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Name: Joy Kearns
Affiliation:
Joy Murdock Kearns, M.S., CCC-SLP serves as Speech-Language Pathologist and the Director of Education & Outreach for the Let Them Hear Foundation in E. Palo Alto California. Previously Joy served on cochlear implant teams at several major California hospitals, and simultaneously conducted operations at her own private practice. Ms. Kearns earned her degrees from the University of California at Santa Barbara and San Francisco State University.
As LTHF Speech-Language Pathologist, Joy provides evaluation services, speech therapy, and aural (re)habilitation for adults and children with cochlear implants and hearing aids. As Director of Education & Outreach, Joy works with the LTHF team to provide continuing education opportunities for professionals, patients and their families. Joy is the ASHA CE Administrator for LTHF. She is the regional co-director of the California Professional Preparation in Cochlear Implants (PPCI) Program.
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Name: Kathleen Sussman
Affiliation:
Kathleen Daniel Sussman, M.Sc. is the Executive Director of the Foundation for Hearing Research which operates the Jean Weingarten Peninsula Oral School for the Deaf in Redwood City California and the CCHAT Center in Sacramento. Kathy is the immediate past president of the Alexander Graham Bell Association, serving a second term on the AG Bell Board of Directors. She is on the Executive Committee of Option Schools, an international organization of private auditory-oral schools.
Ms. Sussman earned her graduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis and has directed auditory-oral programs in Canada and the United States since 1966. She co-produced "Dreams Spoken Here", a 60-minute video that has been distributed world-wide in several languages. Ms. Sussman is on several national and local boards, and has numerous consultancies across the country. She is the regional co-director of the California Professional Preparation in Cochlear Implants (PPCI) Program.
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| Author Information: |
| Author 1: |
Name: Joy Kearns
Affiliation: Let Them Hear Foundation
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| Author 2: |
Name: Kathleen Sussman
Affiliation: Foundation for Hearing Research
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| Abstract Information: |
| Title: |
A Metaphor for Collaboration: 'Hug O' War' |
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7-Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance
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| Keyword(s): |
best practices, mentorship, collaboration |
Abstract: |
In the great words of Shel Silverstein, 'I will not play at tug o'war, I'd rather play at hug o' war, Where everyone hugs instead of tugs...and everyone wins.'
This presentation will demonstrate the efficacy of inter- and intradisciplinary collaboration to support professionals who have limited experience but who are being asked to serve infants and toddlers who utilize cochlear implants. Many professionals serving this population find themselves working in isolation! Furthermore, many of these seasoned professionals were trained before cochlear implants were a viable option for young children. This model moves beyond the traditional continuing education paradigm, and describes a successful model where mentorship following an intensive in-service training, becomes the critical factor in developing 'best practices'. Professional collaborative partnerships are created. Over a designated period of time, these partnerships lead to improved intervention skills which are integrated into the mentee's repertoire with a higher degree of success. 'Everyone grins, and everyone cuddles, and everyone wins' when 'best practices' become a reality. |
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