2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
| Swaddling Ear to Ear – Conceptualizing and supporting early intervention enrollment
Swaddling Ear to Ear – Conceptualizing and supporting early intervention enrollment
In the United States during 2019, 5,934 infants were identified as D/deaf or hard of hearing via Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs (CDC, 2019a). However, over 1/3 of those children and their families are lost to intervention (LTI) and not documented as having accessed to early intervention services (CDC, 2019a). The most commonly known reason for not accessing services, besides those that are logistical in nature, is that the child’s family refused services (CDC, 2021b). Not having access to early intervention is concerning, as it places children at a developmental disadvantage due to a lack of linguistic access. This presentation explores the contributors to this service refusal including the accessibility of information, EHDI policy, and personal decision making followed by a discussion of a novel intervention to address service refusal. This is a unique line of programmatic inquiry focuses on understanding and addressing the individual needs of families beginning to navigate early intervention and their journey with hearing.
- Learners will be able to describe the barriers for families of children who are D/deaf or hard of hearing to accessing early intervention.
- Learners will be able to critique the Swaddling Ear to Ear program as a means of supporting early intervention access for children who are D/deaf or hard of hearing.
- Learners will be able to modify the guiding principles of Swaddling Ear to Ear to meet the needs of their EHDI program.
Presentation:
3478265_16203Torri AnnWoodruff-Gautherin.pdf
Handouts:
3478265_16203Torri AnnWoodruff-Gautherin.pdf
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin
(Primary Presenter,Co-Presenter,Author,Co-Author), University of Connecticut, torri.woodruff@uconn.edu;
Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin, PhD is a Research Scientist in the HELLO Lab of Dr. Derek Houston at UCONN. Passionate about bolstering the voices of stakeholders, Torri Ann implements qualitative methods to highlight the power and value of individual voices in making change. Torri Ann is interested in the intersection of public health, early intervention, and family support.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
• Receives Grants for Other activities from Educational Audiology Association .
• Receives Salary for Employment from UConn.
Nonfinancial -
• Has a Professional (Co Chair)
relationship for Volunteer membership on advisory committee or review panels.
• Has a Professional (Board memeber)
relationship for Volunteer membership on advisory committee or review panels.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Financial relationship with Follow up research on this topic is funded by the Educational Audiology Association
Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin is employed by the University of Connecticut as a Research Scientist in the HELLO Lab.
Nature: Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin serves on the CT EHDI Taskforce and CT Hands and Voices Board.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Kathleen Cienkowski
(Author,Co-Author), University of Connecticut, cienkowski@uconn.edu;
Kathleen M Cienkowski, Ph.D. CCC/A is an Associate Professor and Department Head of SLHS at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Cienkowski studies the benefits of AR among patients with acquired hearing loss and their families. Her work has been funded by National Institutes of Health and the Veterans Administration. She is the Past-President of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, Past-Coordinator for the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) Special Interest Group 7: Aural Rehabilitation and Its Instrumentation. She currently serves a audiology discipline coordinator for the UCONN LEND and co-investigator for the UCONN Pediatric LEND Supplement grant.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
• Has a Professional
relationship for Board membership.
• Has a Professional
relationship for Board membership.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Financial relationship with University of Connecticut, Hearing Rehabilitation Foundation, Eastern CT HLAA Chapter .
Nature: Faculty member
Board member
Boards member.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Emily LaSpada
(Co-Presenter), University Of Connecticut , emily.laspada@uconn.edu;
Emily LaSpada is a senior at the University of Connecticut with studies concentrated in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. Experience working through both the West Hartford and Mansfield Public school systems led a strong educational background. Emily has a passion for working with individuals that are D/deaf and Hard of Hearing stemming from fluency in ASL and a history with the American School for the Deaf. Recent experience in the UConn Speech Processing and Language Development and Aural Rehabilitation Labs, and work as a Newborn Hearing Screener, have shaped the goal of working as a Pediatric Audiologist with research work.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.