2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/19/2024 | 3:00 PM - 3:55 PM | Successful State Collaboration Between EHDI and IDEA Part C: Strategies, Resources and Upcoming Activities | Capitol 2
Successful State Collaboration Between EHDI and IDEA Part C: Strategies, Resources and Upcoming Activities
For over a decade, The Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Outcomes Committee has worked to improve the collaborative partnership between state EHDI programs and the state Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) programs to support and improve outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and their families. The EHDI Outcomes Committee is comprised of representatives from CDC, HRSA, and OSEP, NCHAM, Hands & Voices, and state EHDI and Part C coordinators & staff. The Committee has offered webinars and produced a number of resources in the last few years designed to facilitate and encourage collaborative activities between EHDI and IDEA, Part C. This session will provide an overview of the work of the Committee and the resources previously developed and disseminated, as well as share two new exciting resources currently under development. There will be opportunity for [participants to share challenges and strategies throughout the session.
- Understand the importance of close collaboration between EHDI and Part C programs.
- Identify at least one activity they can implement or support in their state to improve collaboration between EHDI and Part C programs.
- Name and explain the important of at least two resources the committee has developed to enhance collaboration between EHDI and Part C programs.
Presentation:
3478265_17028StacyCallender.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
3478265_17028StacyCallender.docx
Presenters/Authors
Stacy Callender
(Co-Presenter), Mississippi State Department of Health, stacy.callender@msdh.ms.gov;
Stacy Callender, SCSP, has worked in public health, education, mental health, and university centers for more than 20 years. She works with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) in Child and Adolescent Health and has served as the State Coordinator for the EHDI-Mississippi and the First Steps Early Intervention Programs. Before joining the MSDH, she served as a trainer/technical assistant and the State 619 Coordinator for Early Childhood Special Education with the Mississippi Department of Education and as the first Executive Director of the State Early Childhood Advisory Council under Governor Barbour. In addition, she has been an administrator, grant writer/manager, researcher, lecturer, child and classroom assessor, Early Intervention evaluator, school-based mental health therapist, and preschool day-treatment behavioral specialist.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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Sharon Walsh
(Primary Presenter), DaSy Center, WALSHTAYLO@aol.com;
Sharon Walsh has provided consultation on the implementation of IDEA for over 30 years. Currently, she is the Governmental Relations Consultant for the Division for Early Childhood of CEC (DEC) and the IDEA Infant and Toddler Coordinators Association (ITCA). Sharon also is a consultant on the federally funded Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) and the Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSy). In conjunction with her TA Center work, she has provided consultation with CDC EHDI Committee. Previously, she has worked in a large suburban school district, for LRP Publications, and for the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE).
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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Evelyn Shaw
(Co-Presenter), ECTA Center, evelyn.shaw@unc.edu;
Evelyn Shaw, M.Ed., is a technical assistance specialist at the Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center, FPG Child Development Institute. In her position at ECTA , she supports collaboration between EHDI and Part C state programs and federal partnerships to improve outcomes young children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families. As a technical assistance specialist with ECTA, she is also the topic specialist on ASD and other disabilities and early identification, works on issues related to child find, especially for underidentified populations, birth to one, and use of data to target improvements. She has worked in technical assistance for 35 years. Her research interests focus on the translation of research on evidence-based interventions and practices to implementation of these practices at multiple levels (e.g., home, community, provider, program, and state).
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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