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Thank Goodness for Telepractice: Canadian Speech Therapists Give the Gift of Access

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:32:19 GMT

Hello Everyone, Canadian Speech-Language Pathologists are outstanding. Need a word? We will help you find one. Need a voice? We will bring it out of you. Need a chance? We will be your hope. And when you cannot find your way to us…we will find our way to you. The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and [...]

Online Speech Therapy Students Demonstrate Greater Mastery of IEP Goals: New Evidence

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:43:14 GMT

Students Master their Goals with Online Speech Therapy If it is a miracle, any sort of evidence will answer. But if it is a fact, proof is necessary.” ~ Mark Twain Hello Everyone, Online speech therapy is a successful platform for ensuring students achieve their IEP goals. A recent study that was presented in the [...]

TinyEYE is hiring Speech-Language Pathologists for Canadian Schools

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:24:47 GMT

TinyEYE is Hiring Speech-Language Pathologists for Canadian Schools! ”Communication is a people-connecter! Communication makes us a participant! Communication saves a place for us in this big, loud world!” ~Marnee Hello Speech-Language Pathologists: TinyEYE is seeking enthusiastic SLPs who thrive on making a difference for school age students. Following paid training, you would join [...]

TinyEYE: Eve Kassirer Award for Outstanding Achievement

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:58:50 GMT

Hi Everyone,

This is Greg from TinyEYE. I wanted to let you know that our very own Marnee has been recognized by CASLPA (Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologists).

The TinyEYE team would like to congratulate Marnee for receiving the following professional nomination:

“You have been honoured, by your professional peers, with a nomination to the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Awards program under the following category: Eve Kassirer Award for Outstanding Achievement.” -Angie D’Aoust, Director of Communications, CASLPA

Marnee will be presenting information about telepractice at CASLPA’s Annual Conference in London, Ontario on Saturday, May 2.

Greg Sutton, CEO

TinyEYE Therapy Services

http://www.TinyEYE.com-Online Speech Therapy Telepractice

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TinyEYE: Speech Therapy Service Barriers

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:14:48 GMT

It is through cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will be derived.
~ Ralph Charell

Hi Everyone,

Good things are happening to bring service providers to people in need. A news release this month reads: Saskatchewan Joins Provinces and Territories in Amending AIT (Agreement on Internal Trade)

“The changes to labour mobility ensure the qualifications of workers who have been certified in an occupation in one province or territory are recognized as equivalent by all other provinces and territories. As a result, workers will not face mobility barriers within Canada. The amendments affect all regulated occupations, including (but not limited to): health professionals, engineers, accountants and people working in the skilled trades.” -http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=6a6dcb35-ac1c-4aac-8645-79538b82bfc3

With eliminating barriers in mind, on-line therapy services eliminate geographical barriers related to distance. Unfortunately, other barriers to service tend to arise. In my experience as an international service provider, there have been three common challenges to overcome when connecting speech-language pathologists with people in need of services.

1. Bandwidth:

Bandwidth is like a highway that enables high speed connections that are essential for real time, on-line interaction. A crowded highway is not favourable. Saskatchewan is a province that is taking steps towards bringing the world to its students.

In 2005, the Saskatchewan government announced that “… SRnet can support advanced network applications, such as high quality video conferencing, that the commercial Internet is too slow or congested to support.” Consequently, students can access learning regardless of geographical location. “…kids in schools around the province will be able to participate in collaborative projects with schools in other countries so that they can share their similarities and come to appreciate their differences.” -http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=22b43d7a-a2f2-490f-8f0b-5d73eeb2bc02

We frequently work with schools to help them access better bandwidth before starting on-line services.

2. Code of Ethics:

Even though telepractice is not new, the Code of Ethics from state and provincial regulatory bodies for speech-language pathologists do not provide consistent guidelines for improving access to services via telepractice. ASHA and CASLPA offer informative documentation for using telepractice; however, SLPs must adhere to their regional association’s position. To date, one region has prevented on-line therapy despite 200 parents signing consent forms for their children to receive services. When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty - use your voice to stand-up for this generation of children.

