SIG 18 Can Answer Your Questions About Telepractice

Got questions about telepractice? Special Interest Group 18 can connect you with resources and colleagues to help you build your telepractice success. What would you say to encourage other colleagues to join SIG 18? Telepractice is a rapidly growing service-delivery model, and many practitioners want information on how to get started using it. SIG 18 is here to help with a robust community of telepractitioners ready to provide a wealth of information. Joining the SIG gives you ongoing telepractice support—based on ASHA standards and best practices—that cannot be found in the social media forums. How has your involvement in this SIG improved your understanding of and engagement with the field of telepractice? Joining SIG 18 has allowed me to make lifelong connections with other ASHA members. Prior to joining SIG 18, my colleagues were limited to those in my geographic area and from my grad program. Joining SIG 18 broadened my connections across the country and around the world. These colleagues share my unique enthusiasm for telepractice, and I am challenged daily to learn from them and share my knowledge with the group. What is one hot topic discussed by your SIG that you feel the rest of your profession should know about? ASHA has been working to create, approve, and promote an interstate compact that would simplify the process to allow speech-language pathologists and audiologists to practice outside of their home state. Most of our telepractitioners possess multiple li...
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