Here are 3 of the most interesting innovations in speech therapy:
1. Complete care schemes (whole-person care)
When a child is taken to the doctor or therapist, their needs are not just of one kind – that is, they are not just physical, but also emotional, social, behavioral, etc. Collaborative technology and the modernization of health information flow, while respecting HIPPA and GDPR standards, help the speech therapist integrate information from multiple sources about the child's health. All this data can contribute to the development of a more effective speech therapy intervention scheme.
2. Teletherapy
Online therapy developed strongly at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, largely out of simple necessity – speech therapists and parents suddenly found themselves in a situation where they could no longer continue speech therapy treatment for the little ones.
Fortunately, teletherapy is supported by specialized studies that demonstrate its effectiveness and show that speech therapists can provide online services at the same quality standards as in-person therapy. In addition, teletherapy offers several advantages that are hard to ignore, both for psychotherapists and for families who need a speech therapist:
* Parents can get more involved in their child's recovery
* Speech therapists have more control over their work and can make their schedule more flexible
* Geographical barriers disappear, and children can work with speech therapists from anywhere in the world
* Speech therapists are no longer constrained by the limitations of a physical office, and parents no longer waste time traveling to the speech therapist's office
* Increased accessibility – when you have more freedom of choice, speech therapy becomes accessible to more families with different financial possibilities
3. The evolution of learning habits
Unlike their parents, children today are "digital natives," meaning they are used to technology and the online world from a very early age. Raised in a technology-rich environment, children learn to use phones, tablets, and mobile apps very quickly, usually managing intuitively even when faced with something new. An important positive effect of this immersion of children in the digital space is that they can now benefit from advanced therapy tools, adapted to the new ways in which children process information.
Speech therapy apps can help children develop attention, memory, thinking, desire to engage, and learning productivity. VoxiKids App has dozens of specialized speech therapy exercises, presented to children in the form of an attractive game. During online therapy sessions, children can also access the various exercises offered by VoxiClinic, as well as other useful digital tools, such as digital sound assessment, sound training module, appointment calendar, and educational videos that can help them learn how to pronounce different words, songs, dances, stories, and more.
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