save my life, who never show up to a meeting, or who want to blame the fact that their kid couldn’t say /l/ in kindergarten on them failing Algebra in high school. No.2:Paperwork. The major issue with special education in general is the insane amount of paperwork we are in charge of. Today alone, I have 4 IEP meetings, 1 staffing, and it’s still expected that I see 25 students today. Paperwork is tedious and in most cases, more excessive than necessary.3. Teachers. One of the buildings I work in is a high school. Each of my 35 kids there has between 5–8 teachers I have to stay in contact with. Most are wonderful, but there are a handful who happen to have nearly all of my kids that won’t return data sheets, emails, phone calls, or will skip out on meetings. I understand they are busy as well, but we don’t ask for this information just for something to do.That being said, I must go back to why I love my job. These kids are the reason for everything. Seeing them succeed, smile, and getting to know them makes everything worth it. No, you won’t like them all, and this job is very thankless in a lot of ways, but seeing them get better and get jobs or get into college…I wouldn’t change that for the world.

I can't speak for TinyEYE, but with iCouch.me (my company,) our therapists have a very flexible situation. They're independent contractors and can work as much or as little as they want. Other than meeting our quality control requirements (starting sessions on time, for example,) therapists have the freedom to work how they want. We haven't thought about adding SLPs to our site, but it seems like it might be a decent option at some point. We're focused on psychological therapy/counseling at this moment. As far as TinyEYE, I'm not sure about their pay/commission structure, but in general the life of an online provider is pretty good.Things to look for:1. Timely payment. You should expect to get paid either weekly or biweekly from the host company. At iCouch, we have been paying our providers within two days, although our corporate standard is 1 week. This could change for various reasons, but you should expect payment in 2 weeks or less. Any longer interval is unfair to the therapist.2. Responsive Management. You should be able to talk to your contact at the host company as often as needed. Emails should be returned within 24 hours, at iCouch, our standard is that every email from a client, potential client or therapist is answered within 2 hours. Usually it's much faster. Whichever company you work with, you should expect highly responsive management. If you have a problem, it's vital that it get fixed immediately! That's in the best interest of everyone.3. Good people. This is somewhat obvious, but it's vital that you work with a company that began for the "right" reasons and has a goal or mission centered around helping others, improving people's lives, etc. There are a few online health-related companies that seemed to have been started as ventures by entrepreneurs without any specific experience in the product they're offering. While those companies might be successful, you'll find a stronger committment to the end-user "product" in those companies that were created by people who care about the field personally as opposed to simply looking for the next “hot” venture. There’s nothing wrong with those guys, but the company should have at least started for the right reasons. That will affect how the company is ultimately run and the corporate culture. Granted, we started iCouch to make money, but the reason we wanted to do this company was because we saw a need that we genuinely care about. It's a subtle thing, but in my opinion, it's vital.

In the schools, I found it valuable to communicate with my principals as effectively as possible. Whenever I entered an Elementary or Jr/S High School I was under the supervision of the principal, it was their building. I usually updated the principal on a weekly business discussing main issues that I knew would be essential to them. If a parent called with a concern, I often went straight to the principal unless it were a minor thing and could wait for the update. Almost every principal wanted to know what was going on in their school and they got really pissed if they were the last to find out. If I made a mistake, I reported it to the principal first and had a plan to rectify the error. On the other hand I tried very hard to respect their time so that I did not come off as a spoonfeed. I avoided using email unless I wanted to document that the information was sent or it was something minor that I did not want to forget.PR is a very important part of coexisting in a school environment. Being cordial and civil to every staff member, was an important part of that effort. I ate lunch with staff when I could and befriended them when possible. I wanted to inform the teachers what was going on with their students and asked for their input on the behaviors of their students observing the need to know concept of confidentiality. In other words, I expended a great deal of effort on trying to sell myself as an important and positive member of their staff. As an itinerant serving in as many as three school systems in a year, it became a lot of work, but work that had its rewards.