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Live Video Visits (Telehealth) Resources

Nov 27, 2023 4:00 pm
Key resources related to the use of live video visits (aka "telehealth") in Illinois Early Intervention. Resources in BOLD are key resources.

EITP Online Asynchronous Training: Using Live Video Visits in EI (During COVID-19)
EITP Training (see our calendar for upcoming offerings): Strengthening Connections with Families through Live Video Visits (LVV) Facilitated Discussion Series resources page
Resources for Live Video Videos in Early Intervention (pdf) from EITP
Maximizing Live Video Visits - This EITP Announcement sent on 10/6/21 includes tips and resources for enhancing your visits with families. It also includes information on the coaching process. It is also available in a printable version (pdf).
Tips for Aligning IL EI Principles to Telehealth (pdf) updated July 2022
Partnering with Families during Live Video Visits (Telehealth) (pdf) - tips for telehealth in IL EI! Use the first page as a quick, visual list of reminders that can be printed and put somewhere for you to use as a guide.
- Family Engagement Tips (pdf)
- YouTube Playlists (videos) on Parent Perspectives on Live Video Visits and the FAQs about Live Video Visits from the Illinois EI Clearinghouse
- Family Tip Sheets on Teleheal th from Illinois EI Clearinghouse
- Tips for Video Chatting with Young Children from NAEYC
Resources on Telehealth from FIPP - includes great infographics that align with our training!
Determining A Child's Eligibility for Early Intervention Services Remotely from ECTA Center
Equitably Serving Children with Disabilities and their Families during Coronavirus (COVID-19) from ECTA Center
Live Video Visits Action Plan (pdf, form) and Coaching Characteristics (pdf) from EITP Training

Planning for Telehealth
- Preparing for Telehealth Checklist: Are you ready to deliver services in a live video format (i.e. telehealth)? (a checklist for providers) (pdf) from EITP
- Joint Planning Document for Preparation for Live Video EI Visits (pdf) from EITP
- Family Technology Checklist for Live Video EI Visits (pdf) from EITP
- Professional Technology Checklist for Live Video EI Visits (pdf) from EITP
- Planning for the Use of Video Conferencing for Early Intervention Home Visits during the COVID-19 Pandemic (pdf) from ECTA Center
Helpful links to picking telehealth platforms:
The following links are from Texas' Little Lives Early Childhood Intervention Telehealth page:
Service Coordination Specific Resources:
- Family Informed Decisions - Service Coordinator Talking Points (pdf) from EITP - UPDATED to include in-person visits
- Routines Based Interview (RBI) Key Steps during Telehealth (pdf) from EITP
- RBI Reminders for Telehealth (pdf) from EITP
Illinois-Specific Resources:
COVID-19 resource landing pagefrom EITP
Everyday Early Intervention during COVID from EI Clearinghouse
- Telehealth tip sheets
Discipline-Specific Telehealth Resources:
- Telepractice Resources During COVID-19 - a resource list curated by ASHA focusing on policy, preparation and delivery of Speech, Language and Hearing services via telehealth.
- Our Resources for Live Video Videos in Early Intervention has selected resources from NCHAM, but if you are looking for more, please visit their Telehealth and EHDI Sytems page.
- How to Keep up with Physical and Occupational Therapy at Home (video from Good Morning America, April 22, 2020)
- Using the ASQ in Virtual Environment from Brooks Publishing
  - Using ASQ®:SE-2 Effectively with Parents During Virtual Screening Interviews (video) and related slides
Videos on Virtual Home Visits
- A Family's Story: Virtual Home Visits with Zander's Family
  If you're interested in learning how to make the most of your provider's expertise during and in between virtual visits, listen to five-month-old Zander's family story.
- A Family's Story: Virtual Home Visits with Grayson's Family
  If you're anxious about how virtual visits will work for your family, listen to 18-month-old Grayson's family story.
- A Family's Story: Virtual Home Visits with Ares' Family
  If you're new to EI/ECSE and want to understand how virtual visits work, listen to nine-month-old Ares' family story.
- A Family's Story: Virtual Home Visits with Liam's Family
  If you're familiar with in-person home visits, but unsure of the benefits of virtual visits listen to young Liam's family story. En Español (with English subtitles)
- A Family's Story: Virtual Home Visits with Sam's Family
  If you're wondering what benefits a provider can bring to your child and family through virtual visits, listen to two-year-old Sam's family story.
All five videos and more can be found on ECTA’s website on Technology Use.
FAQs about Live Video Visits
Frequently Asked Questions about Live Video Visits (i.e., teletherapy) for families of children receiving early intervention (EI) during COVID-19
Videos:
These videos and more can be found on the Early Intervention Clearinghouse's Everday EI during COVID page.