17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
3/20/2018 | 11:00 AM - 11:25 AM | Increasing the Skill Set of EI Professionals Through Collaborative Monthly Workshops | Capitol 5
Increasing the Skill Set of EI Professionals Through Collaborative Monthly Workshops
Listen, Learn and Chat is a collaborative form of professional development being used in Colorado to increase the skill set of professionals working with children who have hearing loss and their families who are using listening and spoken language.
It is funded by The Listen Foundation and supported by the Colorado Chapter of AGBell and geared toward teaming and collaboration with our state EI Program and Colorado Department of Education.
It brings LSLS, audiologists, deaf educators, and speech pathologists from around the state together one night a month to learn together and from each other. People are encouraged to connect in person or over the internet using teleconferencing.
We have a variety of presenters and use videos, live demonstrations, case histories, new publications, and listening and spoken language resources in a collaborative environment.
Participants set monthly goals and form subgroups to dive deeper into areas of need or interest and present back to the group.
This form of a professional learning community has been effective in increasing change in the practice of early intervention providers in the group.
We will share our accomplishments and our challenges as well tools we have found to be useful to make Listen and Chat a success.
- Identify several strategies to create change in EI practice through professional development activities?
- Explore the use of tele-intervention to increase net-working, mentoring, and professional development.
- Identify tools to support a monthly workshop learning environment.
Presentation:
15805_7907NanetteThompson.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
15805_7907NanetteThompson.doc
Presenters/Authors
Nanette Thompson
(), Listen Foundation, Inc., nanette@listening2learn.com;
Nanette is a an SLP and a LSLS Cert. AVT. She works closely with the Listen Foundation and the Colorado Home Intervention Program, University of Colorado Hospital, and Rocky Mountain Cochlear Implant Center providing diagnostic services and weekly speech, language, and listening therapy to families, children, and adults.
She also provides training and mentoring to professionals across the United States in the areas of parent coaching, auditory skill development, language expansion, and speech production.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Receives Consulting fee for Consulting,Independent contractor from The Listen Foundation.
Receives Consulting fee for Consulting,Independent contractor from The Listen Foundation.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Pat Greenway
(), Listen Foundation, Inc., info@listenfoundation.org;
Pat Greenway is the Executive Director (ED) of the Listen Foundation since 2005. She is a former clinical research R.N. Her expertise includes grant writing and non-profit management.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Receives Salary for Employment,Management position from Listen Foundation, Inc..
Receives Salary for Employment,Management position from Listen Foundation, Inc..
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.