Catie Scholz, a speech-language pathologist (SLP) from West Virginia has done something no other SLP has ever done. In one week, Scholz provided speech therapy to children in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, and the Northern Marianas Islands – 5 different countries in five days. She is one of many speech-language pathologists who work with TinyEYE Therapy Services, a company that provides SLPs to school districts all over the world through telepractice.

Telepractice is a delivery model that enables the SLP to provide therapy remotely, using web-cameras, headsets, and software. Scholz maintains licensure in many regions to allow her to work with students in multiple time zones. “On my Friday afternoons I am working with a child in New Zealand who’s starting her Saturday morning – it is like doing therapy with someone in the future,” she states. “Everyone is literally just one click away.”

According to the American Speech and Hearing Association, 71 percent of SLPs feel there is lack of qualified SLPs in the school system. The shortage has created a need for solutions that will help students receive necessary therapy. Telepractice is a solution that continues to grow.

Source: TinyEYE Therapy Services