15th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 13-15, 2016 • San Diego, CA
3/14/2016 | 3:20 PM - 3:50 PM | Topical Session 3 | Pacific Salon 3 | 4 - Early Intervention
Collaboration in Rural Areas: Working together to meet the needs
Providing Early Detection and Intervention services in rural areas can be riddled with challenges. With Montana being the 4th largest state yet only 44th in total population, some families find themselves surrounded by many resources while others find themselves searching for services. How do we provide consistent, balanced services to all families? This presentation will look at a part of western Montana and how collaborative partnerships work to ensure services reach families whether they are in a city or on a farm. We will walk through the process of identification to intervention and identify the important role that each member has in the collaborative team. We will discuss our partnerships with Montana Children’s Special Health Services, regional Part C providers, our non-Part C:Family Advisor Program and provide examples of other collaborative relationships such as working with county public health agencies. Participants will gain an understanding of our administrative rules and agreements as the foundations on which to build and maintain collaboration with our state and regional partners in early intervention services. We will be reviewing case studies in 8 counties and how resources are varied depending on location. We will also provide examples of how we have addressed those differences and discuss our working plans to overcome those challenges.
- Recognize or develop administrative rules and agreements within participant's own states which may facilitate collaborative partnerships.
- Define potential members of a family's early intervention team and recognize how the different roles are important to providing appropriate early intervention services.
- Generalize, evaluate and determine how the information presented can be applied to participant's own programs and practices.
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Presenters/Authors
Cathy Jury
(Co-Presenter,Author), Montana School for the Deaf & Blind, cjury@msdb.mt.gov;
Cathy Jury is an Outreach Consultant with Montana School for the Deaf & Blind. In this position, she works with children who are Deaf/Hard of hearing from ages 0-21. She travels eight counties in the western part of Montana providing support to families, schools, daycares and other agencies who provide services to the families she works with. While she enjoys working with the various ages, she recognizes the incredible importance of laying a solid foundation with strong early intervention services and is devoted to providing the families in her area the tools they need to build that foundation for their child.
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Lisa Cannon
(Co-Presenter,Author), Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind, lcannon@msdb.mt.gov;
Lisa Cannon, Au.D, has been a Consulting Audiologist for the Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind (MSDB) since 2008. She provides technical assistance to the Montana Newborn Hearing Screening Program, including tracking referrals on infants and young children newly identified as deaf or hard of hearing. Lisa also provides hands-on training to nurses and midwives who perform newborn hearing screenings statewide.
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