Are you providing word finding therapy remotely? Most states authorize providing teletherapy/telehealth services, and Medicare and most insurance consider telehealth an appropriate means of delivering services. The caveat is that you need to be licensed in the state where your client resides. Some states offer reciprocity to others, particularly during this strange physically-distanced time.
I have been very pleased with Zoom. My therapy has been a work in progress: learning to share my screen, allowing my clients to control the whiteboard, and using PowerPoint to present my activities in sequence. I have learned that there is no downtime when I am on a Zoom call – I need to have Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C ready at my fingertips.
I learned quickly that my lighting had to be in front of me and that the view of my aging face was much more flattering if my camera was at eye level. I also discovered a variety of online resources that I shared with you in this post: https://www.wordfindingforkids.com/teletherapy-word-finding-resources/
I’m anxious to get back to face-to-face sessions with my speech kids when it is safe to do so. For right now, teletherapy is working. Best of all, no mask is required!
What teletherapy experiences have you had with your speech and language clients? Please share!
