Online speech therapy offers a convenient, flexible, and effective way to support your child’s communication needs from home or other regular environments like school.
With online therapy, you can easily fit sessions into your family’s schedule, eliminating travel time and costs.
Choosing an experienced therapist is crucial to the success of online speech therapy. Our speech pathologist has spent close to 5 years of their extensive clinical experience exclusively supporting children and their families online.
Keep reading to discover the benefits of online speech therapy or contact us today to find out how it can effectively support your child reach their communication goals.
Online speech therapy sessions incorporate both digital and physical resources matched to your child’s interests. The therapist can leverage digital resources that capture and maintain your child’s attention. Interactive tools make the therapy sessions engaging, enjoyable and effective.
Conducting therapy in the comfort of your home or other regular environments like school provides a sense of familiarity for your child. This familiarity helps reduce stress and worry allowing your child to better focus in therapy.
Online therapy offers convenience, allowing you to schedule sessions at times that fit your family’s routine. This flexibility eliminates the need for travel, saving time and reducing logistical challenges like care for your other children.
Our online therapy is tailored to your child’s unique needs and interests. The therapist creates individualised therapy plans, adapting activities and techniques to best support your child’s progress. Continuous monitoring ensures that the therapy remains effective, with adjustments made as necessary to keep your child on track towards their communication goals.
Here’s why our experience makes a difference:
Online therapy requires specific knowledge and skills to engage children effectively.
Our speech pathologist has extensive experience and success in delivering online therapy.
We have access to a range of engaging digital tools that can be customised to your child and their communication goals.
Our speech pathologist creates engaging, personalised therapy sessions based on their strengths, interests and communication goals.
With our extensive experience, your child receives high-quality support, ensuring progress in reaching their communication goals.
We stay up-to-date with the latest resources and methods to keep therapy sessions engaging and effective.
To maximise the effectiveness of your child’s online speech therapy, it’s helpful consider the environment for the session. Ensure the space is comfortable and free from distractions, which helps your child focus and associate the area with learning.
Family involvement plays a significant role in the success of online therapy. The level of involvement will vary depending on your child’s age, development and communication goals.
Make sure your technology is ready before each session, by charging your device and maximising internet connectivity by positioning nearby your access point or turning off other devices.
Prepare your child for the session by giving them notice they’ll be meeting with their therapist online soon. It can also be helpful to talk about what will happen both during and after the session.
Online therapy is known by many names including telehealth, telepractice and teletherapy.
It means a service is provided using telecommunications technology.
A speech pathologist working online must follow the same code of ethics and professional standards as when they offer in-person services.
You will need a computer or tablet with a camera and microphone, and a stable internet connection. If you are unsure about your set up we can do a free tech trial run.
There is growing evidence that online speech therapy can be as effective as in-person in many areas.
Depending on your child’s individual circumstances, online speech therapy may not be the best fit. This happens with other types of services – not just online speech therapy. Contact our experienced speech pathologist to determine if online speech therapy is right for you and your child.
NDIS funds can be used for online speech therapy.
Medicare has made rebates for online speech therapy permanently available.
Many private health insurers allow you to claim for speech therapy delivered online. Check your cover with your provider.
Our speech pathologist has extensive experience, knowledge and skills in delivering online therapy. This ensures that your child receives high-quality, effective therapy.
Sessions involve working with both you and your child. We do not expect children to maintain focus to on screen activities for long periods. We support children to focus through incorporating their interests and tailoring to their needs.
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