College clinic and center offer collaborative telehealth services
Due to the rise of COVID-19, the UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic and the Center for Autism and Behavioral Education Research (CABER) transitioned to telehealth models to continue conducting evaluations for patients.
Typically, parents make separate appointments with the clinic and center depending on their children’s needs. As a result, the two services joined together to conduct online autism, speech, and language evaluations for patients simultaneously.
The telehealth model proved successful for both practitioners and graduate students, as well as patients who have limited transportation options to campus.
“It’s incredibly helpful for me, as a psychologist, to see what the UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic does in their evaluations,” said Andrea Zawoyski, CABER’s assistant research scientist. “It’s also a great opportunity for our CABER students to observe how collaboration can prepare them to work in the field and help them build professional relationships.”