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• Live Video Visits (Telehealth) Resources

  Aug 6, 2020 8:30 am

  Key resources related to the use of live video visits (aka "telehealth") in Illinois Early Intervention. Resources in BOLD are key resources.

   

  EITP Online Training: Using Live Video Visits in EI (During COVID-19)

  Resources for Live Video Videos in Early Intervention (pdf) from EITP 

  Resources on Telehealth from FIPP - includes great infographics that align with our training!

  Tips for Aligning IL EI Principles to Telehealth (pdf)

  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.

  • *NEW* Family Engagement Tips (pdf)

  • Family Tip Sheets on Telehealth from Illinois EI Clearinghouse

  • Tips for Video Chatting with Young Children from NAEYC

  Frequently Asked Questions about Live Video Visits (i.e., teletherapy) for families of children receiving early intervention (EI) during COVID-19

  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)
  • 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:

  • How to Pick a Telepractice Platform
  • Zoom Guidance – April 2, 2020
  • Suggested Telehealth Platforms (2019)
  • Lifesize Video Conferencing App

  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 Information and Resources from EITP

  • Guidance for the Illinois Part C Early Intervention Live Video Visits (i.e. EI Teletherapy) during COVID-19 Pandemic - 04/06/20
  • Important: Update to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Early Intervention Teletherapy - 04/05/20

  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)

  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 can be found on ECTA’s website on Technology Use.