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ABSTRACT INFORMATION
Title: 'Parent Panel: Our Journey to Today and Our Wish for Tomorrow'
Track: 8 - EHDI Workforce Issues
Keyword(s): family-centered support; families’ view of the EHDI process; program improvement; engaging active participation of parents.
Learning Objectives:
  1. 1. Describe the experiences that some families have had with EHDI programs. 2. Identify challenges that families have encountered. 3. Describe at least three areas for program improvement.

Abstract:
EHDI professionals are in the honored and challenging position to counsel and guide families at a critical time in their lives. This session will offer conference attendees a chance to meet parents and families raising children who are deaf or hard of hearing in a listening and spoken language environment. Learn of their successes, struggles and joys through a panel format with lots of conversation and questions/answers. Included in this session will be a brief description of the certification for Listening and Spoken Language Specialists – the only certification to identify qualified professionals when seeking a listening and spoken outcome.
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PRESENTER(S) / AUTHOR(S) INFORMATION
Ellen Estes -
Atlanta Speech School
     Credentials: LSLS Cert. AVEd Georgia Teaching Certificates: Reading Endorsement, Sp Ed Deaf Ed, Sp Ed Language Arts, Sp Ed Math, Sp Ed Reading, Sp Ed Science, Sp Ed Social Science
     Other Affiliations: Georgia State University: Part-Time Instructor Professional Preparation in Cochlear Implants (PPCI): Educational Faculty
     
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Carianne Muse - Primary Presenter,Co-Presenter
Parent
     Credentials: Masters Degree in Public Health
      Carianne Muse has worked as a public health professional, supporting organization of programs to from Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to the local public health level. She experienced the personal odyssey of a hearing loss diagnosis of her infant daughter beginning in the summer of 2009. Ms. Muse has made professional presentations on public health topics at national conferences.
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