17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
3/19/2018 | 11:15 AM - 11:40 AM | Engaging Parents, Developing Leaders | Quartz A/B
Engaging Parents, Developing Leaders
The greatest challenge for children who are deaf or hard of hearing is the ability to acquire age appropriate language to communicate. As services and technology continue to improve, we see greater potential for and improved outcomes in a child’s ability to overcome this challenge. When JCIH recommendations of 1-3-6 are followed that include access to quality intervention, children with hearing loss are often caught up to their hearing peers in speech and language by the age of 3.
Current research (Ching et al, 2015; Wang, 2017) indicates 4 factors that impact this outcome are 1) age of amplification, 2) Cognition 3) maternal education and 4) socioeconomic status. Therefore; children with hearing loss born into poverty are at an even greater disadvantage to catching up to their peers in order to enter kindergarten ready to learn. Studies have indicated that children from low socioeconomic homes hear 30 million words less than their peers by the age of 3 directly impacting their vocabulary, which is the number 1 predictor of reading and academic success.
To improve parent education and sensitivity, our large medical based program participated in a yearlong self-study using a tool developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, “Engaging Parents, Developing Leaders”.
This presentation will share the findings from the Engaging Parents, Developing Leaders Task Force from 4 Domains: Building a Culture of Respect, Inclusion and Equity; Coaching Parents on Competence and Confidence; Listening to and Forming Partnerships with Parents; and Partnering with Other Organizations to Serve the Whole Family along with the comprehensive plan for improvement in each domain. It will empower EHDI programs to further engage the families they work with by sharing tools and resources for success.
- The learner will be able to understand the impact of maternal education and socioeconomic status on outcomes in language development for children with hearing loss
- The learner will be able to list resources that can be utilized by their EHDI program to increase parent involvement in order to improve outcomes
- The learner will be able to brainstorm 3 month and 6 month goals related to parent engagement and leadership within their local/ state EHDI program
Presentation:
15805_7790ErinThompson.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
15805_7790HannahEskridge.doc
Presenters/Authors
Hannah Eskridge
(), University of North Carolina, hannah.eskridge@unchealth.unc.edu;
Hannah Eskridge, MSP, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the Clinical Director of the Children’s Cochlear Implant Center at UNC. She has been working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families for over 20 years. Her primary interests are increasing access to hearing healthcare for children and the use of strengths based coaching with both professionals and parents in the areas of listening and spoken language development.
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Erin Thompson
(), CASTLE, erin_thompson@med.unc.edu;
Erin Thompson, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT has worked at the CASTLE program in the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the University of North Carolina since July 2004. She earned her Master’s Degree at UNC-CH and completed a semester of practicum at CASTLE. She completed her clinical fellowship year with Pediatric Speech and Language Services out of Greensboro. She is the lead educational consultant for the pediatric cochlear implant team and travels to various school districts in the state to provide mentoring and other educational support. Erin conducts individual speech and language therapy sessions with CASTLE preschool students, Parent Participation Sessions, and has recently led a small classroom focused on pragmatics and language use. Erin also conducts speech-language evaluations for both the CASTLE preschool and the Cochlear Implant Team and provides onsite mentoring for student and professional interns.
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.