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REACH Services || Referral Information

REACH Telehealth Network Services

The REACH telehealth network offers the following services for families of young children with developmental differences and providers.

REACH CLINICAL CONSULT SERVICES

Clinical service providers can offer

1. clinical consult to a family and their child,
2. resources and information, or
3. support and technical assistance to providers of service to young children with developmental delays or disabilities.

Clinical services available include:

• Speech Language Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Developmental Pediatrics
• Psychology
• Educational/cognitive diagnostician services
• Pediatric Nutrition (as available)
• Pediatric Neurology (as available)

REACH works in collaboration with the following Center for Development and Disabilities Programs:

Early Childhood Evaluation Program (ECEP):

ECEP provides statewide interdisciplinary developmental evaluation services to children age birth through three. ECEP staff may be accessed for a telehealth consultation about a specific child or for general questions of child development, evaluation tools and approaches, intervention strategies and working with families. ECEP brings staff to consult through REACH video- conferencing network.

Supports and Assessment for Feeding And Eating (SAFE) Clinic:

SAFE is a lifespan feeding and aspiration prevention clinic for individuals with developmental disabilities. Multidisciplinary team feeding evaluations, available at selected community-based sites via interactive videoconferencing, of children and adults with developmental disabilities, for the purpose of improving health and preventing aspiration. Specialists include a registered dietitian, physical therapist or occupational therapist, physician, speech pathologist with expertise in swallowing disorders.

TRAINING

2006 Training Calendar

1. REACH training network
   • CEU programs: REACH provides monthly training at selected videoconferencing sites with CEUs for physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language therapists, developmental specialists, teachers and social workers, on a variety of topics in early intervention.
   • CME programs: REACH provides continuing medical education credits for physicians and other health care providers on a quarterly schedule at selected videoconferencing sites.
2. Southwest Autism Network, Project SET
• Project SET (Specialized Early Teaching for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder) promotes the early identification and appropriate early intervention and preschool services to children with autism and their families and to build statewide capacity and competence in evaluation and intervention with this population. The project accomplishes this through a variety of training, technical assistance and consultation activities. Services can be access through teleconferencing at network sites.
3. Early Childhood Evaluation Program

• Training and Technical Assistance: ECEP staff is available to provide specific training technical assistance and videoconferencing is one way that it can be arranged. Training and technical assistance typically requested include: administering assessment tools, adapting tools and materials for special needs, intervention strategies, case discussion and follow up, or accessing the health care community.