2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/06/2023 | 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | "Learn About ME - A Tool for Success Among Children, Families and Medical Professionals" | DECC 207/208
"Learn About ME - A Tool for Success Among Children, Families and Medical Professionals"
A 'Medical Home' is so much more than a visit to the doctor's office. It is the opportunity for the child/family and physician to build a rapport over a period of time. A medical home should be a safe place to advocate for what a child/family needs. Advocacy is learned; either by watching the significant adults around us or at school. This is not different for our Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. High quality medical care is something that is the right of everyone and advocating for what is needed is a necessity as children grow and their needs change. The Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children (SSDHHC) and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) have collaborated on a tool to promote more effective communication and advocacy resulting in higher quality medical care and collaboration between physicians and children/families in the EHDI program. With the input from families in the Choices for Children EI program as well as younger students, first year medical students/future physicians created a communication tool to inform doctors of the needs and desires of their youngest patients - giving them a voice for higher quality medical care. The tool is designed to be used so that even young children can provide input on their care and begin to advocate for their preferences and needs, along side their parents and caregivers. Our hope is that the tool will "evolve" with the child as they continue on their hearing loss journey and begin to advocate for themselves while creating a stronger rapport between our youngest patients and the doctors who serve them.
- Participants will define effective collaboration between physicians and families.
- Participants will identify ways that physicians can advocate with families for more equitable care for children with hearing loss.
- Participants will identify key information to support families as well as EHDI Program Goals and Objectives
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Presenters/Authors
Mary Ann Stefko
(), Choices For Children, mstefko@thescrantonschool.org;
Mary Ann Stefko earned a master's of education in counselor education and a Bachelor of Science degree in communication disorders from Pennsylvania State University. In addition to 20 years teaching experience, she has extensive experience in educational interpreting. She has worked with deaf and hard-of-hearing children from the birth to high school levels in residential and mainstream educational settings. Mary Ann is an adjunct professor in the World Languages and Cultures Department at the University of Scranton and an instructor at the Geisinger School of Medicine. She is a frequent presenter at workshops and training programs related to deafness and hearing loss for parents, educators and the business community across Pennsylvania. Her passion is Early Intervention, focusing on providing instruction to children and coaching to families in the Infant Toddler program.
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Jacqueline Bailey-Busch
(), SSDHHC, jbailey@thescrantonschool.org;
Jacqueline Bailey - Busch is a certified School Counselor at the Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children. She holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Scranton. Jacqueline's passion is coaching students to advocate for themselves and empowering parents and caregivers to seek the most effective resources for their children.
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