19th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 8-10, 2020 • Kansas City, MO
Family Resources Throughout the Hearing Detection and Intervention Process: Past Impressions, Current Options, and Next Steps
The recommended timeline for early hearing status detection and intervention is well established nationally, yet there are still many children who do not receive appropriate care within that timeline. Some are lost to follow-up in the earliest stages, while others may begin the process but drop out along the way. Much effort is put into reestablishing contact with these families and children. Another important factor is preventing the initial break in service. One potential avenue to maintain family engagement involves improving the caregiver/child experience throughout the diagnosis and treatment process. This applies to both children identified immediately after birth and children identified with a change in hearing status post-natally. Regardless of the age at which the child enters the diagnostic and treatment process, a solid foundation of rapport and resources is imperative. If this is established and maintained at the earliest stage of interaction and going forward, both family quality of life and child outcomes may be improved.
The availability of family resources beyond direct services over the course of the hearing assessment and treatment process will be examined. First, current literature regarding caregiver feedback and impressions throughout the diagnostic and intervention process, with emphasis on both the impact of resources that were made available and family requests for additional resources, will be reviewed. Second, comparable caregiver resources in the state of Maryland will be analyzed, with emphasis on their availability for various geographical regions, socioeconomic levels, linguistic backgrounds, and ages of diagnosis. Areas of remaining need for caregiver resources will be identified, and a list of current and proposed resources will be generated.
- Identify caregiver impressions of current hearing status diagnosis and intervention process.
- Note what resources beyond direct care have been requested by caregivers in prior research.
- Become familiarized with current and proposed child/family resources available in Maryland.
Poster:
21060_12921EmilyStevens.pdf
Presenter: Emily Stevens
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Dorothy is the interim Director of Audiology and the Training Director for the Department of Audiology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute where she has been a pediatric audiologist for over 20 years. She received a B.S. in Biology from the Pennsylvania State University and an M.A. in Audiology at the University of Maryland. She also received an Au.D. from Central Michigan University.
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Amy is the Director of Audiology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. She has worked as a pediatric audiologist for over 20 years. She received a B.S. in Hearing and Speech Science from Towson University and an M.A. in Audiology at the University of Maryland. She also received an Au.D. from Arizona School for Health Sciences.
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Holly Duncan is a pediatric audiologist and preceptor at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD. She has been a pediatric audiologist for 7.5 years. Holly is a 2014 audiology graduate of Gallaudet University. In addition, Holly has a bachelors degree in Deaf/Hard of Hearing Education and Elementary Education.
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