Table 8.
Essential Skills Descriptive Statistics
| All Groups (SLP, TF, SA, UF) | Direct Providers (SLP, TF) | Indirect Providers (SA, UF) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telepractice Session Competencies | ||||
| Verifies Technology | n | 35.00 | 27.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | |
| SD | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Positions Technology | n | 35.00 | 27.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.94 | 4.93 | 5.00 | |
| SD | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.00 | |
| Ensures Audio/Visual quality | n | 35.00 | 27.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.83 | 4.78 | 5.00 | |
| SD | 0.75 | 0.85 | 0.00 | |
| Escorts Students | n | 35.00 | 27.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.71 | 4.85 | 4.25 | |
| SD | 0.71 | 0.53 | 1.04 | |
| Web-Based Therapeutic Materials | n | 35.00 | 27.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.71 | 4.63 | 5.00 | |
| SD | 0.99 | 1.12 | 0.00 | |
| Behavior Management | n | 33.00 | 26.00 | 7.00 |
| M | 4.52 | 4.62 | 4.14 | |
| SD | 1.00 | 0.80 | 1.57 | |
| Technology Specific Competencies | ||||
| Accesses Session Link | n | 34.00 | 26.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.94 | 4.92 | 5.00 | |
| SD | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.00 | |
| Establishes Session Link | n | 34.00 | 26.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.94 | 4.92 | 5.00 | |
| SD | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.00 | |
| Troubleshoots Audio/Video | n | 34.00 | 26.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.59 | 4.62 | 4.50 | |
| SD | 1.08 | 0.98 | 1.41 | |
| Troubleshoots Software | n | 34.00 | 26.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.47 | 4.54 | 4.25 | |
| SD | 1.13 | 1.03 | 1.49 | |
| Communicates with SLP | n | 34.00 | 26.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.88 | 4.92 | 4.75 | |
| SD | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.71 | |
| Troubleshooting Resource List | n | 34.00 | 26.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.71 | 4.62 | 5.00 | |
| SD | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.00 | |
| Communicates with IT | n | 33.00 | 25.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.82 | 4.76 | 5.00 | |
| SD | 0.58 | 0.66 | 0.00 | |
| Policy and Procedure Competencies | ||||
| General School Policies | n | 33.00 | 25.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.88 | 4.84 | 5.00 | |
| SD | 0.49 | 0.55 | 0.00 | |
| School Privacy Policies | n | 33.00 | 25.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | |
| SD | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Infection Control Policies | n | 33.00 | 25.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.88 | 4.92 | 4.75 | |
| SD | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.71 | |
| School Telepractice Policies | n | 33.00 | 25.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | |
| SD | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Privacy Policies within Telepractice | n | 33.00 | 25.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | |
| SD | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Interpersonal Competencies | ||||
| Student Interaction | n | 33.00 | 25.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.88 | 5.00 | 4.50 | |
| SD | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0.93 | |
| Facilitates Communication | n | 33.00 | 25.00 | 8.00 |
| M | 4.82 | 4.92 | 4.50 | |
| SD | 0.58 | 0.40 | 0.93 | |
Note. For simplification of visual presentation, competencies were shortened to key words. Complete competency descriptors can be found in Appendix A.