Purpose: The purpose of this article is to outline the challenges and opportunities faced by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) providing telepractice services as the profession approaches the 100th anniversary of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 2025. As this anniversary approaches, SLPs nationwide will reflect on the profession's past, present, and future. Undoubtedly, issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and the use of telepractice technology during this time will be analyzed. This article will outline several challenges for the profession and clinicians to consider for the longevity of telepractice service delivery, including (a) consensus on eHelper/facilitator terminology, (b) designating a telepractice service delivery model, (c) exploring telepractice occupational culture, and (d) pursuing future directions (e.g., ethnographic applications and cultural-linguistic diversity). Conclusions: Although telepractice service delivery has existed for less than a century, there is evidence of rapid progress. Meeting the challenges ahead for SLPs using telepractice may have a lasting impact on clinical implications in the field of speech-language pathology in 2025 and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many Hispanic students present with difficulties in developing proficient writing skills. Perhaps these difficulties are associated with cultural and linguistic differences. This pilot investigation explored this concept through a mixed-methods approach. A qualitative analysis of written expository paragraphs was conducted to identify common writing patterns among the samples. Then, a single-case, multiple baselines design was employed to examine the effectiveness of an original writing intervention targeting expository writing skills in Hispanic students who are proficient in English. Results are presented with implications for speech-language pathologists for consideration in providing written language services to similar populations.

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