Virtual Pediatric Therapy: Successful Application

Course overview

Telehealth is an alternative service delivery model that pediatric occupational therapists and pediatric physical therapists can use for implementing therapeutic interventions. Research supports the efficacy of telehealth in pediatric OT and PT populations, but providing this form of pediatric therapy comes with a unique set of challenges. Therapists new to this delivery model need to be equipped with practical information on how to conduct evaluations and effectively implement therapeutic interventions. In this course on virtual pediatric therapy, therapists will learn best practice trends in teletherapy service delivery for improved productivity. Therapists will be taught how to create ready-to-implement teletherapy activities using common, everyday objects that they can put to practice immediately. activities that they can put to practice immediately using common, everyday objects.