TeleSpeech Therapy Pilot Project: Stakeholder Satisfaction

<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt;">This pilot study of a school-based telepractice pilot project in a rural, remote county of North Carolina investigated the satisfaction of parents/caregivers, teachers, and admi...

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Main Authors: Sena Crutchley, Michael Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hawaii Pacific University Library 2010-09-01
Series:International Journal of Telerehabilitation
Online Access:http://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/Telerehab/article/view/6049
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Summary:<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt;">This pilot study of a school-based telepractice pilot project in a rural, remote county of North Carolina investigated the satisfaction of parents/caregivers, teachers, and administrators with a year-long telespeech therapy program delivered by a university clinic. Upon completion of the almost year-long project, a satisfaction survey incorporating a 5-point equal-appearing Likert scale (1= strongly disagree; 5= strongly agree) was disseminated to the stakeholders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The results sorted by the three populations surveyed, indicated stakeholder satisfaction with student progress toward their speech and language goals, and clinician accessibility and responsiveness (mean ratings &gt; 4 points). The respondents (N=23) also indicated they would &ldquo;recommend TeleSpeech Therapy to other school districts&rdquo; (mean rating: 4.3).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The only mean rating below 4.0 was associated with teacher responses to the statement: &ldquo;My expectations for the TeleSpeech Therapy program have been met&rdquo; (mean rating: 3.92).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>Overall, parents/caregivers, teachers, and administrators appeared to find telepractice a satisfactory service delivery model for school-based speech-language therapy.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>
ISSN:1945-2020