General Benefits of our Telehealth Services Your child will begin by completing an initial evaluation via our telehealth platform. This is conducted in order to develop treatment plans and goals that are individualized to your child. This also provides our therapists with the opportunity to observe your home environment and provide functional ways to support your child in the home. Our therapists are here to provide consistency of routine and individualized support. Our telehealth services can provide coping skills, stress management, and whole family engagement. Below you will see a breakdown of which interventions each of our therapy disciplines can provide through telehealth services:

• An initial evaluation is conducted and our treatment plans and goals are always individualized to each child and family
• Telehealth services provide the opportunity for our therapists to observe the home environment and provide functional ways to support your child in the home
• Consistency of routine and support from engagement with your therapy team
• In our current time of quarantine and isolation from normal routines, our telehealth services can provide coping skills, stress management, and whole family engagement
• Below you will see a breakdown of which interventions each of our therapy disciplines can provide through telehealth services:

Telehealth Speech Therapy Intervention Our team of speech and language pathologists specialize in addressing expressive and receptive language challenges that may be impacting your child’s communication. Speech and language therapy services via the telehealth platform incorporate play and parent coaching all within your child’s natural home environment. Areas that can be addressed include:

• Speech sound production (articulation) skills
• Receptive (what someone understands) and expressive language (putting thoughts into words and sentences), including written language (reading)
• Social language skills like conversation, perspective taking, problem solving
• Fluency (smooth speech) and voice
• Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)

Telehealth Occupational Therapy Intervention Occupational therapy services via the telehealth platform provide our therapists with a unique opportunity to observe, assess, and facilitate the skilled practice of occupations (activities) that are challenging within your child’s natural home environment in real time. Areas that can be addressed include:

• Self-Care Skills and Engagement in Routines
• Sensory Processing and Emotional Regulation
• Fine-Motor, Visual Motor, and Visual Attention Skills
• Executive Functioning
• Mental Health and Behavioral Support
• Accessibility, Assistive Technology, and Home Environment Assessment

Telehealth Physical Therapy Intervention Physical therapists are the movement experts! Physical therapy services via the telehealth platform include the assessment and treatment of a variety of musculoskeletal areas with the added benefit of observing how your child moves throughout their home. Areas that can be addressed include:

• Balance
• Strength
• Coordination
• Functional mobility and ambulation

Telehealth Feeding Therapy Intervention Feeding therapy services begin with a feeding evaluation by an occupational therapist and speech language pathologist aimed at addressing underlying factors that are impacting your child’s feeding and mealtimes. Feeding therapy services via the telehealth platform provide the opportunity for feeding therapists to virtually join you for mealtimes, introduce strategies and play-based food interaction, and provide coaching and support. Your feeding therapist will Incorporate feeding therapy tools and strategies to make mealtimes a positive experience for the family. Areas that can be addressed include:

• “Picky” eating / food range of less than 20 foods
• Resistance to food / food refusal
• Behavioral concerns surrounding mealtime experiences
• Difficulty transitioning to solid foods by 12 months of age
• Family distress around food and meal times

Interested in our telehealth services?  Contact us!