Expanding Access: Enhancing School-Based Clinical Staffing with Teletherapy Solutions
Choosing the Right Clinicians It is important that clinicians have had previous onsite school-based experience prior to delivering services virtually. Clinicians must have all required national and/or state credentials and licensure and must be able to effectively communicate as remote members of an onsite school team. Selecting the Right Staffing/Implementation Partner There are a variety of services and experience that should be expected of an outside partner tasked with staffing and implementing school-based teletherapy services. The staffing provider should be expected to hand-select and vet clinicians to ensure they meet high standards, provide full-time W2 clinicians to offer consistent, reliable services, and allow school districts to interview candidates directly, enhancing transparency and compatibility. A comprehensive, all-inclusive flat billing rate helps with budget management, avoiding hidden fees. Additionally, agencies that provide paraprofessional support services can help bolster the effectiveness of therapy programs, ensuring a well-rounded approach to student care. Parental Outreach and Orientation It is up to each school district and IEP team to determine the model by which health evaluation and clinical intervention services are delivered. For instance, some school districts utilize speech language pathologist assistants (SLPAs) under the supervision of licensed speech language pathologists (SLPs), while others use a combination of onsite and remote services.
Whatever the model chosen, it is important that parents understand how teletherapy works and the potential
benefits it can bring to students. Education on the effectiveness of teletherapy services as well as demonstrations of what teletherapy services look like can be helpful in engaging parents with their children’s services. Once teletherapy services have started, some districts choose to host parent nights where parents can meet their
children’s teletherapists virtually and see a demonstration of some teletherapy activities.
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