Guidelines for Developing Telehealth Services and Troubleshooting Problems with Telehealth Technology When Coaching Parents to Conduct Functional Analyses and Functional Communication Training in Their Homes.

Foti et al. (2015) wrote a how-to guide for running FA and FCT through a computer screen.

They coached parents of kids with autism while the family stayed home and the BCBA sat 200 miles away.

The paper lists every tech tool you need and the glitches that will probably happen.

No numbers are given. The team simply shares what broke and how they fixed it.

Dropped calls, fuzzy video, and echo sounds are normal—have a phone backup ready.

Schieltz et al. (2020) later wrapped this guide into a bigger picture: telehealth FA/FCT is doable if you start with a five-minute tech check.

Doughty et al. (2010) showed that trial-based FA cuts assessment time by about 85 %. F et al. used the same short trials, proving the speed-up works through a screen.

Guinness et al. (2024) adds a fine-tune: give corrective feedback right before the next FA run, not after. This timing trick can be plugged into the telehealth coach script F et al. describe.

You can run a full FA and FCT without driving to the home. Print the equipment list from F et al., mail it to the family, and schedule a 15-minute tech rehearsal. When the screen freezes, switch to phone audio and keep coaching. The guide keeps you calm and the parent still learns the steps.