Using Interactive Tools to Increase Engagement In Teletherapy

Course title: Using Interactive Tools To Increase Engagement In Teletherapy

Presented by: Stacy Crouse M.S. CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert, AVT

Stacy Crouse, M.S. CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert, AVT is an ASHA certified pediatric speech-language- pathologist. She lives in Des Moines, Iowa and has provided school-based teletherapy services to children across the country since 2014. She is a certified Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, with a passion for helping children with hearing loss that are utilizing hearing technology to learn to listen and speak. She blogs and creates resources to help SLPs serving children via teletherapy and those with hearing loss.

Presenter Financial Disclosure: Stacy Crouse receives money from the sale of therapy resources in her Teachers Pay Teachers store, Boom Learning and on her website. Stacy is compensated for providing this professional development course.

Presenter Non-financial Disclosure: Stacy is the founder of the blog located at stacycrouse.com.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

Course Description: Participants will learn about various type of teletherapy activities that are available for use during speech therapy sessions. Strategies to increase digital student interaction will be discussed, as well as considerations for choosing activities to use during a teletherapy session.

Learner Outcomes

• Participants will be able to explain why using interactive features helps increase student engagement during teletherapy.
• Participants will be able to identify 4 types of digital interaction.
• Participants will be able to identify 5 types of activities that are suitable for interactive teletherapy.

Course Agenda

0-5 Introduction, Purpose of digital interaction

5-10 Teletherapy platform features and digital resource features

10-20 Forms of digital interaction

20-40 Types of digital activities

40-45 Strategies for student engagement

45-50 Helpful websites

50-55 Considerations for choosing teletherapy activities

55-60 FAQ about teletherapy

60-65 Evaluation

Once you register for the course, Please log in to the website. Once logged into your profile you should see your course. If you have any trouble please contact us at rose@abaspeech.org

Login and logout times will be recorded and documented. To complete the course, include your ASHA information when registering, view the course videos and take the quiz. When you have completed these requirements a certificate will be available in your profile.  

ASHA CE Registry Submission: After you complete all pieces of the course, you will be directed to fill out a form regarding ASHA CEUSs. Once you fill out the form indicating that you would like your participation reported to ASHA, ABA Speech will prepare to automatically submit your information to the ASHA CE Registry once completion requirements have been met (i.e. pass all assessments and complete program evaluation). ABA Speech submits this completion information monthly [on the 15^th of the month]. Please allow three weeks from the submission date by ABA SPEECH for the course and ASHA CEUs to appear on your ASHA transcript.

ABA SPEECH is committed to providing equal opportunities in accordance with all applicable laws. If you are in need of a disability-related accommodation, please contact rose@abaspeech.org. We will review your request and respond in a timely manner. Please note that we will require a minimum of 4 weeks to provide a reasonable accommodation for your request.

Group Pricing: We offer group pricing and can give you a quote for your group. Email Rose at rose@abaspeech.org and let her know the size of your group to request a quote. 

Purchase Orders: We take purchase orders. You can pay with a purchase order directly on the site. Email rose@abaspeech.org with any questions about this process. 

ABA SPEECH is committed to providing equal opportunities in accordance with all applicable laws. If you are in need of a disability-related accommodation, please contactrose@abaspeech.org. We will review your request and respond in a timely manner. Please note that we will require a minimum of 4 weeks to provide a reasonable accommodation for your request.

Visit https://abaspeech.org/course or give us a call at 330-954-0170 if you have questions.

This course is offered for .10 ASHA CEUS

(Introductory Level, Professional Area)