Transforming Teleassessments For Speech Pathology: Coviu, Pearson, Boom Learning and eLr Join Forces for Webinar

SYDNEY 22 SEPTEMBER 2023 - Coviu is redefining the way speech pathologists are able to conduct assessments. Coviu holds a leading position in Australia's teletherapy market for speech pathologists, distinguishing itself by offering a comprehensive suite of remote tools that seamlessly integrate both standardised and informal assessments directly into sessions. This comprehensive offering includes renowned Pearson assessments and a variety of customisable teleassessment tools, all conveniently accessible through a unified platform. 

As the practice of Speech Pathology assessment continues to evolve, Coviu is expanding its suite of assessment tools, both domestically and internationally, through partnerships with Boom Learning and eLr, with the development of new features such as its customisable forms, as well as extending its product offerings with Pearson. These collaborations underscore Coviu's unwavering dedication to innovation and excellence in the teletherapy landscape. By partnering with such esteemed organisations, Coviu empowers healthcare professionals to deliver top-tier care to their patients and clients, irrespective of geographical constraints or physical distances, thereby reshaping the future of healthcare delivery.

With Boom Learning, speech pathologists can shop a marketplace of over 500,000 resources, including a comprehensive array of solutions and activities tailored to meet the needs of speech pathologists, behavioural specialists, occupational therapists and educators on a global scale. Boom Learning also delivers comprehensive reports that can be shared by an intervention team or with families. 

Speech pathologists can also access a wide range of activities and informal assessment tools through Extra Language Resources (eLr), a highly esteemed platform with over 15,000 evidence-based resources and tools to assist speech pathologists in supporting clients of all age groups facing communication difficulties. Coviu enables seamless integration of eLr into teletherapy sessions, allowing practitioners to combine it with other assessment tools and clinical features to enhance patient/client diagnosis and treatment.

Coviu's extensive teleassessment offering serves as a one-stop shop solution, empowering speech pathologists to enhance their assessment techniques alongside industry advancements. By offering a variety of informal assessment tools in addition to its Pearson Clinical assessments, practitioners can introduce novel assessment approaches that yield improved results. This includes the ability to conduct dynamic assessment methods remotely, entailing teaching and testing simultaneously to gain a deeper insight into an individual's speech and language abilities. Additionally, Coviu facilitates collaborative assessment models, enabling interdisciplinary teamwork among speech pathologists, psychologists, educators and other professionals to deliver comprehensive assessments and develop tailored intervention plans.

Teleassessments are integral for speech pathologists due to several compelling reasons, particularly in recent times. They transcend geographical constraints, offering increased access to services, especially benefiting those in remote or underserved areas. Clients and their families find convenience in teleassessments, eliminating the need for extensive travel, thereby accommodating those with mobility challenges or busy schedules. These assessments also reduce wait times, especially crucial for timely intervention in children with speech and language disorders. Furthermore, teleassessments ensure continuity of care, even during disruptions like pandemics, provide flexible scheduling, cost-efficiency and expanded reach to diverse populations. Leveraging technology, they yield detailed and objective assessments, fostering research and collaboration while adapting to modern lifestyles. 

As Australia's leading telehealth provider, Coviu aims to promote awareness not only of available online assessment features but also of best practices so that speech pathologists harness the extensive advantages of teleassessments. The rapid adoption of teleassessments during the COVID-19 pandemic created a knowledge gap regarding their optimal use, and Coviu is now committed to bridging this gap through education and guidance. 

Coviu also is committed to a scientific approach to enabling assessments. Coviu first implemented support for the CELF-5 in 2018 and allowed a University to undertake research about the validity of the outcomes of administering the CELF-5 in person in comparison to a teleassessment setup. This created the specific setup that Coviu now uses for all implemented assessments. Several other assessments have been independently validated also. You can see the related research publications here.

To further education in the space, Coviu, in collaboration with Boom Learning and eLr, is proud to announce a groundbreaking webinar dedicated to equipping speech pathologists with the knowledge and practical tools necessary for conducting effective and reliable remote assessments. This engaging and informative event will take place on Wednesday, October 42023, from 12pm to 1pm AEST.

Key highlights of the webinar will include:

• Importance of Remote Teleassessments: Learn why remote teleassessments are vital in today's Speech Pathology landscape and how they contribute to improved client outcomes.
• Understanding Assessment Tools: Explore the various types of remote teleassessments available, including standardised, informal and dynamic assessment tools and gain insights into their effective application.
• Best Practices and Guidelines: Discover best practices and guidelines for conducting and administering remote assessments. Learn how to overcome challenges and limitations to ensure the highest quality of care.
• Interactive Q&A Session: Engage with our expert presenters and fellow attendees during a dedicated Q&A session to address any specific queries or concerns.

Coviu extends a warm invitation to the Australian Speech Pathology community and anyone else interested to join our free, live webinar. Additionally, Coviu will record the entire webinar, making it accessible to all registered participants for future reference.

For registration and further information, please visit here

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About Coviu

Coviu is Australia's most trusted virtual care solution, powering secure and feature-rich video and phone consultations. In 2020, 90,000+ Coviu users offered over 3 million healthcare video consultations across the country. To date, Coviu has delivered over 9 million healthcare video consultations, partly directly and partly via the Healthdirect Video Call platform which is a Coviu customer. 

Coviu aims to improve healthcare access for all, and allows both patients and providers to discover the benefits of online consultations such as cost and time savings, reduced no-shows, improved patient satisfaction and greater flexibility. 

About Pearson 

Pearson Clinical is a globally renowned provider of gold-standard assessment tools and solutions for healthcare professionals such as psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, and more. Pearson provides a comprehensive portfolio of research-based instruments that are valid, reliable and represent the highest technical quality in assessments today.  They are particularly noted for their standardised assessment contributions in cognitive/ability, memory, neuropsychology, behaviour, personality/psychopathology, achievement and speech/language.  Noted brands include the Wechsler and Kaufman families of products, MMPI, BASC, OLSAT, CELF, and PLS. 

About Boom Learning

Boom Learning is a platform that supercharges a teacher's effectiveness by providing instant feedback, personalised assignments, and detailed reports. Our signature product is Boom Cards, self-grading learning games with options for live monitoring, drag-and-drop, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, searchlight games, hidden pictures, boardgames, card games, and much more. Educators can make their own or choose from over 500,000 "decks" developed by experienced educators and specialists. Boom Cards have been played over 3 billion times. They are beloved by over 11 million students, 2 million teachers, and 3,000 schools. 

About eLr

eLr Software produces a range of computer programs and resources for speech pathology and speech therapy. They are designed by speech pathologists for speech, language & literacy support and are intended to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between client and clinician.

eLr's programs may be used within therapy, to increase efficiency in service delivery using the Internet and USB based materials, and to improve access to the Internet for people with special needs. It is also available as consultants to clinicians and research projects in the fields of literacy and accessibility issues associated with the Internet.

eLr for Coviu provides more than 15,000 interactive activities covering more than 1,000 separate speech, language and literacy targets. These materials are designed to assist with the remediation of a wide range of speech and language disorders such as phonological impairment, apraxia, developmental language disorder, aphasia and reading and spelling problems.