| ABSTRACT INFORMATION |
| Presenter Information: |
| Presenter 1: |
Name: Tamara Elder
Affiliation:
Ms. Elder is a certified auditory-verbal therapist at Hearts for Hearing providing auditory-verbal services for infants and children and cochlear implant habilitation for adults. In addition to her clinical role, Ms. Elder facilitates and teaches Listening for Littles, a parent-toddler group focused upon parents’ use of auditory-verbal strategies and modeling for parents. Ms. Elder has also provided mentored practicum experience for the First Years Certificate in Auditory Learning for Young children with Hearing Loss through the AG Bell Association and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her previous experience includes early intervention services for families through the SoonerStart Early Intervention Program. Ms. Elder serves on the Early Intervention Task Force on Intervention for Children with Hearing Loss in the state of Oklahoma.
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| Presenter 2: |
Name: Heather Kasulis
Affiliation:
Heather Kasulis is an audiologist at Hearts for Hearing. She began her schooling at the University of Oklahoma and completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She then went on to complete her Doctor of Audiology degree at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center in 2004. Dr. Kasulis has a particular interest in pediatric audiology, hearing aids, cochlear implants, and electrophysiologic testing.
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| Author Information: |
| Author 1: |
Name: Tamara H. Elder
Affiliation: Hearts for Hearing
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| Author 3: |
Name: Heather Kasulis
Affiliation: Hearts for Hearing
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| Abstract Information: |
| Title: |
Small Talk – Developing, Implementing and Facilitating a Parent-Toddler Group |
| Primary Track: |
3-Early Intervention
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| Keyword(s): |
parent-toddler teaming audiologist speech-language pathologist |
Abstract: |
The importance of parents’ participation in the intervention process of their child who is deaf or hard of hearing has been well documented. To provide families with increased opportunities to practice auditory teaching strategies, the team of speech-language pathologists and pediatric audiologists at Hearts for Hearing has developed and implemented a weekly parent toddler group. As a result, families participating in the parent toddler group have developed a better understanding of the use of hearing technology and troubleshooting, auditory teaching strategies and their use during small learning groups. Parents report that an additional benefit of the parent-toddler group is the support and encouragement from other families of children with hearing loss who are also navigating the path of teaching their toddler to learn to listen and talk.
In this presentation a speech-language pathologist and pediatric audiologist will provide insights and suggestions to develop and implement a successful parent-toddler group. Video tape segments from the parent-toddler group will be shared as well as tips from the trenches for facilitating parents and children in a group setting. The importance of teaming between families, speech-language pathologists, and pediatric audiologists to support young toddlers with hearing loss in a small group setting will be emphasized. When we work together to encourage “small talk” in parent-toddler groups - everyone benefits. |
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