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SLP Summit

Family-Centered Intervention with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

When working with deaf and hard of hearing children (DHH), selecting a communication modality is a family decision. As professionals, it is important to provide families with all their options when making this decision. This session will cover communication modalities for those who are DHH, providing families with unbiased information, and intervention approaches to target language development.

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Family-Centered Intervention with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

When working with deaf and hard of hearing children (DHH), selecting a communication modality is a family decision. As professionals, it is important to provide families with all their options when making this decision. This session will cover communication modalities for those who are DHH, providing families with unbiased information, and intervention approaches to target language development.

Presenters

  • Sydney Bassard

    MSP, CCC-SLP

    Sydney is a pediatric speech-language pathologist with a clinical focus in working with children who are deaf and hard of hearing and literacy. She's passionate about early detection and intervention for those who are deaf and hard of hearing. Sydney is an advocate for assisting families to find functional ways to build language.

Learning Objectives

Describe the different types of communication modalities.
Discuss importance of focusing on providing unbiased information to families.
Identify intervention approaches to target language development.

Agenda

Agenda

2 minutesIntroduction
8 minutesReview of Audiogram/ EHDI Guidelines
10 minutesCommunication modalities
5 minutesSLP role in communication modalities
10 minutesFamily centered practice in selection of communication modality
5 minutesAssessment for children who are deaf and hard of hearing
15 minutesIntervention approaches
5 minutesQuestion and Answer

Disclosures

Disclosures

Speakers - FinancialSydney has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Speakers - NonfinancialSydney has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Course - ContentNone
Course - Financial Support & In KindThis webinar was funded by our sponsors, SLP Toolkit and SLP Now. We would also like to thank the presenter(s) of this course who have provided their speaking services at no charge.

ASHA

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs, Intermediate Level, Professional Area, Professional Area

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