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ABSTRACT INFORMATION
Title: 'Expanding and Improving Quality Early Intervention Services' Track: 8 - EHDI Workforce Issues Keyword(s): early intervention, provider training, parent coaching, vocabulary and language development Learning Objectives: list objective evaluation measure for children in early intervention. describe real-time embedded coaching as a tool for working with parents. explain the components of a successful early intervention provider training program. Abstract: There is a known shortage of providers for Early Intervention services for children with hearing loss, especially outside of urban areas. To address this shortage, the Moog Center for Deaf Education undertook a project to teach experienced EI providers how to implement real-time embedded coaching to parents of children birth to three to help them facilitate their children’s spoken language development. Real-time embedded coaching involves coaching parents on strategies for helping their child learn to talk during activities as they work with their child. Six speech/language pathologists and two teachers of the deaf participated in the program. They provided services to 20 families in six state throughout the U.S. All components of the training program for the providers will be described. Three workshops were conducted on-site at the Moog Center a) to learn and understand the rationale principle, and strategies for real-time embedded coaching, b) to provide hands-on practice implementing this approach to coaching parents, and c) to discuss challenges and successes of providing services online and share experiences and solutions. Other components included online mentoring of providers and evaluation of the children’s progress. Success of the provider training program was measured by the child outcomes and by parent comments, both of which will be reported. The effectiveness of training the Early Intervention providers through this program will be described through comments and feedback from the providers. The presentation will be presented through lecture and discussion 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
-             ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial - Betsy Moog Brooks - Co-Presenter The Moog Center for Deaf Education      Credentials: MS Speech and Hearing Deaf and Hearing Impaired K-12 Behavioral Disorder K-12 Learning Disabled K-12 Early Childhood Education B-3 Council on Education of the Deaf Missouri Early Intervention Credentialed Provider Illinois Early Intervention Credentialed Provider Listening and Spoken Language Specialist Cert. AVEd      Other Affiliations: AG Bell       Betsy Moog Brooks is the Executive Director of the Moog Center for Deaf Education. She received her Masters degree in Speech and Hearing from Washington University and is certified in Deaf Education, Behavior Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Early Childhood Education and is a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist. She has been has been in the field of early intervention for more than 30 years. She created a Toddler Curriculum and a Language Curriculum which are used in all Certified Moog Programs. Betsy is the author of the book, My Baby and Me: A Book About Teaching Your Child to Talk. She has lectured throughout the US, South America, and Europe. Betsy continues to provide direct child service and parent support to families with children birth to three. In addition, she is currently pursuing her Educational Doctorate with an emphasis in Andragogy, the study of adult learners.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist. Jean Moog - Primary Presenter Moog Center for Deaf Education      Credentials: M.S. Speech and Hearing Teacher of the Deaf K-12 LSLS Cert AVEd Council on Education of the Deaf      Other Affiliations: A.G. Bell Association Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development       Jean Sachar Moog, Director and Founder of the Moog Center for Deaf Education, is an internationally renowned leader in deaf education, who has worked in the field for fifty years as a teacher, researcher, college professor, consultant and administrator. Her work has included developing assessment and rehabilitation procedures that are used worldwide for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. She has traveled throughout the world to give lectures, workshops and short courses. Jean Moog and the Moog Center staff have helped establish seven Certified Moog Programs throughout the United States and one in Buenos Aires.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.