18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
4/14/2014 | 3:20 PM - 3:50 PM | The Impact of Spiritual Life on the Family | St. Johns | 7
The Impact of Spiritual Life on the Family
Presentation Track: Family Perspectives and Support
Presenters: Janet DesGeorges and Stephanie Olson
The Impact of Spiritual Life on the Family Journey
The impact of a family’s faith, religion, and spiritual reflections in response to the identification, acceptance, decisions, and beliefs about deafness and hearing loss is often a primary driving force for families, and yet may or may not be communicated to those who are providing support. In the parent-to-parent support model, these conversations do often emerge. Families in the EHDI system may express a desire to delay early intervention services and opt for faith/prayer based intervention. The necessary skills and self – reflection of providing support in this context will be explored. Learning to define the boundaries of ‘where these conversations go' while having the freedom to be with a family where they are at, will also be addressed. Participants in this session will have the opportunity to share their own strategies and stories in keeping with ‘the wisdom among us'.
Janet DesGeorges Stephanie Olson
Janet DesGeorges
Executive Director
Hands & Voices
janet@handsandvoices.org
303-492-6283
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- respect families that desire faith or prayer based discernment while working through their best options.
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Presenters/Authors
Stephanie Olson
(Co-Presenter), Children's Hospital Colorado, stephanie.olson@childrenscolorado.org;
Stephanie Olson, B.A., is the Family Consultant for the Bill Daniels Center for Children’s Hearing at Children’s Hospital, Colorado. Stephanie has been in this position for 18 years and serves as a liaison between families and the audiology health care system. Previously she worked with families and children from birth to three through the Colorado Home Intervention Program and for Hands and Voices Headquarters.
Stephanie has traveled to Northern China, London, South Africa, Brazil and New Zealand and St. Petersburg, Russia, and FCEI Austria- Family Centered Early Intervention in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022. Stephanie’s passion is to increase the understanding and impact of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the parenting journey and with the professionals who work with those families. Stephanie was identified deaf/hard of hearing at the age of three and brings a variety of perspectives into her work and presentations.
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