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| Presenter 1: |
Name: Susan Lane
Affiliation:
Susan Lane trained as both a Speech Language Pathologist and Audiologist, with a special interest in early communication development. She worked with the BC Family Hearing Resource Centre (BCHRC) for 25 years as the center’s Executive Director. Susan was instrumental in developing training and support programs for parents of young Deaf and Hard of Hearing children as well as training programs for professionals.
Ms. Lane co authored “My Turn To Learn: A Communication Guide for Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children”. This resource is being used across Canada and the United States by parents, teachers, and other professionals involved in the lives of young deaf and hard of hearing children.
Since January 2006 Susan has worked with the BC Early Hearing Program as the program’s Provincial Intervention Consultant and in January 2008 she became the full time Provincial Intervention Coordinator. In this role Susan is developing a “made in BC” strategy for Intervention Services.
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Name: Ann Marie Newroth
Affiliation:
Ann Marie Newroth trained as an Audiologist, and worked in Public Health Audiology at the Vancouver Island Health Authority for over 20 years in both a clinical and administrative role.
Ann Marie led the development of the first Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Initiative in BC for the Capital Region. She joined the Provincial Health Services Authority in 2006 as the Provincial Coordinator for the new provincial early screening program, called the BC Early Hearing Program (BCEHP). The BCEHP is focused on providing universal newborn hearing screening diagnostics, and intervention and support services for families. In collaboration with families, health authorities, services providers and agencies, Ann Marie is leading the implementation of the BCEHP across the province.
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| Abstract Information: |
| Title: |
Integration of Intervention Services in the British Columbia Early Hearing Program |
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3-Early Intervention
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| Keyword(s): |
Integrated Intervention Family-Centred Canada |
Abstract: |
Previously the focus of many EHDI programs has been on the “audiology” aspects, with less attention to the “intervention” aspects. Developing intervention standards and integrated systems can be impacted by differing communication methodology philosophies. In British Columbia, parents and service providers collaborated to develop a “made in BC” integrated intervention system.
In preparation, a comprehensive review of the literature, visits and consultation with programs and international experts, and stakeholder meetings were completed. Through consensus-building, key stakeholder groups developed province-wide intervention standards and guidelines. These standards and guidelines include: an integrated family path, operationalized family-centered care, core assessment tools and schedules, a 21 month review, Individualized Family Service Plans for infants with hearing loss, and evidence-based decision making and informed choice guidelines.
Informed Choice research has indicated that families want full-information about all service and communication options. Our stakeholder meetings revealed that this was not consistently happening for families in B.C. As a result the British Columbia family path now includes a provincial-centralized referral process and initial information/support provided to families, and training for interventionists and audiologists.
An exciting side-benefit has been increased communication, understanding and mutual respect between interventionists representing the range of communication methodology.
This presentation will provide participants with a roadmap for building consensus and developing an integrated intervention system. |
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