The Time Has Come for Speech-Language Pathology License Portability!

Authors

  • Melissa Jakubowitz PresenceLearning

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/ijt.2011.6079

Abstract

This Letter to the Editor on the topic of speech-language pathology license portability for telepractice, was authored by Melissa Jakubowitz M.A. CCC-SLP, Vice President of SLP Services at PresenceLearning. A speech-language pathologist with over 20 years of clinical and managerial experience, Ms. Jakubowitz is a Board Recognized Specialist in Child Language. Ms. Jakubowitz began her career working in the public schools and has also operated a successful, multi-office private practice.  She is a past Director of the Scottish Rite Institute for Childhood Language Disorders in Stockton, CA. Jakubowitz is also a past-president of the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association, which, with over 5,000 SLP members, is one of the largest speech-language pathologist state associations in the country. Active in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Ms. Jakubowitz served as a Legislative Counselor for 12 years.

  

References

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2005). Speech-Language Pathologists Providing Clinical Services via Telepractice: Position Statement [Position Statement]. Retrieved from www.asha.org/policy.

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Grogan-Johnson, S., Alvares, R., Rowan, L. E., & Creaghead, N. (2010). A pilot study comparing the effectiveness of speech-language intervention provided by telehealth and traditional side-by-side intervention. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 16, 134-139.

Grogan-Johnson, S., Gabel, R., Taylor, J., Rowan, L., Alvares, R., & Schenker, J. (2011). A pilot exploration of speech sound disorder intervention delivered by telehealth to school–age children. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 3(1), 31-42.

Published

2011-12-20

How to Cite

Jakubowitz, M. (2011). The Time Has Come for Speech-Language Pathology License Portability!. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 3(2), 27–30. https://doi.org/10.5195/ijt.2011.6079

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Letter to the Editor