Tele-AAC : augmentative and alternative communication through telepractice / Nerissa Hall [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Nerissa, author.

Juengling-Sudkamp, Jenifer, Author.

Gutmann, Michelle L., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Telecommunication in medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 pages)

Edition:

1

Other Title:

Tele-augmentative and alternative communication

Place of Publication:

Plural Publishing 2019

Summary:

Tele-AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication Through Telepractice is the first comprehensive resource guide to Tele-AAC. Tele-AAC is the use of telepractice specifically for providing services to individuals using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). This text establishes Tele-AAC as a new service delivery model and promotes safe, efficacious, evidence-based, and ethical telepractice for individuals who need AAC systems. The goal is to provide readers with fundamental information about policy and service delivery of AAC services via telepractice to enable clinical practice.The text details the specific technical components unique to Tele-AAC service delivery, and how the technology, personnel, and service delivery practices may vary across settings and populations. It offers didactic and case-based content for speech-language pathologists across all levels, from introductory to advanced. Chapters are included that clarify and define the term Tele-AAC, highlight the procedures used while providing assessment and intervention via Tele-AAC, identify ethical and cultural considerations while providing Tele-AAC, and demonstrate its application in a variety of settings.

Contents:

Contributors Reviewers 1. Introduction to Telepractice 2. Privacy, Security, and Safety 3. Tele-Ethics and Informed Consent 4. Technology, the Tele-Encounter, and Digital Materials 5. Multicultural and Multilingual Considerations in Tele-AAC 6. Client Selection, Personnel, and Environmental Supports 7. Technology for Tele-AAC: "Off the Shelf" and Advanced AAC Technology 8. Tele-AAC Principles, Practices, and Language Activity Monitoring 9. Tele-AAC Assessment 10. Tele-AAC Intervention 11. Tele-AAC Consultation 12. AAC for Early Childhood and School-Aged Populations 13. Tele-AAC for Adult Populations in Outpatient Settings 14. Speech Therapy in the Virtual World of People with Aphasia Back Cover

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63550-139-3

OCLC:

1111467661