Telepractice and the CELF-5
Professionals should address five themes (Eichstadt et al. 2013) when planning for administering CELF®-5 assessments via telepractice:
For more information on the five themes, please visit our general telepractice web page.
Special recommendations for administering CELF-5 via telepractice
Selected research to date
Studies supporting the equivalency of test scores when picture stimuli are displayed to the examinee in a printed manual versus a digital display on a computer screen (in-person administration):
Daniel, M. H., Wahlstrom, D., & Zhou, X. (2014). Equivalence of Q-interactive and paper administrations of language tasks: Selected CELF-5 tests. Q-interactive Technical Report 7. Bloomington, MN: Pearson.
Daniel, M. H. (2012a). Equivalence of Q-interactive administered cognitive tasks: WAIS–IV. Q-interactive Technical Report 1. Bloomington, MN: Pearson.
Daniel, M. H. (2012b). Equivalence of Q-interactive administered cognitive tasks: WISC–IV. Q-interactive Technical Report 2. Bloomington, MN: Pearson.
Studies addressing the use of CELF via telepractice:
Eichstadt, T. J., Castilleja, N., Jakubowitz, M., & Wallace, A. (2013, November). Standardized assessment via telepractice: qualitative review and survey data. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Chicago, IL.
Waite, M., Theodoros, D., Russell, T., & Cahill, L. (2010). Internet-based telehealth assessment of language using the CELF-4. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 41, 445–458.
Note: Further research may be added over time.
Conclusion
Portions of the CELF-5 may be used reliably via telepractice, as noted above. Further research is underway on the tests where a similar performance between paper and telepractice presentation may be in question. Therefore, you may use the noted CELF-5 tests via telepractice without additional permission from Pearson in the following published contexts:
- CELF-5 Digital Stimulus book on Q-global®
Any other use of the CELF-5 via telepractice requires prior permission from Pearson. This includes, but is not limited to, scanning the paper stimulus books, digitizing the paper record forms, holding the materials physically up in the camera's viewing area, or uploading a manual on to a shared drive or site.