Speech Telepractice: Installing a Speech Therapy Upgrade for the 21st Century
<p>Much of speech therapy involves the clinician guiding the therapeutic process (e.g., presenting stimuli and eliciting client responses); however, this Brief Communication describes a different approach to speech therapy delivery. Clinicians at Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) use high d...
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2012-12-01
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| description | <p>Much of speech therapy involves the clinician guiding the therapeutic process (e.g., presenting stimuli and eliciting client responses); however, this Brief Communication describes a different approach to speech therapy delivery. Clinicians at Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) use high definition audio and video to engage clients in telepractice using interactive web-based virtual environments. This technology enables clients and their clinicians to co-create salient treatment activities using authentic materials captured via digital cameras, video and/or curricular materials. Both therapists and clients manipulate the materials and interact online in real-time. The web-based technology engenders highly personalized and engaging activities, such that clients’ interactions with these high interest tasks often continue well beyond the therapy sessions.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-671c4159a837457cbfdc7f941069d5432022-12-21T23:52:17ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghInternational Journal of Telerehabilitation1945-20202012-12-014210.5195/ijt.2012.61125939Speech Telepractice: Installing a Speech Therapy Upgrade for the 21st CenturyMichael P. Towey0Waldo County General Hospital, Voice & Swallowing Center of Maine, Belfast, Maine<p>Much of speech therapy involves the clinician guiding the therapeutic process (e.g., presenting stimuli and eliciting client responses); however, this Brief Communication describes a different approach to speech therapy delivery. Clinicians at Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) use high definition audio and video to engage clients in telepractice using interactive web-based virtual environments. This technology enables clients and their clinicians to co-create salient treatment activities using authentic materials captured via digital cameras, video and/or curricular materials. Both therapists and clients manipulate the materials and interact online in real-time. The web-based technology engenders highly personalized and engaging activities, such that clients’ interactions with these high interest tasks often continue well beyond the therapy sessions.</p>http://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/Telerehab/article/view/6112 |
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| title_full | Speech Telepractice: Installing a Speech Therapy Upgrade for the 21st Century |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Speech Telepractice: Installing a Speech Therapy Upgrade for the 21st Century |
| title_short | Speech Telepractice: Installing a Speech Therapy Upgrade for the 21st Century |
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