How teletherapy can transform mental health services in schools
The need for robust behavioral and mental health services in schools is undeniable. Students face a growing range of challenges, from academic pressures and peer stressors to family conflicts and bullying. Meanwhile, shortages of qualified clinicians leave onsite specialty staff, such as school psychologists, social workers, and speech-language pathologists working exhaustively to support student needs. […]
No more waiting: Presence helps schools serve students with special needs
When a student is struggling, the road to accessing special education support can be daunting. Parents know their child needs extra help, but the wait for answers and critical support makes the future seem even more uncertain. As for school districts? They’re just as overwhelmed. Increased student needs, staffing shortages, and evaluation backlogs […]
Presence Celebrates Delivery of Over 6 Million Teletherapy Sessions
As a leader in teletherapy services, we have delivered more than 6 million teletherapy sessions. That’s over 180 MILLION minutes of teletherapy and evaluations since our founding in 2009. Throughout our history as PresenceLearning and now as Presence, we have worked with over 10,000 school partners to develop our best practices for excellence in teletherapy […]
4 Reasons to Choose Teletherapy Solutions for Your School
Education is constantly evolving to meet the unique needs of students and educators, and in today’s digital era, teletherapy has emerged as a game-changer. Let’s explore the top four reasons why schools nationwide are opting for remote student support services. 1. Fill Critical Service Gaps School districts today use teletherapy services to support their onsite […]
How Technology Can Bolster Teletherapy
Ninety-five percent of therapists expect to be using remote therapy and digital assessment tools within the next five years.* Technology is disrupting modern therapy delivery and the benefits are tenfold. In this blog post, discover what teletherapy is and how a modern therapy platform like Kanga can help you reach more students, improve service delivery, […]
5 Timesavers Every Teletherapy Clinician Needs
Teletherapy Clinicians are often juggling caseloads, managing piles of documentation, and watching multiple students’ progress, it can feel like you’re always behind. The time crunch you feel is real. One survey found you lose nearly a half a day each week in paperwork* and another says even more time is lost hustling between appointments and […]
7 Tips for Clinicians Starting or Scaling a Private Practice
After years of classroom closures, changing COVID-19 protocols, and unstable working conditions, school-based clinicians are experiencing burnout and are seeking alternative ways to work. Many are leaving the profession altogether for remote and flexible work possibilities and exploring the benefits of working for themselves. There are many benefits of working for yourself—increased control over your […]
The Game Changer: A Career in Teletherapy
SLP Series with Kristin Martinez As a school-based speech-language pathologist (SLP), you are doing meaningful, impactful, and necessary work. With the number of students requiring evaluation and direct therapy services continuing to grow, it’s very clear that SLPs are crucial members of every district education team. But consider how your time is utilized in your […]
Five reasons for a teletherapy career
Take back control of your life–with teletherapy. Teletherapy offers a powerful career choice to let you practice at the top of your license, with flexibility in scheduling to adjust your caseload up or down as needed, and the ability to serve a broad diversity of students, within a supportive community of professional colleagues. Let’s explore […]
7 Ways to Overcome Disruptive Behaviors Subverting the Therapy Session
The growing popularity of teletherapy, while an extremely welcome development, has presented a whole range of challenges for therapists. Often the most difficult is how to react when children misbehave during the session. When things don’t go as planned, it is important to understand the reasons behind the child’s difficult behavior. It’s possible that the […]
How to Run a Successful Private Practice Online
If you’re like many therapists, you stopped seeing clients in person when the COVID-19 pandemic started. Maybe you were just getting started in practice or maybe you’ve been practicing in person for years. But with the challenges presented by COVID-19, therapists everywhere were faced with taking their practice online or pushing pause on private practice. […]
Turbocharge Your Student’s Therapy: The 5 Secrets to Effective Praise
The Breakthrough Study It used to be that, in traditional cultures around the world, parents would avoid praise. They were concerned that excessive praise would inflate the ego, making their children overconfident. But today, things have changed dramatically. There is a growing body of research that finds praise can be an effective way for parents, […]