2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
4/14/2014 | 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM | The REACH Texas Pilot: Online Early Intervention Partnerships for Rural Families | Grand Ballroom 1 | 4
The REACH Texas Pilot: Online Early Intervention Partnerships for Rural Families
This presentation describes a pilot project targeting the early intervention needs of underserved children with hearing loss in rural areas of Texas. A “practice-based research” approach is used in the development and field-testing of a service delivery model designed to address three primary challenges to providing services to children who are deaf and hard of hearing, particularly those that are in rural areas: 1) Intervention services are inaccessible; 2) Intervention services are not high quality; 3) Intervention services are not timely. The model leverages technology-based strategies, utilizes the resources and expertise of a university team in deaf education and speech language pathology, cultivates partnerships with out-of-field early interventionists in rural communities, and provides family-centered intervention directed by language and development measures of the individual child. Early intervention services are provided through teleintervention to rural families by skilled “high quality provider” in collaboration with a local “partner provider” who is new to the field of deafness. The local provider also completes home visits and engages in online coaching sessions connected directly to the service needs of a specific child and family. Eight families and partner professionals in rural Texas are engaged in the pilot. Preliminary data includes quantitative and qualitative analysis of feasibility, adaptability, parent change, and professional change. Building the capacity of local providers and facilitating partnerships with families are areas of primary focus.
- Identify three primary challenges to early intervention services for rural families and describe aspects of the REACH model that address each of the challenges.
- Identify five features of productive family-provider partnerships, noting why these are particularly crucial for rural families.
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Presenters/Authors
Sarah Wainscott
(Primary Presenter), Texas Woman's University, swainscott@twu.edu;
Sarah Wainscott is an Associate Professor at Texas Woman’s University, with a background in both audiology and deaf education, and supports parent outreach and provider training for Texas Hands & Voices. Sarah is also the parent of two children who are deaf.
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