17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
3/20/2018 | 11:00 AM - 11:25 AM | Tips for Creating a Deaf/Hard of Hearing Friendly Home Environment | Mineral D/E
Tips for Creating a Deaf/Hard of Hearing Friendly Home Environment
Roughly 2 out of every 1,000 children born in the United States are identified with hearing loss in one or both ears through newborn hearing screening programs. Over 90% of these children are born to hearing parents who have limited familiarity with hearing loss and struggle with how to support their young child in the home. Many of the daily interactions among family members can be missed, causing misunderstandings and miscommunication as well as lost learning opportunities. Incidental learning opportunities are often missed. Early intervention programs teach parents how to support their child with their communication and auditory skill development; however, these programs frequently do not address the unique needs of the child who is deaf or hard of hearing that must be addressed in order for the child to fully participate with the family in the home. This session will focus on strategies and tips shared by a Colorado early interventionist, who herself is deaf, designed to increase awareness and facilitate the development of a Deaf/Hard of Hearing friendly home environment. Implementing these recommendations within the home and other natural environments will increase accessible communication and foster a more positive family relationship by more fully including the deaf or hard of hearing child, regardless of communication mode.
- Attendees will develop awareness of how their home surroundings impact accessible communication for the child
- Participants will understand the importance of creating incidental learning opportunities in the home, regardless of communication mode
- Attendees will learn tips and strategies on developing a Deaf/Hard of Hearing friendly home environment to foster positive family interactions and effective communication
Presentation:
15805_7882RobinGetz.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
15805_7882RobinGetz.docx
Presenters/Authors
Robin Getz
(), CHIP (Colorado Home Intervention Program), rlgetz@csdb.org;
Robin Getz, MA, is a Colorado Hearing Resource Coordinator (CO-Hear) with the CHIP (Colorado Home Intervention Program) program through the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind. She supports urban families with newly identified children, birth to three years of age. Profoundly deaf from birth, Robin began her formal education in Puerto Rico at a bilingual Spanish/English school for Kindergarten and 1st grade before moving back to NYC where she was born. She has lived in many places nationally, and internationally as a child. She earned a double major in Psychology; and Communication Disorders and Speech Sciences for her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and holds two Master's Degrees: Mental Health Counseling from Gallaudet University, and Deaf Education from the University of Northern Colorado. Robin began her professional career as a licensed Mental Health Therapist (LPC), which she practiced for about 8 years until she realized her heart was in the early intervention field. She has worked as an early interventionist with the CHIP program for 23 years with families from diverse cultures. She enjoys reading, traveling, and trying new ethnic foods
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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