2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/15/2022 | 10:35 AM - 11:00 AM | Finding the E in Families | Room 10
Finding the E in Families
Empowerment is key to families' journeys with their deaf or hard of hearing child(ren). What does that look like in regards language choice? Technology choice? School/program choice? A compassionate leadership structure will be discussed in how early intervention professionals can frame the plethora of resources and often intimidating information in an understandable and supportive way to families they work with. At the same time, the presenter acknowledges and will discuss the fact that resources vary from state to state.
A review of relevant laws (state and federal) will be included along with real life examples of how professionals, both deaf or hearing, offer information to families. Contemporary resources will be provided to reinforce professionals in facing the challenge of empowering all types of families, regardless of their personal beliefs or levels of knowledge. Experiences from families will be featured, as well, to illustrate that there is no one way to empower, but that all families can be empowered.
- Identify different approaches to providing information to families
- Explain specific ways how professionals can empower families
- Analyze the challenges of empowering families from professionals' qualifications to varying levels of resource availability.
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Presenters/Authors
Tawny Holmes Hlibok, Esq.
(Virtual), Gallaudet University, tawny.holmes.hlibok@gallaudet.edu;
Tawny Holmes Hlibok serves as Language Policy Counsel at Gallaudet University along with being an Associate Professor in the Department of Deaf Studies. She graduated from University of Baltimore School of Law. In addition to her law degree with a family mediation & law certification, she has a Master of Arts in Family Centered Early Education. Ms. Holmes Hlibok has worked four years in teaching deaf and hard of hearing students, mainly in the early childhood education field. As part of her position, she focuses on improving/establishing federal and state policy related to early intervention and education of deaf and hard of hearing children. Ms. Holmes Hlibok strongly believes in the power of collaboration and has contributed a significant amount of her work towards this endeavor, in varying ways, from promoting parent resources to inclusion of deaf and hard of hearing adult professionals.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
• Receives Salary for Employment from Gallaudet University.
• Receives Salary for Employment from National Association of the Deaf.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.