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MA, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Melissa Jakubowitz, MA, CCC-SLP, is the owner and president of LiveNow, which provides telepractice training and services. She is a board-certified specialist in Child Language with extensive administrative experience running a multi-office private practice and leading a telepractice company's clinical department. Ms. Jakubowitz has presented on a variety of issues, including telepractice, private practice, and language disorders in school-age children. She has extensive experience working directly with school-age students in various settings in addition to leadership positions in both work settings and professional associations.
Ms. Jakubowitz has served ASHA and related organizations as a former president of the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association and California Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists in Private Practice. Ms. Jakubowitz was elected to serve on the Legislative Council for 13 years and one year on the ASHA Speech-Language Pathology Advisory Council. As a member of the Legislative Council, she was elected to serve as chair of the Credential Committee. She was appointed to the ASHA Board of Ethics, where she served on the Education Subcommittee and was chair of this subcommittee in 2010. Ms. Jakubowitz was invited to participate in the Leadership Development Program at ASHA and has served as a convention program committee member in the topic area Language and Learning in School-Age Children and Adolescents, Business, Management, and Professional Issues and as the topic chair for Telepractice for two years. Recently, Ms. Jakubowitz was elected to serve on the SIG 18 Coordinating Committee and is currently the SIG 18 coordinator.
Ms. Jakubowitz is a recipient of the Distinguished Service to Speech-Language Pathology and Honors of the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is a Fellow of ASHA. She was also the California recipient of the DiCarlo Award in 2013.
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Browse Course CatalogStarting Out in Telepractice
Presented by Melissa Jakubowitz, MA, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Starting Out in Telepractice
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Over the last ten years, telepractice has grown exponentially, allowing more clients to be served by highly qualified clinicians around the country and the world. Training prior to beginning services is critical to the successful provision of telepractice-based services and understanding differences between in-person and remote services, which assists clinicians in offering high-quality, productive sessions. This course will lay the groundwork for effective telepractice services. Participants will learn about current technology, laws and regulations, best practices in therapy, and preventing common barriers to telepractice.
Specialty Work with Telepractice
Presented by Melissa Jakubowitz, MA, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Specialty Work with Telepractice
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Telepractice continues to grow, and as more clinicians become interested in providing telepractice services, training becomes critical to the successful provision of services. Once clinicians understand the basics of telepractice, the next step is how to provide high-quality, evidence-based therapy. This course will cover engaging materials for telepractice, working with different populations, and effective models of telepractice service delivery for children.
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