Ready, Set, Go: Telehealth in Early Intervention Services (IDEA Part C)
This 2-hour introductory course provides practical tips, strategies, and resources for planning, preparing, and implementing telehealth early intervention services.
Jana Cason, DHSc, OTR/L, FAOTA
TelehealthShare CEO & Director of Professional Development
jana@telehealthshare.com
Time
(minutes)
|
Content to be Covered |
0-5 |
Telehealth-related definitions |
5-10 |
Key telehealth resources |
10-15 |
Role of telehealth in improving outcomes on Office of Special Education (OSEP) indicators |
15-25 |
Telehealth technology (e.g., hardware, software, devices, videoconferencing platforms, and key features within platforms) |
25-30 |
Strategies for technical instruction for families prior to the use of telehealth |
30-35 |
Existing training materials, including sample informed consent, for families, providers, and administrators |
35-45 |
General assessment via telehealth (including publisher portals and specific interdisciplinary norm-referenced and criterion referenced developmental assessments amendable to telehealth) |
45-65 | Interventions via telehealth targeting the 5 developmental areas (motor, cognitive, self-care, social and emotional, and communication) |
65-80 |
Overview of the caregiver coaching process |
80-100 |
Tips and tricks for planning and implementing telehealth in early intervention services |
100-105 | Considerations for billing and documentation of early intervention services via telehealth |
105-110 | Benefits and challenges of telehealth for early intervention services |
110-115 | Advocacy needs related to telehealth in early intervention (e.g., reimbursement, interstate licensure compact) |
115-120 | Areas for future research aligned with early intervention/telehealth. |
Total: 120 min. |
Occupational Therapy Practitioners, Physical Therapy Practitioners, Speech-Language Pathologists
This Distance Learning - Independent course has been approved for 2 contact hour/0.2 CEU by the American Occupational Therapy Association (Course ID# 00483)
This on-demand course is introductory level. The information is geared to practitioners with little or no knowledge of the subject matter.
This course is approved for the category OT Service Delivery.
This course has been approved for 2 contact hours/0.2 CEU by the American Occupational Therapy Association (Course ID# 00483).
Live Webinars include presenter and participant interaction. Multimedia formats are used during instruction including a live video feed of instructor, PowerPoint, supplemental videos, interactive polls, and/or chat discussion.
On-demand courses include video and audio recordings of live webinars with multimedia formats described above.
Learner outcomes are assessed through the CE post-test for live, on-demand, and self-paced learning modules. Post-test questions are based on learning outcomes listed in the course descriptions.