Navigating Telehealth for Speech and Language Therapists: The Remotely Possible in 50 Key Points

221 Pages·2022·4.906 MB·

by  Rebekah Davies

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NAVIGATING TELEHEALTH
FOR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
THERAPISTS
There is so much to consider in any clinical consultation:
identifying the individual is the one you expected, who is
with the individual, which therapy intervention, resources,
signposting, referrals, being cued in to responses for contextual
information, evaluation and outcomes, planning next steps …
and this is all before you throw ‘virtual’ in the mix!
This clinical companion presents 50 transferable, adaptable,
practical and accessible chapters for speech and language
therapists and others working via remote consultations.
Divided into four sections, the book covers:
• The remote practitioner.
• The remote rules.
• Creating a digital tool kit.
• A remotely possible future.
Aimed at students encountering their first remote consultations,
newly qualified clinicians with limited practical experience of
virtual clinics through to clinicians who are experienced in
their own specialities but now need to transfer those skills
to remote ways of delivery, this concise text will provide
confidence and guidance for the reader. It will also prove useful
to clinicians beyond speech and language as many of the skills
and practical advice and guidance are applicable in specialities
across a range of settings, both public and private, healthcare
and education.
Rebekah Davies is a speech and language therapist with over
14 years of clinical experience. She is the co-author of the
RCSLT Telehealth Guidance, a Topol Digital Health Fellow
and a member of the Faculty of Clinical Informatics and NHS
Digital Academy.
Navigating Telehealth for Speech and
Language Therapists
Navigating the field of speech and language therapy can seem
overwhelming to students and newly qualified therapists.
This series is designed to provide concise, entry level sum-
maries of key areas in speech and language therapy, provid-
ing a basic insight into a specific area of therapy. Comprising
practical advice and guidance from an expert in the field, the
books cover topics such as assessment, therapy, psychologi-
cal approaches and onward referral. This is a useful tool for
anyone new to speech and language therapy or building con-
fidence in their field.
NAVIGATING ADULT STAMMERING
100 Points for Speech and Language Therapists
Trudy Stewart
NAVIGATING TELEHEALTH FOR SPEECH AND
LANGUAGE THERAPISTS
The Remotely Possible in 50 Key Points
Rebekah Davies
NAVIGATING
TELEHEALTH FOR
SPEECH AND
LANGUAGE THERAPISTS
THE REMOTELY POSSIBLE
IN 50 KEY POINTS
Rebekah Davies
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ISBN: 978-1-032-21719-2 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-032-21720-8 (pbk)
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DOI: 10.4324/9781003269724
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This book is dedicated to my much-loved family and with
special dedication to the man who knew something about
everything: ‘Prof’! He was my Grandad, my hero and my
greatest champion, with whom I have a special bond that
will remain unbroken by time and space. Love always, RV x

CONTENTS
Glossary of Terms xii
Introduction: The Remotest Possibility 1
Section 1
THE REMOTE PRACTITIONER 3
1 New to Digital Practice: The Practicalities 5
2 The Transition: Becoming a Digital Practitioner 7
3 Let’s Get Digital, Part 1! Clinical Training
Offers to Support 10
4 Completely Competent? Using Digital
Frameworks to Digitally Enable Clinical
Workforces 15
5 Digital Confidence: What Does This Mean in
a Clinical Context? 20
6 A New Way of Practising or Just Practising a
New Way? 23
7 A Digital Stage! 26
8 Are Digital Clinics Different? What Are They
and How Are They Implemented? 31
9 Virtual Voices! Sharing Best Practice and
Resources 34
Section 2
THE REMOTE RULES 37
10 The Big Click On: Before a Remote Consultation 39
11 Virtual Virgins 45
12 Testing, Testing 52
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