melissa mccarthy director ridbc educational services michelle disbery head ridbc early childhood...
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Melissa McCarthyDirector
RIDBC Educational Services
Michelle DisberyHead RIDBC Early Childhood Services (Hearing Impairment)
RIDBC services
Educational Services Early intervention PreschoolsSchoolsSchool Support ServiceTeleschool
Clinical Services
AudiologyCochlear Implant ServicesAssessmentTherapyCommunity Support
By providing quality & innovative education & other services, RIDBC will achieve the best outcomes for current & future generations with hearing and/or vision loss throughout Australia
RIDBC is Australia’s largest independent provider of services to children with diagnosed hearing or vision impairments
RIDBC Staffing
Early Childhood Teachers, Teachers of the Deaf, Teachers of Vision Impairment, LSLS Certified AVTs, Special Education Teachers
Speech Pathologists, Audiologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Orthoptists and Access Technology Consultants
Developmental Paediatrician, Educational and Clinical Psychologists, Social Worker
Teachers Aides, Qualified Child Care Professionals
Wide range of professionals with additional qualifications and experience in sensory impairment
Extensive continuing professional education through RIDBC Renwick Centre
• Started in 2002 as small NSW program
• Received government grant in 2004 to expand to national program
• Delivers services on weekly basis to families and professionals via high definition two-way videoconference technology,
• Increased access to early intervention for regional and remote families
• Focused on developing methodology of telepractice from 2007 – 2011
• Received government funding in 2012 to upgrade technology infrastructure and expand service provision
RIDBC Teleschool
Telepractice
Asynchronous components:
– Educational packages– email– Ipad/iphone apps– RIDBC and Me
website/blogs/forums
Synchronous components:
– Videoconference sessions– Telephone contacts– Parent education sessions
eg Hanen– Residential visits
eg, intensive support,
connecting to other families
A methodology for remotely delivering a service to a client in a separate location via telecommunications/videoconferencing
TRAINING MODULES
Module 1:Basic technical training
Module 2:Telepractice procedures
Module 3: Telepractice pedagogy
Module 4: Advanced technical skills
Training protocol
TRAINING METHODS
• Lecture • Printed materials• Demonstration• Practical activities• Observation of live and
recorded sessions• Supervised sessions• Group discussion
Blended service
• All the successes of Teleschool model applied to in-person sessions • All the successes of a traditional in-person model applied to Telepractice
In-person sessions Telepractice sessions
Asynchronous learning opportunities
Audiological management/ CI
services
Blended service
Aims to provide families with the best of both worlds while increasing access to regular, high quality early intervention
RIDBC HunterOne of 5 dedicated RIDBC Early Intervention Sites
Located in the NSW Lower Hunter Valley area
Currently services 40 children aged 0-5
Accessed by many families living in the wider Hunter Valley area
Staffing
RIDBC Hunter employs:5 Teachers of the Deaf2 Teachers of Vision impairment1 speech pathologist
Service deliverychallenges
• Attendance – travel, sickness, additional disabilities, weather
• Distance
• Scheduling of appointments/ availability
• Siblings/carers
Staff experience
• 5 Teachers of the Deaf• 2 Teachers of VI• 1 Speech pathologist
Combined years of service at RIDBC Hunter =
91 years
Initial staff survey results• 8 staff had never used videoconferencing or web based technology
to deliver services to families• 2 staff had never used v/c or web based technology before • All 9 believed that we should be using technology to connect with
families
Module 1 Topics:
• Types of technology• Uses of technology • Technical basics • Equipment operation
Module 1 -Basic Technical Training
Module 1 -Case Study
RIDBC Hunter staff received:
• 2 hour initial group training (lecture, printed materials)
• 2x 1 hour follow up sessions, facilitated by technology consultant (demonstration, printed materials)
• 4 independent training sessions (practical activities)
Module 2 Topics:
• Client selection• Environmental assessment• Resource selection• Selection of assessments and
interventions• Cultural and Linguistic variables
Module 2 -Telepractice procedures
Module 2 –Case study
RIDBC Hunter staff received:
• 2 hour group training (lecture, printed materials)
• 30 minute environmental assessment
• 2x multipoint observation sessions
• Tour of resource library
Module 3 Topics:• Adult learning styles/coaching
strategies• Roles and responsibilities
within sessions• Training and use of support
personnel• Documentation of sessions• Evaluation
Module 3 - Telepractice Pedagogy
Module 3 - Case Study
RIDBC Hunter staff received:• 2 hour training session
(lecture, printed materials)• 2x 1 hour simulated VC
sessions• 2x 1 hour session critiques
Module 4 Topics:
• Asynchronous tools• Advanced functionality (multi-
point, recording/streaming • Calibration and maintenance of
telehealth equipment • Rules and Regulations regarding
telepractice
Module 4 -Advanced Technical Skills
Module 4 -Case study
RIDBC Hunter staff received:
• 2 hour training session (lecture, printed materials)
• 4x 20min simulated troubleshooting activities
• 2x 20min practical sessions integrating technology
• 2x 30 min practical sessions integrating asynchronous technology (facilitated by multimedia staff)
RIDBC Hunter 2014…
- To date, all RIDBC Hunter staff have participated in service delivery via telepractice
- 5 children have been enrolled in the telepractice (blended service) program.
- 2 of these are also enrolled in the RIDBC Cochlear Implant program and participate in remote mapping via videoconference, facilitated by their consultant.
Contact us
Melissa McCarthy Michelle [email protected] [email protected] +61 02 9872 0240 +61 02 9872 0217
Continuing Professional Education www.ridbc.org.au/renwick/professional-education