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Live, Online Service DeliveryTherapy | Behavior Intervention| Mental Health | Special Education Support

MI Numbers

• 900 Public Schools• 1,507,225 Students• 48.6% Free and Reduced• ~60,000 sq miles

❑ Travel Time

❑ Therapist Retention

❑ Compensatory Time

❑ Hospital/Homebound

❑ Assessments/Evals

❑ Caseload Balancing

❑ Maternity Leaves

❑ Charter/Private Schools

❑ Remote School Sites

❑ Small Caseload Sites

Directors’ Most Common Challenges

Innovation’s Most Common Challenge

-Grace Hopper

Telepractice:ASHA defines Telepractice as the application of telecommunications technology to the delivery of professional services at a distance by linking clinician to client/patient or clinician to clinician for assessment, intervention, and/or consultation.

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TelegraphPhysicians

and Telephones

CCTV & Diagnosis

Gov supports Telemedicine Broadband Streaming

Video/Audio

Morse Code

Cardiograms transm

itted

VA Doc’s up and

down east coast

Treating sailors over

the radio

Easier Access and

reduced costs

Tech has finally caught up

A Brief History of Telepractice

1832 1950-60 1960-70 1990’s Today1900’s

MI Approves

Reimbursem

ent!

Essential Components

Quality Professionals

The Right Tools

Progress Tracking

Live Interaction with Experienced Professionals

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Masters Degree

OTs, SLPs, LCSW, Sped Teachers, Counselors, Psychs

The Tech is Cool!

Everything needs to be Tracked

Essential Components

Quality Professio

nals

Engaging

Technology

Progress Tracking

Onsite Team

• Therapist Supervision

• Medicaid Billing• Student Eligibility• Progress

Monitoring

• Implementation• Scheduling Tools• Therapist

Assignments

• Onsite Support• Communication• Collaboration

• Tech Requirements• Site Tech Team

Collaboration • Reliable & Fast Tech

Support

Clinical Team Operations Team

Onsite TeamTechnology Team

Communication is the Common Thread!

• 30 years of research related to speech/language intervention delivered via telepractice (most in health care settings).

• The evidence has demonstrated that telepractice is a feasible and effective model for providing services to a broad range of clients.

• In a review of 28 articles Reynolds (2002 ) found 27 had a “positive” outcome (i.e., telepractice was at least equivalent to in-person intervention and assessment.

Research: Speech-Language Pathology

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Results: PL Students Stand Tall against National Averages

74%65% 64%

77%66% 69%75%

60% 60%

FY14 FY15 National Average

Designing A Custom Program To Fill The Gaps

Scope of Work • School Site Names• Student Count for each Service

Operational• Technology Evaluation and Site Selection• Onsite Logistics• Primary Support Person

Clinical • Student Scheduling and Eligibility Review• SCC & Therapist Assignments

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