eLearning/Webinars
A Practical Guide to the Use of Tele-Intervention for Providing Early Intervention Services
National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM)
Service providers and parents are encouraged to watch the following free trainings from The National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) for information about best practices and tele-intervention. Please note that these trainings are offered as a free resource and have not been tailored to Virginia policies.
Strategies for Engaging Parents (not Children!) during Tele Intervention
Brookes Coffee Chat
Presented by Dana Childress, PhD
During this brief coffee chat webinar, strategies are discussed that early intervention and early childhood practitioners can use to engage parents during tele-intervention visits conducted using video technology. Strategies address what to do to prepare for the visit, what to do during the visit, and how to plan for and support the parent between visits. This webinar content was based on a blog post on the EI Strategies for Success blog by the same name. For other recorded coffee chats, visit the Brookes Coffee Chat page.
Supporting Families in the Midst of a Crisis
VA’s Integrated Training Collaborative | Partnership for People with Disabilities
Presented by Lisa Terry, MS, MEd
This webinar introduces the 5Rs of Healthy Brain Development. It includes the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on stress, empathy, behaviors, and embedded strategies to support the caregiver, child, and early interventionist. Resources for this webinar include: Webinar Handout, Supporting the 5Rs of Health Development, Supporting the 5Rs Example.
Tele-Intervention in Virginia - Data, Benefits, Challenges, & Advice from Practitioners – PART I
VA’s Integrated Training Collaborative | Partnership for People with Disabilities
Presented by Dana Childress, PhD, Megan Schumaker-Murphy, EdD, and Kyla Patterson, MS
Starting in March 2020, early intervention in Virginia was provided in many localities via tele-intervention due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch this session to learn what data from two surveys of EI practitioners indicated about service delivery during this time. We’ll share insights from practitioners about the impact of tele-intervention on coaching practices, benefits and the most commonly reported challenges, and the hope and advice practitioners have for the future. Click the link above to visit the 2021 Talks on Tuesdays Archive and scroll down until you find the webinars.
Tele-Intervention in Virginia - Data, Benefits, Challenges, & Advice from Practitioners – PART II
VA’s Integrated Training Collaborative | Partnership for People with Disabilities
Presented by Dana Childressand Dana Carroll, MOT, Michelle Harris, MS, CCC-SLP, Naomi Grinney, LCSW, Brandie Kendrick, and Melissa "Missy" Rose, PT, DPT, C/NDT
In Part I of this series, we reviewed data from two surveys of early intervention practitioners about their experiences providing tele-intervention. In Part II, we will host a panel discussion with current EI practitioners from our Teleflections video series about themes from the survey findings. Our discussion will address experiences with coaching during tele-intervention, supporting parent-child interactions and teaching parents virtually, overcoming challenges, transitioning back to some in-person visits, and advice for others providing tele-intervention.
Tele-Intervention: Where are we now?
Division of Early Childhood (DEC) Early Intervention Community of Practice
In this webinar, a cross disciplinary panel of early intervention providers discuss their experiences with tele-intervention, including what tele-intervention looks like in their state, what they have learned, what is working well, as well as helpful tips and techniques they have found.
Telepractice in Early Intervention
Molly Wallace, MA, CCC-SLP and Brooke Lambert, MEd, CCC-SLP
Pronto Therapy Group, LLC
Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia
In this webinar, two early intervention speech-language pathologists, Molly Wallace, MA, CCC-SLP and Brooke Lambert, MEd, CCC-SLP, discuss how to use telepractice to facilitate intervention with children and families using video conferencing technology. They describe equipment needs, debunk myths, and review evidence for telepractice. They also discuss clinical competencies, legal considerations, troubleshooting, and responsibilities of both the EI provider and the family. Specific to the EI provider, the facilitators share five “must have” skills for telepractice, including 1) following the caregiver’s lead, 2) engaging the family, 3) pacing the session, 4) responding to and managing behavior, and 5) completing documentation. Video clips are used throughout the webinar to illustrate how to coach and support children and families during EI telepractice visits. This webinar was a collaborative effort of Pronto Therapy Group LLC and the Infant & Toddler Connection of VA.
