Volume 15, Number 2, Summer 2020

Clinical Strategies for Pediatric In-Patient Speech-Language Pathologists Working in a Hospital Setting During COVID-19 Pandemic

AUTHOR(S):

• Maura Collins, M.S., CCC-SLP
• Debra Anderson, EdD, CCC-SLP
• Meagan Ledder, M.A., CCC-SLP
• Kimberly A. Wood, M.S., CCC-SLP, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
• Tommie L. Robinson, Jr., PhD, CCC-SLP, Children’s National Hospital, Scottish Rite Center for Childhood Language Disorders, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA

This article focuses on strategies that speech-language pathologists may use when working in a hospital setting. The COVID-19 pandemic has required providers in healthcare to adapt service delivery to minimize risks to all involved yet provide them effectively and efficiently. Information regarding safety, the essential nature of speech-language pathology, and service delivery will be provided.

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