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ABSTRACT INFORMATION
Title: 'Implementing Tele-intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Hearing Loss ' Track: - Keyword(s): early intervention, family-centered, hearing loss Learning Objectives: Gain increased knowledge about pioneering practices in the delivery of tele-intervention, particularly in serving families of infants and toddlers with hearing loss. Obtain strategies for incorporating natural environments and daily routines into tele-intervention sessions. Identify the research and systems development needs regarding tele- intervention. Abstract: Tele-intervention services, defined as the application of telepractice to deliver early intervention services, is being adopted as a way to provide families of infants and toddlers with access to providers with needed expertise. The purpose of this presession is to share the lessons learned from pioneering programs in the field of tele-intervention. Directors from several highly regarded early intervention programs and who are members of the learning community will present on their lessons learned to date in implementing tele-intervention. The benefits of tele-intervention in reinforcing a coaching model of service delivery will be highlighted, promoting the use of this best practice in the field of early intervention. Tools to guide implementation of tele-intervention sessions, including assessing the capacity of available technology, preparing families for this new form of intervention, and guidelines for early intervention therapists - speech/language pathologists, auditory-verbal therapists, and developmental therapists - will be presented. Ensuring that tele-intervention providers have the requisite skills in coaching families as well as management of technology will be emphasized. The need for evaluating tele-intervention for quality improvement and sustaining this mode of service delivery will be addressed. A framework for evaluating the cost - effectiveness of tele-intervention will be presented, including tools for measuring improved family skills in promoting language, gains to child outcomes, and enhanced coaching behaviors in providers. Preliminary evaluation data will be shared, including data pertaining to family satisfaction and attitudes. Finally, the challenges to delivering tele-intervention and the future directions for guiding its improvement will be articulated. Efforts to address reimbursement, inter-state licensure, and security will be offered. Valuable resources, including the Tele-intervention Resource Guide will be provided along with video clips and hands-on activities. 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
PRESENTER(S) / AUTHOR(S) INFORMATION
Pamela Dawson - Co-Presenter Hear ME Now      Credentials: M.Ed.       Pam has been working in the field of Early Intervention for over 20 years. She holds a Masters degree in Early Intervention from the University of Maine. As the director of hear ME now, a listening and spoken language program in Maine, she works to promote access to qualified LSL providers to all families, regardless to geographic location. hear ME now has been successfully using tele-intervention to coach families for over 4 years. Pam is on the Board of Directors for OPTION programs, and serves as co-chair of the Maine Part C Interagency Coordinating Council..       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial - -             ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial - Diane Behl - POC,Primary Presenter             ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist. Arlene Stredler-Brown - Co-Presenter University of Colorado      Credentials: Ph.D.; CCC-SLP      Other Affiliations: University of British Columbia; Salus University       Arlene Stredler-Brown, PhD, CCC-SLP provides consultation and technical assistance to programs working with infants, toddlers, and young children who are deaf or hard of hearing in the United States and internationally. She has graduate degrees in Speech/Language Pathology, Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing, and a doctoral degree in Special Education. Current research focuses on telepractice; she is the co-investigator for a Phase II Clinical Trial funded by the National Institutes of Health to study services delivered to young children who are deaf via telepractice. Since retiring from her position as Director of the Colorado Home Intervention Program (CHIP), Dr. Stredler-Brown continues to work with initiatives promoting evidence-based early intervention practices, the measurement of effective intervention and education options, and the use of individualized assessments and treatments. She publishes regularly on these topics. Dr. Stredler-Brown works as an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial - Sue Olsen - Co-Presenter Center for Persons with Disabilities      Credentials: M.Ed.       Susan Olsen, M.Ed. , is the director of Interdisciplinary Services at the Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University and a Part C Early Intervention program serving families of children with developmental disabilities. She has over 20 years of experience working in Part C at the state and local levels. Ms. Olsen has pioneered some of the first efforts in tele-intervention using a variety of devices and software.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist. Kristina Blaiser - Co-Presenter Idaho State University      Credentials: Ph.D., CCC-SLP       Kristina Blaiser, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an assistant professor of Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Idaho State University-Meridian. 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 Program Development Manager for ASHA SIG 9: Hearing Loss and Hearing Disorders in Childhood, has served as a consultant for the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM), and is Vice President for the OPTION Schools network.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial -