CDD REACH in Action!
CDD REACH uses multiple telehealth formats, from one-on-one direct consultation to multi-day, multi-site, in-depth, specialty training.
- Direct Service & Case Consultations
- Developmental Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Psychology and Infant Mental Health
- Speech and Language Pathology
- Counseling
- Pediatric Nutrition
- Early intervention specialists
Access to specialists may include, but not limited to, the following examples:
- Early Childhood Mental Health consultants team with programs and community teams working with infants and toddlers
- One on one sessions with a developmental pediatrician around medical issues for children with disabilities
- A physical therapist discusses cases with EI providers in rural areas
- A speech language pathologist (SLP) meets with a child, family member, and outlying SLP
Innovative Training Models to Suit the Need:
CEU Continuing Education program for Early Intervention Providers:
- 3 to 6 part series
- Building expertise in post-neonatal care, developmental disabilities, or chronic conditions
- Building In-Community expertise in the diagnosis of Autism:
- Multi-month follow-up to in-person training in diagnostic tool for Autism
- Hands-on case discussions & advice
Learning to care for our Children with Autism in our School:
- 3-day training
- National presenters in Albuquerque
- On-site facilitators in community
- 4 telehealth sites & 16 school districts across northern NM
In depth intervention training for Autism
- CDD REACH CME Continuing Medical Education Series for Providers:
- Monthly
- 1-2 hours
- Multi-site
- Multi-topic
Monthly case discussions in Autism and Developmental Disability Diagnostics:
- Providing the opportunity to learn across the state from each other
Benefits of REACH Telehealth services include:
"A family traveling five minutes across town for a one hour Consultation with a Specialist from UNM via Tele-health, with the comfort of having The Children's Workshop Early Intervention Staff at her side…"
--Patricia Pompeo, Raton