2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/05/2019 | 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Parents' Perspectives on Adoption of Children with Hearing Loss | Paris
Parents' Perspectives on Adoption of Children with Hearing Loss
Changes in adoption law have led to a demographic shift: now, more than ever, the vast majority of children adopted internationally have at least one disability. Adoption of a child with hearing loss can bring great joy to a family, but the child’s history of auditory deprivation, lack of early intervention, and institutional delays can present a challenge for parents and the professionals who serve them. This presentation will discuss the results of a study conducted at our university: “Adoption of Children with Hearing Loss: Parents’ Perspectives.” The current project comprises interviews with parents around the United States who have adopted children who are deaf or hard of hearing and qualitative analysis of shared themes: motivations for adoption, common challenges and supports, decision-making processes regarding technology and communication methodology, and implications for family-centered early intervention.
In addition to discussing the results of our research, this presentation will include practical resources for those considering the adoption of children with hearing loss, both domestically and internationally, as well as a discussion of ways in which EHDI professionals can best meet the needs of children with a history of late identification, trauma, and/or exposure to a first language other than English, English-based sign systems, or American Sign Language.
- Participants will identify three (3) common themes expressed by parents who adopt children with hearing loss and how these might affect how professionals provide family-centered care in these situations
- Participants will describe at least three (3) aspects of trauma-informed care that can be incorporated into early intervention services
- Participants will discuss relevant literature related to deaf adoption
Presentation:
18878_10392ElaineSmolen.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Elizabeth Rosenzweig
(Point of Contact,Primary Presenter), Teachers College, Columbia University, elizabeth@auditoryverbaltherapy.net;
Elizabeth Rosenzweig PhD CCC-SLP LSLS Cert. AVT is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she serves as Director of the Edward D. Mysak Clinic for Communication Disorders. In her private practice, she serves children with hearing loss and their families around the world via telepractice and mentors future Listening and Spoken Language Specialists. Her research interests include trauma-informed care, culturally responsive auditory verbal practice, outcomes for children with hearing loss, and personnel preparation. You can find her at www.AuditoryVerbalTherapy.net.
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Elaine Smolen
(Co-Presenter,Author), Teachers College, Columbia University, elaine.smolen@gmail.com;
Elaine Smolen, PhD, CED, LSLS Cert. AVEd, is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Special Education: Deaf and Hard of Hearing program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research work centers around language and literacy development for young deaf and hard of hearing children who use listening and spoken language. Smolen received her PhD in deaf and hard of hearing education from Columbia as a National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities scholar. An experienced teacher of the deaf and certified Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, Smolen has served young children with hearing loss and their families as a head classroom teacher and in an itinerant role. She holds teaching certification in the areas of deaf education, elementary education, and English.
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• Receives Salary for Employment from Teachers College, Columbia University.
• Receives Salary for Employment from University of Connecticut.
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• Has a Personal (hard of hearing, wears hearing aids)
relationship for Other volunteer activities.
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Financial relationship with Teachers College, Columbia University
University of Connecticut.
Nature: hard of hearing, wears hearing aids.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Maria Hartman
(Co-Presenter,Author), Teachers College, Columbia University, mch33@columbia.edu;
Maria Hartman, Ph.D., is a NYS certified Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing with many years of classroom teaching experience. She is currently a lecturer and the director of the the Program of Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at Teachers College, Columbia University.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.