Telepractice is used in North Carolina (US) to deliver top-quality audiological and speech (auditory-verbal) services to regional families whose children wear digital hearing-devices for severe to profound hearing issues.
Read: CASTLE Centre works with children’s hearing issues
In Australia, families access early intervention via telepractice (online service delivery) like CASTLE’s Reach system. An upside is that the children learn to focus at an early age, which benefits their educational outcomes.
Read: Listening, Completing Tasks Crucial For Life Success
Families worldwide are increasingly attending intensive summer programs of one to four weeks at centres like CASTLE, for directed auditory-verbal (AVT or speech) therapy services and guidance in working with their children.
Read: The Listen To Me! Summer Institute
With a global shortage of audiologists, speech and auditory-verbal therapists – telepractice is a hugely cost-effective way to deliver regional services.
More Reading
- How The HSE Can Use Telepractice To Cut Costs
- Introduction To Auditory-Verbal Therapy (Belfast)
- Florida Legislates For The Auditory-Verbal Option
- What Is The ‘Deaf Debate’ With Cochlear Implants?
- How New Zealand’s Hearing Tests Lead To Early Intervention
- Telepractice For Low-Cost Language Teaching
- A TeleAudiology Program With Lessons For Ireland
- Teacher’s Assumptions: Kids With Hearing Issues
- South Africa’s Solid Model For Inclusive Education
- Children Can Filter Background Noise With Practice
