2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
2/28/2017 | 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM | Successfully Transitioning Children and Families from Early Intervention to Preschool | Hanover E
Successfully Transitioning Children and Families from Early Intervention to Preschool
The Boston Children’s Hospital Transitions Team provides multiple workshops to support and educate children with hearing loss, their parents, families, teachers and other professionals about the changes that occur throughout the transitions from infancy to adulthood. The transition of deaf and hard of hearing children from Early Intervention into a public school setting can present many challenges for both children and families. The change from a family focused model to child focused model can present many challenges for caretakers, including moving from an integral to a more peripheral role in the education of the child. At the same time, the child is likely experiencing personal milestones in social/emotional development - transitioning from parallel play to group play - and cognitive development – transitioning from concrete play to more imaginative play. For the Early Detection and Intervention meeting, the team will discuss the differences between the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and the Individualized Education Plan (IEP), the developmental milestones that occur between ages two and four, and common accommodations and technology recommendations that may be listed on the IEP. With the knowledge and resources gained through this presentation, families and professionals will feel more informed and prepared, allowing them to face transition with greater confidence.
- 1. Describe two differences between an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
- 2. Identify three developmental milestones of early childhood
- 3. List five accommodations the might be found on an IEP for a deaf or hard of hearing student
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Presenters/Authors
Amy Szarkowski
(), Children's Center for Communication/Beverly School for the Deaf, Amy.Szarkowski@childrens.harvard.edu;
Amy Szarkowski, PhD, is the Director of The Institute and The Clinic at the Children's Center for Communication/ Beverly School for the Deaf (CCCBSD), and faculty for LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities), at Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Szarkowski holds an academic appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She is also an adjunct instructor for the Infants, Toddlers and Families (ITF) Interdisciplinary program at Gallaudet University.
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• Receives Salary for Employment from Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
• Receives Salary for Employment from CCCBSD.
• Receives Salary for Employment from Gallaudet University.
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Christine Macdonald
(), Boston Children's Hospital, christine.macdonald@childrens.harvard.edu;
Christine Macdonald is an Educational Audiologist for the Sound Outreach to Schools Educational Audiology Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. She received her Doctor of Audiology from Northeastern University. Her professional interests include connectivity of personal amplification to assistive devices and pediatric amplification. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.
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Charlotte Mullen
(), Boston Children's Hospital, charlotte.mullen@childrens.harvard.edu;
Charlotte Mullen, AuD, a Co-Presentor for this resource, is the primary pediatric audiologist for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program and Specialty Audiologist for Education and Training for the audiology service of Boston Children’s Hospital. She founded the Sound Outreach to Schools educational audiology program. Dr. Mullen has given numerous presentations to professional and parent groups. Her clinical work initially identified an increased incidence in hearing loss among children treated by extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Working closely with the Developmental Medicine Program, Dr. Mullen developed a clinical practice guideline for audiological monitoring which led to incorporation into the 2007 Joint Committee on Infant Hearing recommendations. Dr. Mullen is a founding member of the Audiology Clinical Education Network. She also coordinates the Virtual Pediatric Audiology meetings which provides a large forum for learning and discussing issues pertaining to pediatric practice.
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Elizabeth Erickson O'Neill
(), Boston Children's Hospital, elizabeth.ericksononeill@childrens.harvard.edu;
Dr. Erickson O'Neill is an audiologist at Boston Children's Hospital.
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Katie Prins McCarthy
(), Boston Children's Hospital, katie.mccarthy@childrens.harvard.edu;
Katie McCarthy is the Coordinator of Outreach and Support Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Boston Children's Hospital. She oversees family-centered events, educational training needs, parent workshops and program development needs. Katie has been involved in the non-profit sector for more than seventeen years, first in marketing and management and now in outreach. Katie has a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota and a Bachelors in English - Creative Writing from California State University, Northridge.
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Lauralyn Chetwynd
(), Boston Children's Hospital, lauralyn.chetwynd@childrens.harvard.edu;
Lauralyn M. Chetwynd has been an Educational Audiologist for the Sound Outreach to Schools Educational Audiology Program at Boston Children’s Hospital since 2009. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from St. Lawrence University and her Doctor of Audiology from Gallaudet University. Her professional interests include connectivity of personal amplification to assistive devices, classroom acoustics and promoting the role of Educational Audiology in schools. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and has her Pediatric Specialty Certification through the American Board of Audiology.
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Susan Gibbons
(), Boston Children's Hospital, susan.gibbons@childrens.harvard.edu;
Susan Mumby Gibbons has been an Audiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital since 2011. She received her Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology and her Doctor of Audiology from Northeastern University. Her professional interests include cochlear implants and habilitative audiology. She is a dual-certified member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and has her Pediatric and Cochlear Implant Specialty Certifications through the American Board of Audiology.
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