Does Teletherapy work as a service delivery model?

According to ASHA, Telepractice is the application of telecommunications technology to the delivery of speech language pathology at a distance by linking clinician to client or clinician to clinician for assessment, intervention, and/or consultation.

Teletherapy (or Telepractice) is being used in the assessment and treatment of a wide range of speech and language disorders and has been used effectively for years.

Scientific Research of Teletherapy being used to treat different Disorders is listed below:

Articulation
Disorders


Waite, Cahill, Theodoros, Busuttin, & Russell, 2006

Crutchley, Dudley, & Campbell, 2010

Language and
Cognitive Disorders


Brennan, Georgeadis, Baron, & Barker, 2004

Waite, Theodoros, Russell, & Cahill, 2010

Voice
Disorders


Halpern et al., 2012
Mashima et al., 2003
Theodoros et al., 2006
Tindall, Huebner, Stemple, & Kleinert, 2008
Towey, 2012

Fluency
Disorders


Carey, O'Brian, Onslow, Packman, & Menzies, 2012

Lewis, Packman, Onslow, Simpson, & Jones, 2008

Autism Spectrum Disorder


Parmanto, Pulantara, Schutte, Saptono, & McCue, 2013

Dysphagia


Malandraki, McCullough, He, McWeeny, & Perlman, 2011

Perlman & Witthawaskul, 2002

Dysarthria
Speech


Hill et al., 2006

The effectiveness of Telepractice as a service delivery model in schools is well documented.

Parents, clients, and clinicians report satisfaction with telepractice as a mode of service delivery.

YES! Teletherapy is working and is a very effective model of delivery of therapy services.

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