Telehealth- Should It Stay or Should It Go?

The year 2020 brought disruptions felt around the world. As communities shifted, behavior analysts also felt a shift in the way we practice. Many BCBAs were accustomed to teaching and training in-person, providing valuable in situ feedback, frequent fidelity checks, and development of a relationship/rapport with clients and their teams. On the other hand, utilizing technological advances have been shown to provide quality and effective outcomes; and the data isn’t just from recent years.

In this episode Shana and special guest, Julie, discuss the history of telehealth and then consider several pros and cons for utilizing telehealth in a behavior analytic practice. Whether working with adults or children, direct care or consulting with caregivers and team members, providing the option of telehealth may be worth investigating.

Learning Objectives:

1. List similarities from professions who utilized telehealth historically to modern applications.

2. Tact pros and cons for utilizing telehealth with a variety of clients.

3. Determine some of the pre-requisite skills for utilizing telehealth.

4. Modify and create goals when moving from face-to-face sessions to telehealth.

Take Aways- your bite-sized educational noms

- Navigate the options on an individual basis- what’s best for the client’s progress? Doesn’t have to be only face to face or telehealth, can utilize both modalities.

- Trial and error is okay! It’s a part of growing and learning and developing new skills.

- Be patient! Consider it a learning opportunity- grow your problem-solving skills, enhance your skills and repertoire.

Worth: 1 Learning, 0 Ethics, 0 Supervision

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Intro Music- The Clash “Should I Stay or Should I Go”