2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/10/2020 | 9:40 AM - 10:40 AM | Empowering family participation in cochlear implant education for Spanish speaking families | New York A
Empowering family participation in cochlear implant education for Spanish speaking families
Patient and family-centered partnerships as well as partnership with early intervention service providers in the community are critical to empowering families to take an active role during the pre and post cochlear implant processes. How do we support Spanish speaking families who choose cochlear implantation for their child even if we don’t speak Spanish? Linking early interventions to culturally sensitive practices for Spanish speaking families is essential to providing comprehensive and cohesive services for children and their families (Sass-Lehrer, 2017). Families’ values and beliefs influence their perspectives regarding relationships with professionals and involvement in their child’s development (Christensen, 2000; Meadow-Orlans et al., 2003; Steinberg, Davila, Collaza, Loew, & Fischgrund, 1997 as cited in Sass-Lehrer, 2017). Research tells us, as English language proficiency decreases, positive healthcare outcomes decrease (Squires, et al., 2017).
This session will explain how cochlear implant education aligns with the medical home model. The ‘what’ and ‘why’ of providing culturally sensitive education about cochlear implantation to maximize family engagement with Spanish speaking families, even if you don’t speak Spanish, will be explored. Professional feedback on incorporating bilingual counseling practices to improve provider competency and to empower Spanish speaking families to take an active role in making decisions about their child’s hearing health will be shared.
- Understand how cochlear implant education fits into a medical home model
- Summarize the positive impact culturally sensitive practices for cochlear implant education can have in family centered early intervention
- 3. Learn practices to integrate Spanish speaking families in patient and family centered partnerships to promote and empower taking an active role in learning about cochlear implantation and interventions to support best outcomes
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Sarah Radlinski
(), Auditory-Verbal Center, Inc., Sarah@avchears.org;
Sarah Radlinski, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT is a speech-language pathologist and Listening and Spoken Language Specialist. Since earning her speech pathology master’s degree on the hearing loss specialty track from Vanderbilt University, Sarah has served as the bilingual AV therapist for the Auditory-Verbal Center, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. Sarah also currently serves as the Latino Programming Director for the Georgia chapter of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing. Sarah additionally serves children in Panama through the Hear the World Foundation; Sarah provides LSL training to the local speech therapist and coaches the families of children who received donated cochlear implants in-person as well as via tele-therapy. Additionally, Sarah mentors AVT mentees internationally and has presented at state, national, and international conferences on topics related to pediatric hearing loss, with a focus on providing culturally and linguistically relevant intervention for Spanish-speaking families.
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Valeri V. Le Beau
(), Advanced Bionics, valeri.lebeau@advancedbionics.com;
Valeri Le Beau is the Senior Rehabilitation Program Manager at Advanced Bionics. Valeri brings a lifetime of personal and professional expertise to the field of hearing impairments. Valeri received her undergraduate degree in Education for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing from Illinois State University. She taught in a variety of educational settings serving children with hearing impairments and later received her graduate degree in Speech Language Pathology from Rush University, Chicago. She practiced across the country in educational, private, and hospital based settings, with an intense focus on providing services to children with hearing impairments. Throughout her career, she has lectured, trained, and mentored locally and internationally on cochlear implantation and rehabilitation following implantation.
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