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Title: 'Trekking to the Top: A Family Camp Conference' Track: 8-Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance Audience: Primary Audience: Secondary Audience: Tertiary Audeince: Keyword(s): family support, multigenerational, graduate education Learning Objectives: 1) Conceptualize this model of family support 2)Formulate goals for family support across generations 3)Manage am education event in which both family members and graduate students learn new skills and knowledge Abstract: Arkansas Children's Hospital and Hearts for Hearing (Oklahoma)partnered to develop the Family Camp Conference, an innovative and multifaceted conference opportunity in response to the public health need to implement evidence based strategies for family-centered service provision for children who are deaf/hard of hearing (d/hh). This unique conference focused on the ongoing involvement and education of parents as critical components of a comprehensive EHDI system. 'Trekking to the Top' emphasized opportunities to develop exceptional listening, spoken language and literacy skills for children who are d/hh and foster a climate of high expectations for language, academic and psychosocial achievement. The content highlighted outcome-based decision making and empowerment through a shared journey and coaching model of family-centered intervention and collaboration. A commitment to involving parents and family members as equal partners was reflected throughout the weekend. The design for this conference recognized the value of shared experiences and the need to empower parents in order that the child’s development and well-being are optimized. In addition to the family participants, the Camp also provides an unparalleled opportunity for graduate student training and exposure to children with varying degrees of hearing impairment and diverse families. Approximately 20 students from the Speech Pathology and Audiology graduate programs through the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/University of Arkansas at Little Rock participated throughout the weekend. The role of the students included not only childcare activities and responsibilities, but also opportunities to troubleshoot different technologies used by the children, modify the listening environment using available technology, and promote language stimulation, etc., under the supervision of licensed, experienced, speech and hearing professionals. This was an added benefit due to the lack of preparation that continues to be documented regarding student training with this population as well as the shortage of early intervention specialists with expertise in deafness. Handouts: Handout is not Available
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PRESENTER(S): Patti Martin - Arkansas Children's Hospital      Credentials: Ph.D. CCC-A F-AAA      Other Affiliations: NCHAM       Patti Martin, Ph.D., is the Director of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH). Her areas of expertise include infant screening/assessment, family support and program development. Her efforts with infant hearing screening began with a collaboration project to investigate the efficacy of TEOAEs as a newborn screening tool in the early 1990s and continue through her work on the board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Special Interest Division on Childhood Hearing Disorders and as the Family Support Consultant for NCHAM. She has chaired the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Speech Pathology and Audiology, the Arkansas Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Tracking and Intervention Boardand the Natinoal Investing in Family Support Conference for the past four years. Dr. Martin’s ongoing passion centers around how professionals can help support families in improving the outcomes of children with hearing loss. Mandy McClellan - Arkansas Children's Hospital/Arkansas Hands & Voices      Credentials: Parent, Chapter Coordinator-AR Hands & Voices      Other Affiliations: NCHAM       see previous submission Tori Tedford - Arkansas Children's Hospital/University of AR for Medical Sciences      Credentials: BA Communication Disorders; 2nd year AuD student       see previous submission   AUTHOR(S): Nannette Nicholson - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences      Credentials: Ph.D., CCC-A      Other Affiliations: University of Arkansas at Little Rock Arkansas Children's Hospital       BIO: Nannette Nicholson is an Associate Professor and Director of Audiology in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. In addition, she has an appointment at Arkansas Children's Hospital. She serves on the Arkansas Infant Hearing Advisory Board, and is on the Board of Directors for Arkansas Hands and Voices. Patti Martin - Arkansas Children's Hospital      Credentials: Ph.D. CCC-A F-AAA      Other Affiliations: NCHAM       BIO: Patti Martin, Ph.D., is the Director of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH). Her areas of expertise include infant screening/assessment, family support and program development. Her efforts with infant hearing screening began with a collaboration project to investigate the efficacy of TEOAEs as a newborn screening tool in the early 1990s and continue through her work on the board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Special Interest Division on Childhood Hearing Disorders and as the Family Support Consultant for NCHAM. She has chaired the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Speech Pathology and Audiology, the Arkansas Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Tracking and Intervention Boardand the Natinoal Investing in Family Support Conference for the past four years. Dr. Martin’s ongoing passion centers around how professionals can help support families in improving the outcomes of children with hearing loss. Teresa Caraway - Heart for Hearing      Credentials: Ph.D., CCC-S, C-AVT       BIO: see previous submission Wendy DeMoss - Hearts for Hearing      Credentials: CCC-S; C-AVT       BIO: see previous submission