Tele-AAC as a Continuum of Service Delivery

Get .1 ASHA CEU here2020. Or 2😬2😬. However you slice it, this year has presented many SLPs, educators, allied health professionals, and parents or guardians with challenge after challenge. One of those challenges for many of us has been a rapid, and unexpected transition to telepractice. Thankfully, there are people out there who have been doing this for a while, who have produced webinars, permanent products, or written dissertations or books. Lucky for us and our audience, two of these people were generous enough to join us to talk all about their work using telepractice in AAC. We are so thrilled to welcome Dr. Nerissa Hall PhD. CCC-SLP, ATP, and Hillary Jellison MS, CCC-SLP, ATP of Commūnicāre, LLC.Telepractice, and more specifically, tele-AAC, is emerging as an important service delivery model for individuals with complex communication needs. Although there is information to support the viability and success of tele-AAC when compared to on-site service delivery models, it is critical that practicing clinicians view the range of delivery options as a fluid continuum of care, rather than highly distinct models based on certain individual characteristics. Determining what type of tele-AAC model may be best suited to the individual, their communication partners, and the goal being addressed helps ensure the integrity and quality of services for individuals using AAC.Come listen in and learn about the continuum of services that comprise tele-AAC as well as how to apply a feature-matching process to individualize service delivery options and optimize success. We came away from this conversation with excitement and enthusiasm about how we might apply some of these ideas in our own clinical work, and we think you will too!Hillary and Nerissa started Commūnicāre in February of 2011 and provide tailored AAC and AT services, including tele-AAC. They offer AAC/AT assessment, intervention, consultation, training, tele-AAC, run an AAC camp and they have a range of information and webinars housed on their three websites (see links below). You can read their full bio here.This episode is offered for 1 ASHA CMH (equal to .1 ASHA CEU). If you have questions about CEUs or how this works, please see our How It Works or ASHA Professional Development pages.Learning Outcomes1. Identify the four major types of service delivery options2. List at least three critical stakeholders involved in tele-AAC service delivery3. List three benefits of asynchronous service delivery.ReferencesAnderson, K., Boisvert, M. K., Doneski-Nicol, J., Gutmann, M. L., Hall, N. C., Morelock, C., . . . Cohn, E. R. (2012). Tele-AAC Resolution. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 4(2), 79–82.Hall, N. C. (2013). An investigation of the efficacy of direct and indirect AAC service provision via telepractice. Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. Paper AAI3589032.Hall, N., Juengling, J., Gutmann, M., Cohn, E. (2019). Tele-AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication through Telepractice, Plural Publishing, Inc.Online Resourceshttps://www.aaccommunicare.com/https://www.communicarelearning.com/https://www.campcommunicare.com/Disclosures:Financial: Hillary and Nerissa are paid to provide consultation, intervention, training and assessments in the areas of AAC, AT and tele-AAC. Kate Grandbois is the owner / founder of Grandbois Therapy + Consulting, LLC and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast. Amy Wonkka is an employee of a public school system and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast.Non-financial: Hillary and Nerissa are members of ASHA’s Special Interest Groups 12 and 18 (AAC and Telepractice) and RESNA. Kate and Amy are both members of ASHA, SIG 12, and both serve on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children. Kate is a member of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT), MassABA, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and the corresponding Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis SIG.Time Ordered Agenda:10 minutes: Introduction, Disclaimers and Disclosures20 minutes: Discussion of continuum of Tele-AAC service delivery models15 minutes: Discussion of the role of communication partners and stakeholders10 minutes: Discussion of the importance and benefit of the asynchronous service delivery model5 minutes: Summary and ClosingDisclaimerThe contents of this episode are not meant to replace clinical advice. 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