Partnering for Change: An Innovative School-Based Occupational Therapy Service Delivery Model for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

2012 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl A. Missiuna ◽  
Nancy A. Pollock ◽  
Danielle E. Levac ◽  
Wenonah N. Campbell ◽  
Sandra D. Sahagian Whalen ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-92
Author(s):  
Sue Dahl-Popolizio ◽  
Heidi Carpenter ◽  
Melissa Coronado ◽  
Nicholas J. Popolizio ◽  
Connor Swanson

During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, healthcare professionals worldwide abruptly shifted from an in-person to a telehealth service delivery model. Many did so without advanced training or preparation. This cross-sectional study explored how occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) used telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether they found it to be an effective service delivery model that should be a permanent option for providing occupational therapy services. An online survey was disseminated; it included Likert scale questions, multiple option questions, and open-ended questions regarding telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 230 respondents, 176 (77%) support telehealth as a substitute for in-person services; 179 (78%) support telehealth as a permanent option for occupational therapy service delivery. This information lends support to the uninterrupted use of telehealth by OTPs when government emergency orders in response to COVID-19 expire.


2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (02) ◽  
pp. 162-176
Author(s):  
Sue Grogan-Johnson

AbstractSchool-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are implementing telecommunication technologies for service provision. Telepractice is one among an array of service delivery models that can be successfully implemented in the public-school setting. While many school-based SLPs have been plunged into telepractice with the recent pandemic, this temporary shift to emergency instruction is not the same as fully implementing a telepractice service delivery model. SLPs who recognize the potential application of telecommunications would profit from additional training and experience to take advantage of the benefits of this service delivery model. The purpose of this article is to explore the concept of telepractice as a service delivery model, and to answer the who, what, when, where, and why questions of school-based telepractice. Telepractice is one of several service delivery models that school-based SLPs can confidently utilize to provide effective speech and language therapy services to school-age students.


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