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This single-case multiple baseline design investigation set out to determine the effectiveness of using a telepractice service delivery model to coach caregivers in Antigua & Barbuda in the use of Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) language support strategies with a child with language impairment. A slightly modified version of the Teach-Model-Coach-Review (TMCR) method was used during virtual instruction to train a caregiver on the language support strategies of environmental arrangement, matched turns, expansions, and time delay with milieu prompting. The caregiver attended sessions three times a week for up to 45 minutes for four weeks. The results of this study indicated a positive relationship between the intervention and caregiver use of strategies. The caregiver demonstrated increased responsiveness to the child's communication attempts and exhibited the use of language support strategies across activities. This study suggests that telepractice can be an effective service delivery model for providing coaching to caregivers.

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Introducción: La telepráctica es un modelo de prestación de servicios fonoaudiológicos y audiológicos en el cual se emplea la tecnología de las telecomunicaciones con fines de promoción y prevención, evaluación, intervención o consulta. Debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, este tipo de servicios tuvo un crecimiento significativo para dar respuesta a las necesidades de salud de individuos y poblaciones. Objetivo: Describir el abordaje fonoaudiológico a través de la telepráctica en la intervención de las deficiencias de la comunicación. Método: Se realizó una búsqueda en las bases de datos de PubMed y American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA); se emplearon ecuaciones de búsqueda en inglés. Se seleccionaron 28 artículos desde el año 2016, y se analizaron las categorías de telepráctica en audiología, telepráctica en voz y habla y telepráctica en lenguaje. Análisis de la información: El uso de la telepráctica ha sido fundamental para aumentar la accesibilidad a servicios fonoaudiológicos para individuos y poblaciones que se encuentran en zonas apartadas, así como en el abordaje de deficiencias específicas y en el seguimiento de procesos de rehabilitación empleando la tecnología como herramienta. La telepráctica ha permitido mejorar los procesos de formación de padres y cuidadores, que permiten la implementación de acciones terapéuticas en casa. Conclusión: La telepráctica ha demostrado tener resultados similares a los abordajes presenciales, lo que demuestra que, en el futuro, podría convertirse en una alternativa para la práctica fonoaudiológica y audiológica. Es necesario aumentar las investigaciones que respalden el uso de la telepráctica, así como para determinar los estándares mínimos para su implementación.

Introduction: Telepractice is a model for the provision of speech therapy and audiological services in which telecommunications technology is used for the purposes of promotion and prevention, evaluation, intervention and / or consultation, due to the pandemic this type of service had significant growth to respond to the health needs of individuals and populations. Objective: To describe the speech therapy approach through telepractice in the intervention of communication deficiencies. Method: A search was carried out in the databases of Pubmed and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), search equations were used in English, 28 articles were selected since 2016 and the telepractic categories in audiology were analyzed. telepractic in voice and speech and telepractic in language. Information analysis: the use of telepractice has been fundamental to increase the accessibility to speech therapy services for individuals and populations that are in remote areas; as well as in addressing specific deficiencies and in monitoring rehabilitation processes using technology as a tool. Telepractice has made it possible to improve the training processes for parents and caregivers that allow the implementation of therapeutic actions at home. Conclusion: telepractice has shown to have similar results to face-to-face approaches, which shows that in the future it will become an alternative for speech therapy and audiological practice. There is a need to increase research to support the use of telepractic, as well as to determine the minimum standards for its implementation.

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BACKGROUND: Due to the lockdown and quarantines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to study and use telepractice for providing speech pathology interventions for children with cleft palate has arisen. OBJECTIVE: To carry out a systematic review of the use of telepractice during the COVID-19 pandemic for providing speech pathology interventions for Spanish-speaking children with cleft palate. METHODS: In July and August 2020, the authors searched the electronic databases Medline, LILACS, SciELO, and the Cochrane Library using the following keywords in English (MeSH): Cleft palate combined with Early intervention, Speech therapy, Rehabilitation of speech and language disorders, Speech production measurement, Speech articulation tests and Telemedicine. Original articles were selected and analyzed, complemented by an analysis of flowcharts and recommendations by the GES Clinical Guide of Cleft Lip and Palate of Chile's Government and the authors' expert opinions. RESULTS: A total of 2680 articles were retrieved, of which 23 were critically analyzed and used to adapt the early stimulation, evaluation, and treatment of children with CP to speech therapy telepractice at the Gantz Foundation, a Hospital in Santiago de Chile. LIMITATIONS: Only three researchers carried out a quick review, which limited the depth of individual analysis of the studies included. Also, the suggestions and material presented should be evaluated in future investigations. CONCLUSION: This systematic review provides useful guidelines for providing speech pathology interventions through telepractice for children with cleft palate. Audiovisual materials seem to be extremely useful for families receiving the interventions. The use of interactive videos for Spanish-speaking children and educational videos for parents is manifest.

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El manejo de la pandemia por COVID-19 ha generado grandes cambios sociales y mundiales. Uno de ellos, debido al distanciamiento social, ha sido la incorporación de la telepráctica de la terapia vocal en países que tenían poco o nulo conocimiento de ella. Este artículo tiene el propósito de reflexionar sobre la aplicación de la teleprác-tica de la terapia vocal, considerando los beneficios, barreras y oportunidades que surgen de ella. Además, se plantea que la aplicación de la telepráctica requiere de una política, de un marco legislativo y de aspectos éticos para asegurar una terapia vocal exitosa. ¿Es efectiva la telepráctica? ¿es posible aplicarla? ¿qué requiere su aplicación?

The management of the COVID-19 pandemic has generated huge changes socially and worldwide. One of these, due to social distancing, has been the incorporation of telepractice to voice therapy in countries where the knowledge of it was very little or there was none. The purpose of this article is to reflect about the usage of tele-practice in voice therapy by considering the benefits, barriers and opportunities that emerge from it. The paper also poses that the application of telepractice requires po-licies, a legislative framework and ethical aspects to ensure a successful voice therapy. Is the telepractice effective? Can it be implemented? What does its appliance require?

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Telepractice in speech-language pathology shows the potential to mitigate the current shortage of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) available to serve a growing number of persons with communication disorders. Since a majority of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certified SLPs work in schools and the population of communicatively impaired clients in schools continues to grow, research into the use of telepractice in the educational setting is warranted. This article reports upon the perspectives of SLPs regarding the use of telepractice in school settings. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with five SLPs experienced in the delivery of telepractice. Four major themes emerged: barriers, benefits, reasons for acceptance and use of telepractice, and suggestions to resolve telepractice professional issues.

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This research surveyed 170 school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in one northeastern state, with only 1.8% reporting telepractice use in school-settings. These results were consistent with two ASHA surveys (2002; 2011) that reported limited use of telepractice for school-based speech-language pathology. In the present study, willingness to use telepractice was inversely related to age, perhaps because younger members of the profession are more accustomed to using technology. Overall, respondents were concerned about the validity of assessments administered via telepractice; whether clinicians can adequately establish rapport with clients via telepractice; and if therapy conducted via telepractice can be as effective as in-person speech-language therapy. Most respondents indicated the need to establish procedures and guidelines for school-based telepractice programs.