Expanding Access: Enhancing School-Based Clinical Staffing with Teletherapy Solutions
Steps to Teletherapy Implementation There are a variety of sequential steps schools should take to implement teletherapy services, including: 1 Determine the school district's clinical staffing needs. Needs assessment may include the number/percent of vacancies for various school clinical positions, the time it has taken to fill positions (or the time positions have remained open), the age and disability designation of students requiring services, and concerns expressed by faculty or parents about a lack of access to school-based clinical services.
Gather information on teletherapy best practices to ensure successful implementation, including review of potential caseloads, identification of appropriate space in which to conduct teletherapy sessions, required equipment and internet access, and appropriate level of onsite support for students during evaluation and therapy sessions. Keep in mind that offering remote work options is attractive to clinicians and can increase fill rates.
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Be prepared to implement teletherapy services for any age group with the required evaluation or IEP services (one exception is students needing feeding/swallowing support, which requires the appropriately trained onsite personnel), as long as the appropriate technology, location – and, most important – level of onsite support (e.g., paraprofessionals, e-helpers) has been provided by the school district.
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