17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
3/18/2018 | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Medical Home Enhancement via Integrative Solutions | Capitol 3
Medical Home Enhancement via Integrative Solutions
Treatment decisions regarding the care of deaf and hard of hearing children have a significant and broad impact on the child’s family life, school and educational experiences, and the ability to adapt and develop as an emotionally whole and healthy individual. The medical home model integrates a variety of aspects of the child’s life into the provision of pediatric care and is an ideal paradigm for approaching the care of deaf and hard of hearing children. In order to provide a medical home (continuity, cultural-competence, family-centeredness), pediatric practitioners need access to information that is not readily available to them in the current system. While previously, such information has been the domain of Early Intervention, in this session we will engage pediatricians in a unique Integrative Model. This model reduces fragmentation of care and compartmentalization of expertise by creating dynamic partnerships for dialogue and problem solving between pediatricians and Deaf professionals. We present 3 medical cases involving deaf and hard of hearing children and a panel of Deaf professionals (2 Deaf EI’s, Deaf social worker and family specialist, Deaf psychologist and researcher specializing in language acquisition and mental health) and an audiologist. Discussion will be moderated jointly by a hearing pediatrician and a Deaf EI. Topics include: language acquisition and child development, technology, and culture. In addition to introduction of Deaf perspectives in medical case-based learning, we will provide resources for continued community engagement and guidance for Chapter Champions in carrying out integrative pediatrician education in their home states.
- Pediatricians and providers will increase their understanding of the impact of language access and brain development, culture, technology and Deaf perspectives on providing optimal health care for deaf and hard of hearing children.
- Pediatricians and providers will be more prepared for increasing health professional’s knowledge and engagement in their home states.
- Participants will experience pediatrician / provider - Deaf Community direct dialogue and engagement.
Presentation:
15805_7777JuliaHecht.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
15805_7777JuliaHecht.doc
Presenters/Authors
Jodee Crace
(), Outreach Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, jodee.crace@gallaudet.edu;
Jodee Crace graduated with a M.A. in School Counseling from Gallaudet University in 1988. Since then she has utilized her counseling degree and additional interdisciplinary studies in a variety of human development field as a developmental therapist with Indiana’s Part C agency, staff therapist at a Community Mental Health Center, as a school counselor and then as the Early Intervention Coordinator at the Indiana School for the Deaf. Currently, she provides consulting, coaching, and training services in Early Education and Family Support. She is a National Deaf Mentor Trainer and a state Parent Advisor Trainer, in which both specialities utilize the SKI-HI Curriculums. Additionally, Jodee is an adjunct instructor with Gallaudet University’s certification program of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants, Toddlers, and Families Collaboration and Leadership. Jodee completed her service with the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH), representing Council on Education of Deaf.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Stacy Abrams
(), Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, stacy.abrams@gallaudet.edu;
Stacy Abrams, MA, is the Coordinator of Training at the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. Abrams grew up in Arkansas with a deaf sister and hearing parents. She earned her BA from Gallaudet University, and her MA from the University of California, Santa Barbara with the intention of working with hearing families with deaf children. For five years, Stacy taught deaf students in both mainstreamed and deaf schools. She served as Deaf Mentor Program Coordinator at the New Mexico School for the Deaf, and the Arizona Schools for the Deaf/Blind. She serves on the JCIH. Stacy’s passion of connecting families with the community on their signing journey led to her developing a social awareness campaign, #whyisign. The aim is for families to become inspired by seeing individuals share their reasons for signing. She and her husband are proud parents of two bilingual deaf children who attend the Kendall School.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Mark Ramirez
(), New Mexico School for the Deaf, ramirez.mark.a@gmail.com;
Mark A. Ramirez currently practices social work in a school environment. He previously worked in the field of early intervention and supported families of deaf and hard of hearing children. Mark is a hard of hearing individual who was born hearing and used spoken language, he became hard of hearing around age 7 and learned sign language at school.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Julie Rems-Smario
(), California Department of Education, JRemsSmario@cde.ca.gov;
Julie Rems-Smario works at California Department of Education Deaf & Hard of Hearing Unit as the Education Program Consultant. She is committed as early intervention advocate. She is also one of the co-founders of Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K). As past President of the California Association of the Deaf (CAD), she was part of the legislative team which helped to pass SB210. Her work was honored by DeafLife as the Deaf Person of the Year in 2015. During her tenure as the founding executive director of DeafHope, she was recognized with several awards, CNN Heroes, Pearls Award, and E-Women Network International Humanitarian Award.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Wyatte Hall
(), University of Rochester Medical Center, wyatte_hall@urmc.rochester.edu;
Wyatte C. Hall, Ph.D. is a Research Assistant Professor in the Obstetrics & Gynecology department within the University of Rochester Medical Center. His primary research interest is the role of language as a social determinant of population health within the Deaf community.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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Receives Salary for Employment from University of Rochester Medical Center.
Receives Salary for Employment from University of Rochester Medical Center.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Julia Hecht
(), New Mexico Pediatric Society , gazeshift@gmail.com;
Julia L. Hecht, MD is a pediatrician and New Mexico Chapter Champion. She has focused her medical career on the health and well-being of deaf and hard of hearing children, and children from Deaf families. She received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She studied ASL and Deaf culture at Gallaudet University in 1984-5 and 2018. She received a CATCH grant in 2003 to support the implementation a medical home for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children and CODAs in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was the Medical Director and school physician at the New Mexico School for the Deaf from 1998-2009. Currently, Julia works in advocacy and education at the local, state, and national levels.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Mallorie Evans
(), Los Angeles Unified School District, malbeckford@gmail.com;
Mallorie Evans, M.A., FAAA, is a clinical and educational audiologist who has worked in the field of Deaf Education for 15 years. She is fluent in American Sign Language and has been trained in ASL/English bilingual methodology. Mallorie currently works at Marlton School for the Deaf in Los Angeles, CA, and is a part-time lecturer in Deaf Education at California State University, Northridge.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.