Online speech therapy
Some basics
With more than 30 years of research and hundreds of studies to back it up, online speech therapy has risen to the challenge of solving the severe shortage problem. In 2005, the American Speech-language Hearing Association (ASHA) released it’s official position that telepractice “is an appropriate model of service delivery for the profession of speech-language pathology.” Here are a few statistics that might be too close for comfort:
- More and more insurance providers are providing reimbursement
- 1.5+ million kids need speech-language therapy every year
- It’s convenient for busy adults who feel more comfortable receiving therapy from home
- The demand for speech therapists is growing 7% faster than the supply
- Online therapy allows you to access specialists anywhere anytime
If we look at the statistics listed above, it’s easy to see the validity for online speech therapy. IDEA requires a fair special education for students, but if you can’t provide the services to fulfill on that commitment, then your school can be caught between laws and legal lawsuits. Being out of compliance is not fun, but we’ll help bring you back to a happy place.
The number of students needing speech therapy is always growing – by 7% every year according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This means your caseload is growing every year. According to ASHA these factors are what cause a speech therapist to leave your school. Here’s what ASHA’s survey revealed:
- 2 out of 3 SLPs say they leave a school because of increased caseload
- 1 out of 2 SLPs say they leave a school because of decreased opportunity for appropriate service delivery, which leads to decreased quality of service, and ultimately job dissatisfaction
Online speech therapy will help you support a growing speech-language therapy need, manage large caseloads, maintain a more flexible schedule, and recruit and retain specialists from anywhere in the country. Imagine never having to worry about being compliant or providing high quality services.