2026 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 15-17, 2026 • Jacksonville, FL
3/16/2026 | 10:35 AM - 11:05 AM | Developing a Model of Asynchronous Family Centered Support | City Terrace 9
Developing a Model of Asynchronous Family Centered Support
Family-Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) practices are critical to meeting the needs of families who have infants newly identified with hearing differences (Szarkowski et al., 2024; Moeller et al., 2024). There are two primary challenges with current models of service delivery in early intervention. First, many providers lack confidence and explicit training in serving this population ( Blaiser & Mahshie 2022). This mismatch in best practice and provider training leaves families of young children who are DHH with less effective services, negating the impact and purpose of newborn hearing screening. Secondly, family-to-family support services and early intervention services typically rely on real-time, synchronous service delivery, leading to inequities in the services families can receive when they are already juggling schedules of work and appointments. To meet this need, researchers have teamed with families with lived experience to create an on-demand evidence-informed asynchronous parent training program that integrates family support with the expertise of early intervention providers. This program presents a possible option to address the access-related barriers facing families. To our knowledge, there is limited information available regarding asynchronous telepractice as a component of FCEI services used to support families’ access to both early intervention providers as well as family-to-family support. This presentation will describe how the evidence-informed Early Intervention Asynchronous Parent Coaching Framework (the NEST) fidelity measures were used to create an asynchronous FCEI-focused parent training program. Pilot data, including the fidelity of design and implementation, will be discussed.
- The participant will be able to identify one way an asynchronous program could be used in their family support programs.
- The participant will be able to list two different benefits of using asynchronous programming.
- The participant will be able to list at least three different evidence-informed procedural fidelity items needed to design an asynchronous parent training program.
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Presenters/Authors
Kristina Blaiser
(Primary Presenter,Co-Author), Idaho State University, Kristina.Blaiser@isu.edu;
Kristina Blaiser, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is
a Professor of Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and directs the HATCH (Helping Adults Talk to Children) Lab at Idaho State University. Dr. Blaiser has extensive experience leading early childhood education programs and evaluating the outcomes of children who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. Her research interests include graduate training and implementation of family-centered early intervention. Dr. Blaiser serves on the national American Academy of Pediatrics Provider Education Committee and on the advisory board for the Family Leadership, Language and Learning Center.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
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Financial relationship with Idaho State University, AAP-PEC, FL3, Office of Special Education Programs.
Nature: employee, Advisory Board Member (AAP-PEC, FL3), Grantee.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Marie Martinez
(Co-Author), Idaho State University, janemartinez@isu.edu;
Marie is a pediatric speech-language pathologist and behavior analyst who serves early intervention populations. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Rehabilitation and Health Sciences at Idaho State University. Her research explores the impacts of family support and caregiver coaching on language outcomes for young children.
Marie has presented at various national conferences focused early intervention curricula, professional development programs, and caregiver training. She is passionate about bridging the gap between research and practice by providing caregivers with evidenced-based speech, language, and behavior strategies that they can use during daily routines. As a mother of a young child learning to communicate, Marie enjoys integrating these strategies into the precious moments she spends caring for her son.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
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Financial relationship with Idaho State University.
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Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.