18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
3/06/2012 | 9:40 AM - 10:40 AM | A Team Approach to Working with Children with Hearing Loss | Illinois Central | 2
A Team Approach to Working with Children with Hearing Loss
Children with hearing loss are being identified at a very young age which has allowed early interventionists to have a great impact on the overall progress of such children. Early identification has resulted in a variety of new challenges for audiologists and other therapists. Children with hearing loss are being amplified as early as a few weeks. For children to fully capitalize on improved amplification devices and the latest advances in assistive technology they must have access to audiologists and other therapists who have the skills necessary to work with very young children and who possess a firm grasp of the latest hearing technology. Providing optimal access to sound is a crucial first step in teaching children to understand speech and in improving the child’s potential for learning to talk. This presentation will provide audiologists and therapists with a successful model for working together to maximize speech, language and auditory skill development in children with hearing loss. A working relationship between the audiologist and the therapist accelerates the progress of a young child with hearing loss. When the therapists, the audiologist and the family work together as a team the quality of service is enhanced and the outcomes for the child and the family are improved. Ideas and suggestions for successful collaboration among providers will be included. Strategies for communicating audiologic issues to parents and activities for working with children will be addressed.
- 1)identify at least three techniques for effective collaboration with professionals. 2)list strategies for communicating effectively with parents. 3)state important factors for therapists and audiologists working together for optimal fitting of amplification.
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Presenters/Authors
Judy Schlesinger
(POC,Primary Presenter,Author), The Moog Center for Deaf Education, jschlesinger@moogcenter.org;
Judy has been in the field of deaf education for more than 25 year. She has worked as a supervisor of other teachers, has extensive experience working with student teachers, has lectured for graduate courses, and is an experienced teacher in the field of Early Intervention. In addition to teaching in the Family School program at the Moog Center where she provides direct service to children, helping them to develop spoken language skills, Judy has also taught in the preschool and in the primary department working to enhance the students' academic skills. She works with families, helping parents develop strategies and techniques for teaching their children with hearing loss to talk. Judy participates in the Moog Center for Deaf Education Teleschool program and provides services to families via the internet. Judy has extensive experience serving children who are deaf or hard of hearing who present with secondary complicating factors.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
• Receives Salary for Employment from The Moog Center for Deaf Education.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.