Psychological contract of speech-language therapists in public services

Abstract

A qualitative cross sectional study was conducted to investigate the nature of formation and content of the psychological among speech-language therapists (SLTs) working in public services. The key findings were that SLTs form psychological contracts with the employer either directly, or through the perceived representatives of the employing organization. Although SLTs perceived themselves as having obligations to multiple interactional entities at work, the employer or employing organization is the only interactional entity with which SLTs perceived as having an exchange relationship.