Moving forward, this is a link to a position statement that supports telepractice when used in the best interest of the client:
http://www.caslpo.com/Portals/0/positionstatements/mptelepractice.pdf

In regards to supervision, another region defines direct supervision as a service that occurs when “The supervising SLP is physically present within the environment or virtually present via real-time videoconferencing. The SLP is able to observe the support person carry out the assigned/delegated activity and can provide immediate feedback, redirection, and modeling as necessary.” -www.acslpa.ab.ca/

These two guidelines are examples of how a regulatory body can serve to protect its region’s residents, while enabling them to have access to excellent services.

3. Membership:

More often than not, SLPs need to have membership in the association within the region where their clients are receiving the service. I have more than one membership because I serve children beyond where I live. Multiple memberships are expensive. For the most part, regions have been able to offer memberships to my team quite quickly, with the exception of one specific region. In this region, six months after initially applying, members of my team are having their applications returned to them because they had their fingerprints done on the wrong card - the card we were told to use! SLPs are waiting to help the kids, and the kids are waiting for help. Another challenge was that this organization would not accept an application from a wonderful SLP from out of country because she did not have a current social security number (she previously had one while a student in the region). When I explained that she would not be living in the country, but she was well prepared to serve the children via telepractice, it was explained to us that since there was a “line on the form” for a social insurance number, we had to provide one. She could not obtain one since she did not live in the country. Did you know that she earned her master’s degree in that region? The SLP was waiting to help the kids - the kids were waiting for help. All this time, the school district has not received any applicants from SLPs who actually live there.

On a positive note, this is a link about an international agreement between SLP associations around the world: -http://www.asha.org/about/news/2004/QuadMRA.htm
Barriers or borderless? Preventing or providing? Apathetic or accessible? Conflict or cooperation? With all hands on deck, our collective contributions will yield a generation of engaged learners who would have the world within their reach - a world that could use their embrace.

Marnee Brick, MSc
Speech-Language Pathologist and Director of of Speech Therapy
TinyEYE Therapy Services (Speech Therapy Telepractice)

http://www.TinyEYE.com-Online Speech Therapy Telepractice

TinyEYE: The Speech-Language Pathologist’s Impact on Children’s Education

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:00:57 GMT

The Speech-Language Pathologist’s Impact on Children’s Education.

If you work with students in a school, who would you access to help you with a child who shows the following struggles?

• Poor attention to task
• Challenged by math
• Unsuccessful with making friends
• Trouble with problem solving
• Low self esteem
• Struggles to participate in school activities

Hmmm….did a Speech-Language Pathologist come to mind? An important part of our job is helping students to speak clearly; however our role goes far beyond words.
Speech-Language Pathologists are trained to find the heart of the problem, then implement strategies that give children a better chance at a positive school experience. It is our privilege to collaborate with other professionals, school teams, teachers, parents, and students to build capacity within schools and to build skills within students.

I was excited to find a great presentation about S-LPs and audiologists on CASLPA’s (Canadian Association for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists) website. It is called Speech, Language and Hearing…The Impact on Children’s Education. You can download it as a PDF or a slide show:

http://www.caslpa.ca/english/resources/educators_presentation.asp

Take a peek through it. You may find that it would be valuable for your school staff to view, as it provides great information about how S-LPs and audiologists can contribute to your school. A teacher in your school may be searching for ways to make the day better for her struggling students - but may not know there is help for her types of concerns. Part of helping is knowing when and who to ask for help.

In a nutshell, Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists:

• are partners in the education system
• provide the communication building blocks for success in school and life
• help ensure students enjoy a productive and rewarding educational experience

We are on the same page - we want to give our students a feel good day and a successful tomorrow. Education starts with communication. Spread the word - we are here to help!

Marnee Brick, MSc
Speech-Language Pathologist and Director of of Speech Therapy
TinyEYE Therapy Services (Speech Therapy Telepractice)

http://www.TinyEYE.com-Online Speech Therapy Telepractice

Search results matching tags 'marnee brick' and 'caslpa'

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