This two-part online series will emphasize the key role of parents in fostering language in children who are deaf and hearing. With the implementation of newborn hearing screening and accepted practice that state early intervention agencies complete diagnosis and initiate services (including fitting amplification) for children with congenital hearing loss by six months of age, we now recognize the “power of parents.” The role of professionals has shifted from professionals working with the child to supporting the entire family unit in utilizing the language of the home and heart—whether that language is English, Spanish, ASL or another. These two sessions will explore how to fully support parents in language learning for their children with hearing loss.
This course is presented by AudiologyOnline in partnership with ACIA.
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Course created on May 7, 2024
| 0-60 Minutes | Leveraging New Technology to Help Parents Foster Rich Language Environments, in partnership with American Cochlear Implant Alliance |
| 60-120 Minutes | Engaging Families in Continuing to Improve EHDI Programs, in partnership with American Cochlear Implant Alliance |
Dana Suskind, MD, is Founder and Co-Director of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health, Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program, and Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Public Policy (affiliated) at the University of Chicago. A recognized thought leader on the national stage, Dana has dedicated her research and clinical life to optimizing foundational brain development and preventing early cognitive disparities and their lifelong impact. Her work is focused in particular on helping parents leverage their power as brain architects.
Dr. White is a Professor of Psychology at Utah State University and the founding Director of the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM). Dr. White has published extensively about the issues and evidence related to implementing and improving the efficacy of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs. Projects currently underway at NCHAM are focused on developing more effective hearing screening and intervention programs through research, improving public health information systems, training and technical assistance, and information dissemination. More about NCHAM activities in these areas are available at www.infanthearing.org.
Prior to his work at NCHAM, Dr. White was the Director of Research and Development at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the Director of Research and Evaluation at the Center for Persons with Disabilities, and the Director of the Early Intervention Research Institute at Utah State University. From 1984 to 1985, he served as a Congressional Science Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and worked as a staff member for the Subcommittee on the Handicapped in the United States Senate where he was responsible for the staff work related to the creation of the Commission on Education of the Deaf and the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986.He also serves on many national and international advisory groups for organizations such as the World Health Organization, United States Department of Health and Human Services, March of Dimes, the American College of Medical Genetics, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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