ABSTRACT

There is so much to consider in any clinical consultation: identifying the individual is the one you expected, who is with the individual, which therapy intervention, resources, signposting, referrals, being cued in to responses for contextual information, evaluation and outcomes, planning next steps … and this is all before you throw ‘virtual’ in the mix!

This clinical companion presents 50 transferable, adaptable, practical and accessible chapters for speech and language therapists and others working via remote consultations.

Divided into four sections, the book covers:

  • The remote practitioner.
  • The remote rules.
  • Creating a digital tool kit.
  • A remotely possible future.

Aimed at students encountering their first remote consultations, newly qualified clinicians with limited practical experience of virtual clinics through to clinicians who are experienced in their own specialities but now need to transfer those skills to remote ways of delivery, this concise text will provide confidence and guidance for the reader. It will also prove useful to clinicians beyond speech and language as many of the skills and practical advice and guidance are applicable in specialities across a range of settings, both public and private, healthcare and education.

chapter |2 pages

Introduction: The Remotest Possibility

section Section 2|80 pages

The Remote Rules

chapter 11|7 pages

Virtual Virgins

chapter 12|1 pages

Testing, Testing

chapter 15|4 pages

Prepare to Prepare

chapter 16|5 pages

Lights, Camera, Action … Smile!

chapter 17|2 pages

To IG or to Not IG, THAT Is the Question

chapter 18|2 pages

Don't Be IG-norant

chapter 20|3 pages

Assessing and Mitigating Risk

chapter 21|2 pages

Safe and Sound: Safeguarding and Consent

chapter 23|2 pages

Buttons, Buttons Everywhere!

chapter 24|2 pages

‘You're On Mute'

chapter 25|4 pages

Guess Who? Clarifying Identity

chapter 28|2 pages

When Security Gets Personal

chapter 29|2 pages

Remote Rapport: Forever More or Nevermore?

chapter 31|2 pages

A Tangled Web: Browsers and Windows

chapter 32|2 pages

Closing Conversations

section Section 3|52 pages

The Remote Tools: Creating a Digital Toolkit