2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/15/2022 | 12:35 PM - 1:00 PM | PA Regional Round Tables During the COVID Pandemic | Room 8
PA Regional Round Tables During the COVID Pandemic
PA conducted five regional round tables from October 2020 - February 2021 to address barriers presented by the pandemic, identify potential break points in the EHDI systems in each region, and discuss ways to strengthen EHDI.
The round tables were hosted over Zoom and open to the public. Each round table included presenters from key fields within the region, including audiologists, early interventionists, deaf educators, and parents of deaf and hard of hearing children. The round tables had excellent attendance and truly served as relationship and system builders in each of the regions. The EHDI program received incredibly positive feedback from parents and professionals discussing the informational and educational value of the presentations.
The structure and format of the round tables proved to be very valuable, and based on their success PA is now planning to host similar events in future years to continue to build and encourage our EHDI system throughout the state.
In a presentation to the EHDI annual meeting, our team will discuss the structure and methodology that went into creating the round table events and why we believe it was able to both reach and impact a large and diverse audience.
- Confronting and Overcoming COVID Barriers
- Strengthening Regional EHDI Connections
- Increasing EHDI System Awareness
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Presenters/Authors
Anne Gaspich
(Co-Presenter), Early Intervention Technical Assistance, Hands & Voices Guide By Your Side of PA, agaspich@pattan.net;
Anne Gaspich is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University. She is the parent of four children, the youngest of whom has hearing loss. Anne joined the Pennsylvania EHDI program in August 2011 as the Program Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Department of Health funded family support program, now Family Connections for Language and Learning. Anne is also a Consultant for Early Intervention Technical Assistance on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Initiative. She has attended the National Early Hearing Detection and Intervention since 2013 and received the Pennsylvania Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Award for Distinguished Service. She has presented at the annual PA state Low Incidence Institute and other statewide training.
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Mary Ann Stefko
(Primary Presenter), Choices For Children, mstefko@thescrantonschool.org;
Mary Ann Stefko earned a master's of education in counselor education and a Bachelor of Science degree in communication disorders from Pennsylvania State University. In addition to 20 years teaching experience, she has extensive experience in educational interpreting. She has worked with deaf and hard-of-hearing children from the birth to high school levels in residential and mainstream educational settings. Mary Ann is an adjunct professor in the World Languages and Cultures Department at the University of Scranton and an instructor at the Geisinger School of Medicine. She is a frequent presenter at workshops and training programs related to deafness and hearing loss for parents, educators and the business community across Pennsylvania. Her passion is Early Intervention, focusing on providing instruction to children and coaching to families in the Infant Toddler program.
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Michelle Parfitt
(Co-Presenter), DePaul School for Hearing and Speech, mparfitt@depaulhearingandspeech.org;
Michelle Parfitt, MA, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd is the Director of Early Intervention at DePaul School for Hearing and Speech in Pittsburgh PA. She is a pediatric Speech/Language Pathologist and certified Listening and Spoken Language Educator. She has presented to state, national, and international audiences of both parents and professionals in the areas of listening and spoken language development for children with hearing loss and parent/child outcomes related to telepractice. Michelle participates on the PA Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) advisory committee and facilitates EHDI's southwest PA learning community.
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Mark Beall
(Co-Presenter), Pennsylvania Department of Health - Bureau of Family Health, mbeall@pa.gov;
Mark Beall is the current EHDI Coordinator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mark has worked for the Commonwealth for over a fifteen years, in programs ranging from Vocational Rehabilitation to Public Health. Mark joined the Department of Health in 2016 working for the WIC program before transitioning to his current position in Newborn Screenings. His background includes specialization in program analysis and business analytics with a focus in process improvement and system modernization.
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