Book Review - Telepractice in Speech-Language Pathology

Authors

  • Jean Blosser Creative Strategies for Special Education

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/ijt.2014.6164

Abstract

This article presents a review of the book: Telepractice in Speech-Language Pathology, authored by K. Todd Houston, PhD, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT, and 20 contributing authors.   This is the first book entirely devoted to the delivery of speech-language pathology services at a distance. It provides practical information that includes: technical requirements, policy and regulatory issues, current applications in speech-language pathology, international perspectives on practice, and tele-supervision. Reviewer Dr. Jean Blosser highly recommends the work as a comprehensive resource on the topic of telepractice.

 

  

Author Biography

Jean Blosser, Creative Strategies for Special Education

Jean Blosser, CCC-SLP, EdD is President, Creative Strategies for Special Education.

References

American Telemedicine Association. (2010). A blueprint for telerehabilitation guidelines. Retrieved from http://www.americantelemed.org/docs/default-source/standards/a-blueprint-for-telerehabilitation-guidelines.pdf?sfvrsn=4

American Speech-Hearing-Language Association. (2015) Practice portal: Telepractice. Retrieved from http://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Professional-Issues/Telepractice/

Crutchley, S., Dudding, C.C., Grogan-Johnson, S. & Alvares, R. (2010, November). School-based telepractice needs assessment, establishing telespeech in the educational setting. Short course presented at ASHA National Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

Houston, KT. (2014). Telepractice in speech-language pathology. San Diego: Plural Publishing, Inc.

Published

2015-01-29

How to Cite

Blosser, J. (2015). Book Review - Telepractice in Speech-Language Pathology. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 6(2), 85–86. https://doi.org/10.5195/ijt.2014.6164

Issue

Section

Book Review