17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
| An Interprofessional Education Model for Utah State University Graduate Students
An Interprofessional Education Model for Utah State University Graduate Students
Early identification and management of children who are deaf or hard of hearing is critical for optimizing child developmental outcomes. Parents, however, experience challenges accessing specialized services because of existing shortages of professionals with expertise. To address this shortage, Utah State University offers an interdisciplinary training program for graduate students in audiology, speech-language pathology, and deaf education. Students learn specialized assessment and intervention skills for working with young children who are deaf or hard of hearing and who are learning to communicate using listening and spoken language. Graduate students participating in the USU-LSL program receive funding support through a personnel preparation grant from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
Interprofessional practice (IPP) is a core component of the USU-LSL program, and includes learning collaboration practices that support effective partnerships among providers and parents. Graduate students learn within an interprofessional education (IPE) model to help them develop effective collaboration practices that they can then translate to other settings post-graduation. While collaboration among professionals and family members includes many benefits (e.g., less fragmentation of information and services, increased support for families), it also brings with it challenges (e.g., identifying effective points of communication, time management). This program provides students with the experience to maximize the benefits of working with other team members as well as navigating the challenges.
This poster presentation will provide an overview of both the IPE and IPP model used within the USU-LSL program.
- Describe the education model used at Utah State University (USU) for graduate students in the Listening and Spoken Language program.
- Describe the benefits of collaborating as an interdisciplinary team at USU
- Describe the challenges of collaborating as an interdisciplinary team at USU
Presentation:
15805_7975DanielleOrrock.pdf
15805_7975JalinFinai.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Danielle Orrock
(), Utah State University, danielle.orrock@aggiemail.usu.edu;
Danielle Orrock is pursuing her master's degree in Speech Pathology at Utah State University with an added LSL specialty. She is from Highland, UT and graduated with a BS in Communication Disorders from BYU. Danielle has extensive experience working with children both in the Speech Pathology profession as a research assistant at BYU and in the community as a youth swim instructor.
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Jalin Finai
(), Utah State University, jalin.kaulana.finai@aggiemail.usu.edu;
I am currently enrolled as a second year Audiology graduate student at Utah State University with an emphasis in Listening and Spoken Language. As a mother of a child with hearing loss, I know the impact that hearing loss can have on an individual and their family. I love being able to help families see the potential of a child with hearing loss and watching them grow on this journey.
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Corinne Coleman
(), Utah State University, corinnekcoleman@gmail.com;
Corinne grew up in Boise, ID, and completed her undergraduate degree in Communication Disorders from BYU. She is currently a second year Audiology student at Utah State University. Having hearing loss herself, she is passionate about early intervention, interdisciplinary care, and supporting children and families like her own. Corinne enjoys sunshine, water, sports, and making sugar cookies with her family.
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Karen Munoz
(), Utah State University, karen.munoz@usu.edu;
Karen Muñoz is department head and professor of audiology at Utah State University in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education. She is also associate director of the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management. Her research focus is in the area of childhood hearing loss.
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Lauri Nelson
(), Utah State University, lauri.nelson@usu.edu;
Lauri Nelson is a Professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education at Utah State University. She is the Deaf Education Division Chair, the Director of the Listening and Spoken Language Deaf Education graduate training program and Sound Beginnings. She was one of the co-founders of the Hear to Learn website. She has a dual background as both a pediatric audiologist and LSL deaf educator.
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