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Name: Arthur Florio
Affiliation: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Arthur Florio serves as a Public Health Program Administrator in the Pennsylvania Department of Health and is responsible for coordinating the statewide PA Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program. In addition to assuring that all newborns are screened for hearing loss, this program also undertakes outreach efforts to educate and inform physicians, parents, audiologists, and Early Intervention providers about the importance of early hearing detection and intervention. Mr. Florio also serves as the designee for the Secretary of Health to the state Advisory Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Previously Mr. Florio worked as an analyst in the Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs and was responsible for the oversight of Performance-Based Drug & Alcohol Prevention Programs administered by 18 Single County Authorities. Mr. Florio holds a BA degree in Liberal Arts from California University and has done graduate studies in management and statistics at Penn State University.
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Name: Mary King-Maxey
Affiliation: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Mary King-Maxey is the EHDI Coordinator for the State of Pennsylvania. She serves as manager of the Newborn Hearing Screening Section in the Division of Newborn Screening and Genetics in the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Ms. King-Maxey has four staff a program administrator and three nursing services consultants that provide case follow-up for all infants that refer for hearing screening. Previously, she administered several of the Departments Helplines for pregnant women and children with special health care needs. Ms. King-Maxey holds a BA in Psychology with a concentration in counseling and child development.
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Name: Susan Kershman
Affiliation: EITA/Early Intervention Technical Assistance
Susan Kershman is a Consultant with Early Intervention Technical Assistance/EITA, part of the Bureau of Early Intervention Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) in Pennsylvania. Because of her background and experience as a former Teacher of the Deaf and teacher educator in Early Intervention, she often represents the Bureau of Early Intervention Services in collaborative activities with the Newborn Hearing Screening program of the PA Department of Health. Susan Kershman holds a Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education/Early Intervention from the University of Pittsburgh.
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| Author Information: |
| Author 1: |
Name: Arthur Florio
Affiliation: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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| Author 2: |
Name: Mary King-Maxey
Affiliation: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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| Author 3: |
Name: Susan Kershman
Affiliation: EITA/Early Intervention Technical Assistance
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| Abstract Information: |
| Title: |
Partnering for Success - Enhancing Capacity in Early Intervention |
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3-Early Intervention
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| Keyword(s): |
EHDI; EI; Training; Intervention |
Abstract: |
Pennsylvania has two lead agencies for Early Intervention (EI) services: Pennsylvania Departments of Public Welfare and Education. However since 2003, the Bureau of Early Intervention Services, in the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has administered both the birth-to-three services and those for preschoolers, from three years of age to school entry. Locally, Early Intervention services for children birth to age three and their families are administered by county EI Coordinators within MH/MR offices; local school districts, intermediate units and private agencies administer the preschool EI services to children ages three to school age.
By combining all services for early childhood education under one roof, Pennsylvania has been able to achieve many innovative accomplishments, including joint (birth-to 5) Evaluation Report, and IFSP/IEP forms and a joint EI Management Verification/Monitoring tool. The underlying message and philosophy of such an organizational structure says that children are all more alike than different.
In September 2007 the PA EHDI Program launched a three year effort to strengthen and enhance Early Intervention services for children with hearing loss by implementing education and outreach tools to inform Early Intervention providers (local service coordinators, provider staff, Head Start and selected early child care staff) on topics necessary to build their professional skills. The major components of this effort are summarized as follows:
1. Annual statewide workshops
2. Annual training needs assessment
3. Training evaluations
4. Annual Parent satisfaction surveys
5. Web-based training for service coordinators
6. Annual reviews of IFSPs and IEPs
7. Resource material loan kits
This presentation will review the first year activities highlighting 2008 statewide EI workshops, the results of a parent satisfaction survey with Early Intervention services and discuss plans for the future. Samples showing the contents of resource loan kits, training needs assessments and training evaluation forms will be shared with participants. |
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