17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
3/19/2018 | 2:15 PM - 2:40 PM | Peer to Peer Support for Providers in Rural Areas: A Model for Collaboration | Mineral F/G
Peer to Peer Support for Providers in Rural Areas: A Model for Collaboration
In many rural states, access to specialty providers such as Listening and Spoken Language Specialists and ASL Family Trainers is often very limited. Yet, these providers have unique skills that can be highly beneficial in supporting language development in deaf or hard of hearing children.
We will present a collaborative effort between providers in two rural states to address this inequality of access. A virtual peer coaching relationship between a Listening Spoken Language Specialist in Maine and a public school Speech Language Pathologist in Vermont was designed to refine, expand, and enhance the SLPs knowledge and skills in building auditory, speech and spoken language skills in the students she serves. The coaching relationship, identification of individualized learning objectives and execution of observations/professional contacts over distance will be presented.
This presentation will help attendees explore establishing professional-professional relationships over distance with the goal of increasing regional capacity through virtual supports from specialty providers. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on how the model could be applicable to professionals working with children using other modes of communication.
- 1. Participants will broaden their perspective of peer to peer coaching models
- 2. Participants will describe multiple ways to develop and maintain professional coaching relationships over distance
- 3. Participants will explore ways to include distance peer to peer coaching and other professional to professional relationships in their own practice.
Presentation:
15805_7898CathyJanelle.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
15805_7898CathyJanelle.doc
Presenters/Authors
Cathy Janelle
(), hear ME now, cjanelle@hear-me-now.org;
Cathy Janelle has over 20 years of experience serving young children and families with a variety of communication disorders, including hearing loss.
She is a graduate of the University of Maine’s Communication Disorders program and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Oregon’s Communication Disorders & Sciences program. Cathy is certified as a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist/Certified Auditory-Verbal therapist through Alexander Graham Bell Association and holds a certificate in Auditory Learning for Young Children with Hearing Loss via distance education from University of North Carolina’s First Years program. Cathy also works with the local hospital’s Cochlear Implant Team to provide pre- and post-cochlear implant services for adults.
Cathy has a rich background in coaching families within the natural environment. In recent years, she has expanded those skills to include providing web-based professional coaching to fellow speech-language pathologists in Maine and Vermont who work with children who have hearing loss.
When she is not working, Cathy enjoys spending time with her family boating and hiking in her home state of Maine.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Meg Boraski
(), Windham Southeast Supervisory Union , mboraski@wsesu.org;
Meg Boraski MS-SLP CCC, grew up in western Massachusetts and eventually moved to NY to complete her undergraduate program in Communication Sciences and Disorders. In May 2015, she graduated with her Masters in Speech Language Pathology from Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, IA. In graduate school Meg completed her research in the use of See the Sound/Visual Phonics and how it can assist with vocabulary development. Meg completed her clinicals in Silvis IL, New Haven CT, and Aurora CO. After traveling around the country she settled back in New England. She is currently in her third year of working in the public schools in Brattleboro, VT.
Meg’s areas of interest include, articulation, pragmatics, swallowing, autism spectrum disorder, and working with students who are deaf/hard of hearing.
When Meg is not working the public schools she enjoys listening to audiobooks/podcasts, golfing, walking, kayaking, PiYo, and participating in DKG Society International.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.