Honing Online Clinical Skills

Audiology Australia • 22nd April 2020Aleisha Davis, Karen Bate, Danielle Lam, Angelika Dalkeith

FAQ’s for online telehealth

About online telehealth

Troubleshooting telehealth

VC information for families

VC information for clinicians

“This actually works slightly better for our family as the baby can be asleep while we are involved in our online group for our older child”

• Purpose is key• Are ways to check functional listening skills online• Information will be different, just as valuable• Clear expectations, set up and practice• Consider how to establish trust • Access options: Interpreting; captioning• Look for patterns, clues• Exploring assessment options• Information available in different ways• What do our clients really need?

Summary

• Heads up newsletter

• Beyond Blue COVID-19 website – all ages, particularly

teens with direct links.

• Headspace app: Family plan: 6 accounts for $170 AUD: https://www.headspace.com/family-plan(Highly recommend referrals for teens to Headspace organisation, free and govt based)

• This Way Up courses: usually $59 per course, free until end of April• Smiling Mind: Free https://www.smilingmind.com.au/smiling-mind-app• HeadGear (Black Dog Institute):Free https://apps.apple.com/au/app/headgear/id1160049475

and https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.edu.sydney.poscomp.headgearapp&hl=en_AU

• MoodGym (CBT type exercises): Free for Australians: https://moodgym.com.au/• Calm $120 for an annual subscription• Captioning options - AG Bell resource page

Resources• Emerging minds fact sheetsGood Australian based research

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