2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/18/2024 | 10:05 AM - 10:30 AM | Comprehensive Family Support in a Rural State | Capitol 5
Comprehensive Family Support in a Rural State
Family support is an essential part of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) process (Joint Committee for Infant Hearing, 2019). However, family-to-family support can be challenging in states with significant rural populations like Idaho. When family-to-family connections are combined with university resources, there are more opportunities to develop and implement systematic support and education to families. In 2022, the Idaho State University Helping Adults Talk to Children (HATCH) lab was designated as the family-to-family support provider for the state of Idaho. In this unique model, parents of children who are Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) work with a speech-language pathology faculty member to provide an integrated approach to family support and connecting families with education and timely resources. Because Idaho has a shortage of early intervention providers (i.e., pediatric audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and teachers for the DHH), family-support services are comprehensive and easily-accessed throughout the state. This presentation will outline how the HATCH lab collects data to effectively meet the needs of families throughout the state and uses technology to reach families regardless of their geographic location.This progressive family support outreach model has improved parent engagement, improved community partnership collaborations, and has increased early intervention participation in rural areas of our state.
- Identify how collaboration can be used to help support families in a rural state
- List asynchronous and synchronous modalities that can be used to support families of children who are DHH
- Identify ways family-based data can be leveraged to increase effectiveness of family support and systems change
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Presenters/Authors
Kristina Blaiser
(Primary Presenter,Author), Idaho State University, Kristina.Blaiser@isu.edu;
Kristina Blaiser, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is
a Professor of Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and directs the HATCH (Helping Adults Talk to Children) Lab at Idaho State University. Dr. Blaiser has extensive experience leading early childhood education programs and evaluating the outcomes of children who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. Her research interests include program evaluation and graduate training related to assessment and early intervention practices of children who are Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing. Dr. Blaiser’s recent work has focused on using telehealth to support families in early intervention. Kristina is the Coordinator for ASHA SIG 9: Hearing Loss and Hearing Disorders in Childhood.
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• Receives Grants for Independent contractor from Idaho State University.
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relationship for Board membership.
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Financial relationship with Idaho Sound Beginnings.
Nature: This work is funded by Idaho Sound Beginnings.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Kathleen Ross
(Co-Presenter,Co-Author), Idaho State University, kathleenross2@isu.edu;
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Lesa Coleman
(Co-Presenter,Author,Co-Author), HATCH lab, lesacoleman@gmail.com;
Lesa Coleman, MS, has provided parent support and advocacy for families with children with hearing loss for many years. Lesa, is mother of six children including two daughters, Corinne and Emily, who have bilateral moderate-profound hearing loss. Lesa is a member of the ISU HATCH Lab family support outreach team and serves on the the Idaho Sound Beginnings Board. Lesa is an Idaho native. She enjoys exploring National Park sites and has a passion for children’s literature.
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Brian Shakespeare
(Co-Author), Idaho Sound Beginnings, Brian.Shakespeare@dhw.idaho.gov;
Brian Shakespeare has worked for Idaho Sound Beginnings since 2011; starting as the Data Manager and being promoted as Program Coordinator in 2014. He received his Baccalaureate of Science in Psychology from Boise State University in 2009. Following graduation he worked with children with developmental disabilities for two years, eventually becoming a Certified Behavioral Interventionist. Brian’s major accomplishments with Idaho Sound Beginnings include receiving the Outstanding Organization of the Year Award from the Idaho Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, overseeing data linkages between HiTrack, Idaho’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System, and the databases of both Idaho Vital Records and ITPKIDS, Idaho’s Part C database, as well as implementing process improvements in screening programs and audiology clinics across the state. Brian enjoys playing soccer, rock climbing, and taking his two Boston Terriers to the park to play Frisbee golf.
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