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OPINION: A solution exists to the growing shortage of special education providers

The Hechinger Report

Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a 19 percent growth in demand for speech language pathologists and a 12 percent growth in demand for occupational therapists over the next decade. In discussions I’ve had with school leaders, many regarded teletherapy as an emergency stopgap, and in my view, that was a mistake.

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PresenceLearning Hits Three Million Teletherapy Sessions Delivered

eSchool News

PresenceLearning, the leading provider of live online special education related services for K-12 schools, reached the milestone of delivering more than three million teletherapy sessions to students nationwide. Embracing Teletherapy for the Future. PresenceLearning, Inc. through its network of more than 1,500 licensed clinicians.

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Teletherapy has been powering virtual special education for years

The Hechinger Report

PresenceLearning provides licensed speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and behavioral and mental health professionals to hundreds of schools all over the country. million teletherapy sessions. At the very least, teletherapy can maintain a level of continuity in children’s lives during a time of upheaval.

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Paraprofessionals: The unsung heroes of the classroom

eSchool News

They’re an integral part of a team, working closely with clinicians—speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, school psychologists—and students, both one-on-one and in small groups. Paraprofessionals are particularly essential in special education.

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Presence Introduces New Therapy Platform to Enrich the Clinician Experience

eSchool News

The technology company has developed a robust, clinician-designed online therapy platform for their own network of teletherapy providers, and made a version of it available to schools during the pandemic. It also allows them to conduct up to eight 30-minute teletherapy sessions a month. Empowering Clinicians.

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Making sure you are aware.PD opportunities

SpeechTechie

There are several great PD opportunities online this week: CSHA and SpeechTherapyPD's Teletherapy Bootcamp (Monday 3/23) SLP Telecon sponsored by SLP Toolkit, The Informed SLP, and Bjorem Speech Publications Both are free, offer ASHA CEUs, and have live viewing or playback opportunities.

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PresenceLearning Becomes New Corporate Partner of ASHA

eSchool News

(Rockville, MD – July 27, 2021) The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced today that PresenceLearning, a provider of live online special education–related services for grades preK–12, has become an ASHA Corporate Partner. www.asha.org. About PresenceLearning.