2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
10/27/2019 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | The development of early detection and intervention using a multidisciplinary team approach in Fiji. | Ventana Ballroom C
The development of early detection and intervention using a multidisciplinary team approach in Fiji.
Fiji has no formal training programs for audiology, speech and language pathology, occupational therapy. Early childhood education training is also a fairly new field. Despite this the Frank Hilton Organization(FHO) in 2014 began to develop a multidisciplinary approach to early detection and intervention in Fiji as the education system was moving towards inclusive education yet no steps had been taken to provide early intervention or early childhood development programs (0-2yrs) or early childhood education programs for children with disabilities within the health or education sectors. FHO provides the only early intervention program in Fiji and have now developed a team of professionals from different disciplines that work together on the assessment and planning of individual learning programs for children with various challenges including hearing impairment. This paper talks will describe some of the key features in the development of this program, as well as some of the lessons learnt and some of the challenges still being faced for the development of the program.
- Developing a multidisciplinary team in countries where there are few professionals
- Audiology assessment as a part of the multidisciplinary team in the assessment of children with multiple disabilities
- Importance of capacity building and local team empowerment
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Donna Carkeet
(), EARS Inc, earsdonna@gmail.com;
Donna is an Australian pediatric audiologist with over 27 years experience, who has focused on humanitarian audiology for 17 years. She has worked on projects with EARS Inc. since her first short term trip in 2001. She lived in the Dominican Republic from 2005 to 2013 developing a university training program in Audiology. Since 2014 she has been working on a project in Fiji. She is currently working on projects in both Papua New Guinea and Fiji.
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Sureni Perera
(), Frank Hilton Organisation, sureni@hilton.org.fj;
Sureni Perera is the Chief executive officer of the Frank Hilton Organisation in Suva Fiji. She also serves on the human rights commission in Fiji.
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