18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
3/05/2019 | 9:40 AM - 10:40 AM | Triumphs and Challenges in Early Intervention for Children who Experience Early Trauma | International D/E
Triumphs and Challenges in Early Intervention for Children who Experience Early Trauma
Expanding Children’s Hearing Opportunities (ECHO) program is one of the largest programs in central Illinois that provide medical intervention and rehabilitation to children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families. Over the last twenty years, ECHO audiologists and early interventionists have worked with children who have experienced a variety of early trauma, including, domestic violence, displacement from home environment, placement in foster or alternative care, and adoption. The adverse effect of early childhood trauma on long-term outcomes is well documented. The presence of hearing loss in a potentially adverse or traumatic environment can create additional challenges that can impact the caregiver’s ability to engage in early intervention.
At the ECHO program, our goal is to support and empower the caregivers of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, to help achieve the desired outcomes for their children. We have found that when working with foster and adoptive families, there are additional factors to consider – including the child’s emotional state and attachment, caregivers’ desired outcomes, need for sharing information with a variety of caregivers, potential changes in the child’s natural environment and addition of state agencies in the child’s care. Our current work in this area is informed by the Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) framework and research surrounding adverse childhood experiences has informed our practice.
In this presentation, we will share our experiences in working with children who have experienced early trauma, and how we differentiate between behaviors associated with hearing loss, early childhood trauma, and typical development. We will identify specific approaches that have been successful with our families along with interviews where caregivers share their experiences.
- Discuss and compare challenges involved in providing early intervention services in partnership with foster parents or adoptive parents of children who have experienced early trauma.
- Identify strategies to facilitate early intervention and caregiver empowerment in these families.
- Review guidelines related to Part C service provision to children in foster care settings.
Presentation:
18878_10510HollyRiegel.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
18878_10510UmaSoman.docx
Presenters/Authors
Holly Riegel
(), Carle Foundation Hospital, holly.riegel@carle.com;
Holly Riegel, M.S. CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd is a Speech-Language Pathologist at the Carle Expanding Children’s Hearing Opportunities (ECHO) Program in Urbana, IL. She is a graduate of Elmhurst College – Bachelors of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology (2005) and of Nazareth College of Rochester – Masters of Science in Communication Disorders (2007). Holly has been a certified Early Intervention Specialist and Evaluator for the state of IL since 2007 and a certified Listening and Spoken Language Specialist Auditory-Verbal Educator since 2016. As a member of the interdisciplinary team at ECHO, she provides early intervention services to children with hearing loss and their families in home and center settings.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Uma Soman
(), Carle Auditory Oral School, uma.soman@carle.com;
Uma Soman is an educator of students who are deaf, LSLS mentor, and deaf-education researcher. She received her doctoral degree from Vanderbilt University in 2017, through the National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities Fellowship (2010-2014), her Masters in Education of the Deaf from Smith College/Clarke School for the Deaf in 2002., and is also Listening and Spoken Language Specialist Auditory Verbal Educator (LSLS Cert AVEd).
Dr. Soman is the Outreach Coordinator at Carle Auditory Oral School in Urbana, IL, and works with students who are deaf or hard of hearing their families, and their educational teams in mainstream school environments. She also trains and mentors professionals pursuing listening and spoken language specialist certification in USA and India. Dr. Soman’s research focuses on language, academic, and social outcomes of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. She is an active member of Alexander Graham Bell Association, and OPTION Schools.
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• Receives Salary for Employment from Carle Foundation Hospital/Carle Auditory Oral School.
• Receives Other financial benefit for Ownership from Listening Together LLC.
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• Has a Professional (member of the board)
relationship for Board membership.
Shawnda Fuller
(), Carle Foundation Hospital, shawnda.fuller@carle.com;
Shawnda Fuller MA CCC-A LSLS Cert AVEd is an aural rehab audiologist, early intervention specialist, and LSLS mentor. She is a graduate of East Tennessee State University - Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders and Psychology (1996) and of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Master of Arts in Audiology (1998). Ms. Fuller has been employed at the Carle Expanding Children's Hearing Opportunities Program in Urbana, IL since 2000. She currently works predominantly with children in the Birth to 3 years age range who are deaf and hard of hearing . She works closely with families, caregivers, and other Early Intervention providers in this role. Ms. Fuller has been a certified Listening and Spoken Language Specialist Auditory-Verbal Educator since 2008.
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Diane Greco-Colravy
(), Carle Foundation Hospital, diane.greco-colravy@carle.com;
Diane Greco-Colravy, MSW, LSW is a social worker. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Master of Social Work. Ms. Greco-Colravy worked for Lifelink International Adoption for 25 years as an adoption social worker, preparing adoption home study evaluations, providing pre-adoption training to prospective adoptive parents, and providing post placement/post adoption supervision services to adoptive families. In addition, she worked for the Adoption Center for Family Building, a domestic adoption agency, for 6 years preparing adoption home study evaluations and providing post placement supervision services to adoptive families. Currently, Ms. Greco-Colravy is an Enrichment Teacher and part-time social worker at the Carle Auditory Oral School in Urbana, IL. She conducts classroom social-emotional groups and supports the children in their daily activities.
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