15th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 13-15, 2016 • San Diego, CA
3/03/2010 | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Louvre 1
Deaf-Plus: Supporting Families When Hearing Loss is not the only Consideration
Deaf-plus is a term used to describe a child who is deaf or hard-of-hearing has other medical conditions. These conditions can include deaf-blindness, physical disabilities, developmental and cognitive impairments. A survey by Gallaudet University reported that approximately 40 percent of deaf children have an additional disability (Gallaudet Research Institute, 2003). Families of deaf-plus children experience unique challenges raising their children. Very often, managing the other medical needs can take precedent over the hearing loss issues. Educating Deaf-plus children can also pose a unique challenge. This workshop will explore issue that parents face such as communication, stress, chronic medical concerns, education, and family dynamics in addition to considering ways that professionals can provide a supportive environment for Deaf-plus children and families.
- *Define concept of 'deaf-plus" *Understand the impact of having a deaf or hard-of -hearing child with other disabilities on a family. *Identify strategies to support children and families.
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Presenters/Authors
Djenne-amal Morris
(POC,Primary Presenter,Author), BEGINNINGS for Parents of Children Who areDeaf or Hard of Hearing, dmorris@ncbegin.org;
Djenne-amal Morris brings passion and real life experience to her role as a national parent/professional trainer, facilitator and motivational speaker whose view of the world not as it is, but as it could be. As a mother of an amazing son with CHARGE Syndrome (Deaf-blind with multiple health challenges) she strives to build an atmosphere of support and empowerment for families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing and the professionals who serve them. She received a BA is Psychology/Sociology from Clark University in Worcester, Mass.
Djenne has always shown an interest in family , interpersonal and cultural dynamics/collaboration. Fueling her passion for helping others, she served in the full-time ministry, taught parent leadership seminars and worked in higher education in Boston. For 15 years she supported families in her role as Family Specialist for the New England and North Carolina Deaf-Blind Projects and currently works as a Parent Educator/Training Coordinator at BEGINNINGS for Parents of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Raleigh NC. Djenne proudly serves as the Vice-President of the Board of Directors of Hands & Voices and as a member of the NC Governor's Council of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf Advisory Council and Brooks Avenue Church of Christ Special Needs Ministry.
Djenne-amal Morris is currently a Parent Educator atBEGINNINGS for Parent of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology/Sociology from Clark University in MA. She has had extensive experience working with families of special needs children, conducting parent and professional training workshops and has been a Deaf-blind Family Specialist for the past 8 years. She and her husband have served in several capacities in the full-time ministry. Djenne is the mother of a Deaf-blind multi-handicapped son with CHARGE Syndrome, and two daughters, ages 14 and 8. She and her husband Michael live in Knightdale.
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