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ABSTRACT INFORMATION
Title: 'A Tool for Clarifying Service for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Families in Early Intervention' Track: 3-Early Intervention and Beyond Keyword(s): Collaboration, Family, Team building Learning Objectives: 1. Identify areas of information in which providers need competence in order to provide best service to families whose children have hearing loss. 2. Identify ways to use the presented tool to promote competence, confidence and team building. 3. State action steps for your team, state or personal practice in filling resource gaps. Abstract: In areas with limited services and resources, Early Intervention teams often have little experience providing service to families and their deaf or hard of hearing child. Washington State has guidelines for best practice for families enrolled in early intervention whose children are deaf or hard of hearing. This presentation will discuss those recommendations, and the challenges of meeting them. We will present a draft tool for helping teams start conversations about team strengths, family strengths and resource gaps. We will suggest ways to fill those gaps and build competence and confidence in local teams. Presentation: This presentation has not yet been uploaded or the speaker has opted not to make the presentation available online. Handouts: Handout is not Available
SPEAKER INFORMATION
PRESENTER(S): Mollyshannon Neel - Seattle Childrens      Credentials: MS       Mollyshannon Neel, M.S. is the Program Coordinator for Family Conversations, a Birth to three program serving families with children who are deaf and hard of hearing in western Washington state. She is an educator who has 20 year experience working with children with hearing loss and their families in a variety of settings and with a variety modalities. She is a graduate of St. Mary’s College in Indiana and Canisius College in New York.   AUTHOR(S): Mollyshannon Neel - Seattle Childrens      Credentials: MS       BIO: Mollyshannon Neel, M.S. is the Program Coordinator for Family Conversations, a Birth to three program serving families with children who are deaf and hard of hearing in western Washington state. She is an educator who has 20 year experience working with children with hearing loss and their families in a variety of settings and with a variety modalities. She is a graduate of St. Mary’s College in Indiana and Canisius College in New York.