2025 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 9-11, 2025 • Pittsburgh, PA
DAVID L. LAWRENCE CONVENTION CENTER
| Family-Centered Counseling Tool Using Motivation and Ability for Increasing Hearing Aid Use
Family-Centered Counseling Tool Using Motivation and Ability for Increasing Hearing Aid Use
Hearing aid fitting appointments for children and families are a step-by-step process with proper fitting of the hearing aids and clear goals set. After leaving the office, wearing hearing aids for the suggested time can challenge families for several reasons (motivation vs. ability). We will create a tool for providers to decipher if decreased hearing aid use is due to a lack of ability or a lack of motivation. This tool will encourage the use of motivational interviewing to give better support to the family. This study aims 1. to understand common obstacles to consistent hearing aid use in children and 2. to create a counseling tool for providers to utilize in appointments to increase motivation and ability. A survey will be sent to parents of children with hearing aids in the Utah region containing ten questions regarding motivation and ability. A Likert scale will be used to assess the range of answers. After collecting data from the surveys, a small literature review will detail families' different challenges in hearing aid use. In combination with these two sources, we will also use concepts from Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High (Patterson, K., Granny, J., McMillan, R., & Swizler, A. 2022) to focus on developing this conversation tool. Providers can use this tool to determine the root of the problem and offer different solutions to support families and increase the child’s daily hearing aid wear time.
- The participant will be able to identify difficulties with hearing aid use with children.
- The participant will be able to analyze difficulties and identify if it is a motivation or ability issue.
- The participant will be able to perform motivational counseling using the family-centered counseling tool.
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Kristina Blaiser
(Primary Presenter,Author,Co-Author), Idaho State University, Kristina.Blaiser@isu.edu;
Kristina Blaiser, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is
a Professor of Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and directs the HATCH (Helping Adults Talk to Children) Lab at Idaho State University. Dr. Blaiser has extensive experience leading early childhood education programs and evaluating the outcomes of children who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. Her research interests include program evaluation and graduate training related to assessment and early intervention practices of children who are Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing. Dr. Blaiser’s recent work has focused on using telehealth to support families in early intervention. Kristina is the Coordinator for ASHA SIG 9: Hearing Loss and Hearing Disorders in Childhood.
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Financial relationship with Office of Special Education Programs funding.
Nature: Coordinator of SIG 9, Special Projects Chair on CECDCD, Advisory Member of AAP-PEC, Advisory Member of FL3.
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Chris Sanford
(Author,Co-Author), < fill in here >, sanfchri@isu.edu;
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Kyla Ethington
(Co-Presenter), Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (URLEND), kyla.ethington@utah.edu;
Kyla Ethington has always had the desire to help others and quickly found the occupation of audiology in high school. She completed her bachelor's degree at Utah State University in Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education. She is currently in her second year of grad school at the University of Utah and is a trainee at the Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (URLEND).
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Amy Brownson
(Co-Presenter), University of Idaho, amydbrownson@gmail.com;
Amy Brownson is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Idaho in Special Education. Her research interests are ABA reform, Practical Functional Assessment and Skill-Based Treatment, and psychological safety and connection within the therapeutic relationship.
She holds a bachelor's degree from Purdue University in Psychology and Law and Society with a minor in Child Development and Family Studies. She earned a master's degree in counseling psychology, with an emphasis in the schools, from Washington State University. She works as a Supervising Clinician at Life Skills Autism Academy with Autistic early intervention learners.
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Taylor Heisler
(Co-Presenter), < fill in here >, taylor.heisler@umconnect.umt.edu;
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Loren Nelson
(Co-Presenter), University of Utah, loren.nelson@utah.edu;
Loren is a 4th year doctor of audiology student at the University of Utah. She is completing her yearlong externship with Primary Children’s Hospital before graduation in May 2025. Loren grew up in Las Vegas, NV. Her clinical interests include electrophysiology, amplification devices, and ototoxicity. She has been involved in research throughout her education, examining the effects of auditory distraction and related listening fatigue. Most recently, she has been involved in clinical research projects evaluating the effects of ototoxicity in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis and listening fatigue in nontraditional cochlear implant candidates. She has published and presented her research in various journals and at professional conferences.
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Haley Williams
(Co-Presenter), Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (URLEND), u1261079@utah.edu;
Haley Williams is a graduate student pursuing a Doctorate of Audiology at the University of Utah. She has a strong interest in pediatric audiology and cochlear implants. Haley’s research focuses on listening related-fatigue in school age children with cochlear implants, timely diagnostic testing for NICU infants with middle ear effusions, and counseling parents on hearing aid use for children. She is actively involved in clinical practice, gaining hands-on experience in diagnostic evaluations, hearing aid fittings, and patient care. Haley looks forward to continuing to contribute to the audiology community through research, education, and clinical practice.
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