2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/15/2022 | 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM | Bringing It All Together: The Role of Deaf Professionals in Early Intervention | Room 1
Bringing It All Together: The Role of Deaf Professionals in Early Intervention
Meeting a hard of hearing or deaf individual often occurs through the birth of one’s child. As a result, parents are uncertain of where to begin their journey. Parents are faced with various support options and recommendations by professionals to pursue auditory support through technical devices and perhaps spoken language. The child’s acquisition of any language modality may not be addressed immediately due to the parents’ focus of following up on recommendations for hearing loss screening and diagnosis. Once a confirmation of a diagnosed hearing loss, the journey is frequently followed by the process of hearing aid fitting and/or cochlear implants. During this critical time, infants and families need to begin their life changing journey toward robust language development, which is foundational to cognition and socialization of the child.
As Deaf Development Specialists (D-DS) and Deaf Mentors, we incorporate the New Mexico Family Infant and Toddler SSOOPPRR coaching model with families as we provide an encompassing umbrella of services. We support each family’s decisions, ranging from various assistive technology, language modalities, developmental outcomes that may include language delays, behavioral, social skills as well as incorporating interactive communication by supporting language acquisition. We ensure a collaborative approach within our EIDS program as well as with providers from other agencies to ensure the language acquisition, developmental outcomes as defined by the family are being met. Support includes but not limited to advocacy, language acquisition, recruiting fathers in F2F- Family to Family events within NMSD programs, language assessments, referrals, and information related to community resources as well as state or national resources.
- Ensuring a collaborative relationship between D/HH Adults, the family and agencies.
- Coaching with supporting language acquisition per family's choice.
- Language acquisition has many facets, and all can be explored and supported.
Presentation:
3353554_14886KathleenAranda-Myers.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Joseph Lopez
(Co-Presenter), New Mexico School for the Deaf- EIDS (Early Intervention Developmental Services Department, joseph.lopezIII@nmsd.k12.nm.us;
Joseph Lopez aka “JoJo” was born and raised in Riverside, California, and attended the California School for the Deaf Riverside (2004) and Gallaudet University (2010/2017). He has a B.A. in Communication Studies and an M.A. in Sign Language Education. JoJo currently lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and works as a Developmental Specialist for Early Intervention & Developmental Services at the New Mexico School for the Deaf. He is an Adjunct Instructor for ASL at the New Mexico State University. He also works for Gallaudet University, under the Heritage Sign Language Center within the Family Language Connector Program, and is an active advocate in his community. JoJo serves on the boards for Raíces del Rio Grande, New Mexico Mano A Mano, and Council de Manos. He enjoys socializing, hiking, coffee, taking pictures, and quality time with family.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Kathleen Aranda-Myers
(Primary Presenter,Co-Presenter), New Mexico School for the Deaf - EIDS (Early Intervention Developmental Services Department), Kathleen.arandamyers@nmsd.k12.nm.us;
Kathleen Aranda-Myers, LMSW, DS III, FSC, is a Developmental Specialist with the EIDS (Early Intervention and Developmental Services) through the New Mexico School for the Deaf. She supports families with identified D/HH children from birth to 6 years of age. Kathleen obtained a Master's degree in Mental Health Social Work and worked with D/HH students as a School Social Worker and with D/HH adults for a local D/HH Outreach program. Her focus was providing socio-emotional, transitional services and mental health for secondary D/HH students, D/HH adults, and their families. She took a hiatus to focus on her family and continued staying involved with community outreach within the schools and agencies. Early intervention became a focus due to her observations when providing social work services, and now within her role as a Developmental Specialist, she collaborates with local early intervention agencies. She aims to ensure the children and families are supported in all areas at the earliest possible stages. With her experiences of being deaf since birth, Kathleen enjoys volunteering and providing awareness on implantable solutions and assistive technology. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music, reading, and photography.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.