Telehealth

At CliniKids, we can provide Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy and Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT) through telehealth.

What is telehealth?

In the context of CliniKids, telehealth is the use of video conferencing to provide you and your family with access to early support therapies, education, and support from qualified allied health professionals.

What does telehealth look like at CliniKids?

Telehealth is the use of technology to deliver clinical services at a distance by linking the clinician, client and caregiver/s for assessment, support, and consultation. Just like face-to-face services, telehealth can be delivered in different ways. Telehealth can be a phone call, video call or email.

At CliniKids we are committed to continuing to work in partnership with you to work towards your child’s goals as well as check in with you. To continue to support your child and family we can individualise telehealth sessions to meet the needs or your child and family. There are different ways that telehealth can be used including:

Primarily working with you

In the moment coaching: This involves the clinician supporting you to use specific strategies whilst you are interacting with your child during a video call.

These strategies will be linked to your child’s goals.

• Out of moment coaching: This involves sharing a video with your clinician prior to or during a video call. During the video call you will review the recorded video together and identify strategies to meet your child’s goals.
• Focused discussion: This involves meeting with your clinician/s via video call or phone to discuss the needs of your child and family. This could include setting goals and problem-solving together.

Primarily working with your child

• Working with your child: This involves the clinician working directly with your child during a video call. During the session you will need to be available to provide some assistance with set-up and maintaining your child’s engagement.

Additional supports

• Visual supports: The clinician can help to develop visual supports to assist your child in daily routines and to support communication. For example, developing a visual schedule for washing hands or a choice board for mealtimes.
• Home programs/plan: The clinician can work with you to develop ideas to help you incorporate your child’s therapy goals within daily routines at home.

At CliniKids we can be flexible in how we deliver telehealth services. We now offer assessment, therapy and ongoing management for children and their families through telehealth. Telehealth has developing research in a range of areas. We are committed to using best practice within telehealth and developing further research in this area.

For more information, phone 08 6319 1133 or email clinikids.reception@thekids.org.au