Telehealth And Telepractice CEU Courses for SLPs

Telepractice is here to stay, and now is the best time to apply secure practices to ensure safe and compliant service delivery. Vulnerabilities in telepractice delivery, along with mitigation measures, are described in this course. Practical advice and resources for SLPs who offer or are considering offering telepractice services are provided.

This Fast Class demonstrates methods and techniques for targeting language skills within larger literacy-based units, in both in-person and telehealth settings. Specific language skills discussed include narrative retell, grammar and syntax, and vocabulary development.

This Fast Class demonstrates methods and techniques for targeting language skills in older students using expository texts, in both in-person and telepractice settings. Specific language skills discussed include summarizing, increasing complex sentence use, and vocabulary development.

This course covers practical steps and cybersecurity best practices to help protect professionals as well as their patients’ protected health information. Recognizing malicious emails and websites, selecting strong passwords, protecting smartphones, and securing sensitive data are discussed.

Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with continued Master Class. This course provides an overview of school-based telehealth through the individual lens of speech-language pathology, physical therapy and occupational therapy, as well as through a collaborative, multidisciplinary team lens. Relevant terminology, advantages/disadvantages, and evidence-based practices for this method of service delivery are addressed.

This podcast discusses five strategies to use when serving autistic students via teletherapy, including how to involve and train parents. Helpful therapy resources are also provided.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series. The use of telepractice requires unique knowledge and skills, yet the foundations of therapy remain the same. This course reviews the rules and regulations as well as required technology for using a telepractice service delivery model. It discusses ideas for engaging school-age students and providing them with contextualized, effective interventions.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Many SLPs may feel uneasy when beginning to assess clients remotely. This course provides practical information on how to ethically and reliably assess school-age clients via telepractice, accommodate/modify assessments as needed, and report assessment results.

The DIRFloortime® framework can be used not only with children with autism, but with a wide variety of ages and diagnoses. This 4-hour master class describes DIRFloortime principles and concepts such as Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities (FEDCs) and relationship-based intervention. Case studies provide examples of goals and therapy activities, including virtual experiences, for various populations.

How can SLPs find and organize effective digital therapy materials and keep children engaged when delivering services online? This course addresses these topics as well as selection of technology and teletherapy platforms, compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and relationship building with children and caregivers.