2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
3/03/2021 | 1:20 PM - 2:05 PM | Intro to Infant, Early Childhood, and Family Mental Health: Applications for EHDI Systems | Topical Breakout
Intro to Infant, Early Childhood, and Family Mental Health: Applications for EHDI Systems
The 2019 Position Statement by the Joint Commission on Infant Hearing acknowledged that “some families may benefit form infant mental health supports” because they “may be at risk for context-specific stressors related to the child being deaf or hard of hearing.” The incorporation of infant mental health supports, according the JCIH position statement, can help address elevated life stressors among parents (which can affect bonding/attachment), and can build skills in maternal sensitivity as an intervention. But what are infant mental health supports and how can we best integrate them into EHDI? Infant, Early Childhood, and Family Mental Health (aka IMH) is an interdisciplinary, evidence-based framework for approaching early intervention and home visiting which optimizes social, emotional, behavioral, and cognitive development in the context of the parent-child relationship. It even has operationalized processes for addressing burnout and vicarious trauma among providers (i.e. parent-providers/parent guides, Deaf role models, and EHDI coordinators).
In this session, Jessica Dallman, MA LPC NCC (trained in both IMH and DHH early intervention) will explore the intersections and application of IMH to the EHDI system. Jess will introduce IMH concepts and tools/interventions like "parallel process", intergenerational trauma, emotion coaching, social-emotional development, the Parent-Child Early Relational Assessment, resilience, the Newborn Behavioral Observation, the transition to parenthood, the parent-child relationship, and Reflective Supervision/Consultation in the specific context of working with infants, toddlers, and young children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Throughout the presentation, Jess will invite reflection and conversation to support participants as they discover the personal and professional implications of Infant Mental Health research and frameworks on micro and macro levels of EHDI systems.
- • Participants will learn about Infant Mental Health frameworks, concepts, and tools/interventions.
- • Participants will discuss the relevance of Infant Mental Health for at-risk families, as well as families who do not appear to be at-risk.
- • Participants will identify intersections and application of Infant Mental Health to EHDI Systems.
Presentation:
23278_13625JessicaDallman.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Jessica Dallman
(), Natural Wisdom Counseling LLC, jessicadallmancounseling@gmail.com;
Jessica Dallman is a tri-lingual (English, ASL, Spanish) multicultural counselor based out of Wisconsin. Jess is passionate about weaving together trainings as a wilderness/equine therapist (Naropa University), special education teacher (Teach for America), early interventionist (Gallaudet University), and infant mental health specialist (UW-Madison) to serve clients and the community. She has an interdisciplinary, relational, and social justice framework that she brings to all of her work. Jess launched the Wisconsin Hawthorn Project, a free trauma-informed care resource for agencies that serve children and families, and provides Reflective Supervision/Consultation to organizations serving young children.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.