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ABSTRACT INFORMATION
Title: 'Who Cares about Attitudes, Anyway? Dispositions as the Gatekeeper to Exemplary Practice' Track: - Keyword(s): values, workforce, exemplary practice Learning Objectives: compare and contrast attitudes associated with exemplary and challenging EHDI workforce practitioners apply concepts of "dosage" and "fidelity" to interventions and outcomes for deaf and hard of hearing infants and their families create an atmosphere of psychological safety in the workplace that encourages research to practice exploration by the EHDI workforce Abstract: Dispositions, defined as ongoing tendencies that guide behavior, are seldom explored with the same rigor as the development of knowledge and the acquisition of skills for early providers. Despite this trend, attention to dispositions should be a critical element of workforce development and supervision. Research suggests that attitudes likely control “dosage” of implementation (how much or how often knowledge is applied and skills are demonstrated) and “fidelity” of implementation (the use of a strategy in the manner in which it was designed to be used). Additionally, dispositions affect any individual’s choices or enthusiasm for accessing professional learning to expand knowledge and/or skill. Professionals who seek continuing education opportunities that only reinforce their fixed, firm beliefs will never experience the dissonance from which new learning often arises. That said, well-designed professional education on any topic must provide a safe place for professionals to explore previously held beliefs in light of new research. It is of utmost importance that they guide the workforce to stay current and explore new skills that result in evidence-based, exemplary practice. This session will facilitate conversations regarding how EHDI leaders and administrators can influence professional dispositions most effectively to create a workforce that is motivated and enthused to continuously shape dispositions and drive new learning. Presentation: This presentation has not yet been uploaded or the speaker has opted not to make the presentation available online. Handouts: Handout is not Available
PRESENTER(S) / AUTHOR(S) INFORMATION
Kathleen Sussman - Primary Presenter,POC The Weingarten Children's Center      Credentials: M.Sc.       Kathy Sussman is the Executive Director of the Foundation for Hearing Research in California that operates the The Weingarten Children's Center and The CCHAT Center. She serves as faculty for San Jose State University Specialty Track in Speech Pathology. Ms Sussman is a Past President of the AG Bell Association.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist. Mary Ellen Nevins - POC,Primary Presenter UAMS      Credentials: Ed.D. Director, Auditory-Based Intervention      Other Affiliations: Consultant to Project ASPIRE at University of Chicago       Mary Ellen Nevins, Ed.D., is a Professor and the Director of Auditory-Based Intervention at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Nevins is an experienced teacher of children who are deaf or hard of hearing and the former Director of PPCI, a continuing education program for speech and hearing professionals housed at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Nevins is recognized as a national expert on the educational issues facing children who are deaf or hard of hearing especially those using listening technologies to learn to listen and talk.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Receives Royalty options or other ownership interest for Other activities from Plural Publishing.   Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist. Joy Kearns - Co-Presenter BabyTalk      Credentials: M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd       Joy A. Murdock Kearns, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd serves as Director of the BabyTalk Teletherapy Program, which is a cooperative offering between the Weingarten Children's Center and Stanford University School of Medicine. Joy also works with graduate scholars on the federal Project Aural Impact grant at San Jose State University. Previously Joy served as Associate Director of the Professional Preparation in Cochlear Implants (PPCI) Training Program. Joy has served as the lead speech-language pathologist on 3 multidisciplinary cochlear implant teams. Joy received her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Santa Barbara and her graduate degree at San Francisco State University, where she completed a specialization track in Aural Rehabilitation. She is licensed by the State of California, maintains her Certificate of Clinical Competence with the American Speech Language Hearing Association, and she is a LSLS Cert AVEd.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.