Anyone familiar with online therapy (speech, especially)?

[origami]

We are moving overseas for a few years and may be faced with the problem of not being able to find english-speaking speech therapists. I found a few US companies that offer ST (and OT, etc) via a skype type program. I'm curious if anyone knows if these are any good or have read any information about them. If I can't find a local therapist I will just assume they are better than nothing, but I'd still like some reviews

[KB]

Are you anywhere near a US military base or group of ex-pats? You may have luck finding an in-person SLP that way. What online program have you been looking at?

[origami]

Apr 13, 2014 19:28:53 GMT -5 KB said:

Are you anywhere near a US military base or group of ex-pats? You may have luck finding an in-person SLP that way. What online program have you been looking at?

Actually I will be right next to a US military base! But everyone I have asked says they don't know if there are SLPs there. Do you know how I can find out if the base has one? I've only been able to find SLPs who work for some of the international schools, but they are all contractually obligated to only treat students at those schools and those schools aren't working out for various reasons. We are choosing between 2 other schools - one that won't offer ST at all and one that is trying to hire a SLP but hasn't been successful yet. So there's a possibility it will work out at least, but I don't know.

[origami]

ETA: forgot to add I was looking at presencelearning.com/

[katfayder]

There a lot of DIY speech resources online
www.superstarspeech.com/
www.speechtherapyideas.com/
www.home-speech-home.com/

And we use some cool ipad apps too-
Speech 4 good is a repeater so they can hear themselves better
Articulation bee
Splingo
All the theAppy apps
Bits board for flashcards

[auntie]

Depends on what you're working on, why it's an issue, how old your child is and the prognosis.

For something like OT for SPD, I could totally see a parent doing a program at home. Even fine motor skills could be doable if you have an OT oversee them and train you on the work to be done. Maybe his current OT could do this.

Speech could be a little trickier. Especially if there is a language difference. Pragmatics and social skills could be done at home, but I could see where articulation or PROMPT might be hard to work on without an English speaking SLP.

I know a couple families who turned down overseas assignments because they couldn't duplicate services elsewhere. But these were kids with significant or immediate needs like dyslexia and autism. Others who had a dx contacted the support and advocacy group related to the dx in that country to help locate resources.

[origami]

Apr 14, 2014 6:29:00 GMT -5 auntie said:

Depends on what you're working on, why it's an issue, how old your child is and the prognosis.

kid is 3.5, turning 4 in the fall. So about 4-7 yrs old is the time span. Just working on speech - articulation, number of words, receptive language...

I don't think I've ever been told a prognosis. :S

What are your thoughts on speech delayed kids having a teacher who speaks English but with an accent?

[auntie]

I don't know.

My kid's on spectrum, so his speech services were all pragmatics. He never had a problem with accents.

[lilac05]

Check out ASHA's website. www.asha.org/proserv/ You can search by country.

The website may also have information on telepractice, pros/cons, and how to find a reputable provider.