2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/09/2015 | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Early Intervention Program Accountability: A Collaborative, Multi-Faceted Approach | Clements | 9
Early Intervention Program Accountability: A Collaborative, Multi-Faceted Approach
Early intervention program accountability is maximized when a program is evaluated from a variety of meaningful perspectives, both objective and subjective. This presentation will describe how several state agencies collaborate to ensure that early intervention decisions are evidence based at both the individual child and programmatic levels.
One component of this multi-faceted approach to program accountability includes the collection of child outcome measures. We will describe a variety of instruments that we have successfully used to measure child skills and progress across a variety of developmental domains. The integration of these child outcome variables into the state EHDI database also will be described.
A second feature of the accountability model that will be presented is a tool used to gather data on families’ utilization of and satisfaction with various aspects of the intervention program. Data from early intervention providers also contributes to the program accountability plan. A survey will be shared that documents in-service training needs, perceptions of support from program supervisory staff, and use of program materials. A self-assessment tool measuring individual providers’ knowledge and skill set also will be presented.
- List a variety of tools that can be used to measure progress of children in early intervention programs
- Measure parents’ perspectives about their early intervention program
- Survey early intervention providers regarding their knowledge, skills, and implementation of program objectives
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Presenters/Authors
Allison Sedey
(Primary Presenter,POC), University of Colorado-Boulder, Allison.Sedey@colorado.edu;
Allison Sedey is a speech pathologist, audiologist, and research associate. She works at the University of Colorado-Boulder and the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind and is currently the director of the Outcomes and Developmental Data Assistance Center for EHDI Programs (ODDACE) supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The purpose of this center is to expand public health capacity to gather, analyze, and use intervention and developmental outcome data of children who are deaf or hard of hearing between birth and 5 years of age throughout the United States. The center aims to increase our understanding of factors that impact the outcomes of children who are deaf or hard of hearing at the state and national level.
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Dinah Beams
(Co-Presenter), Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, dbeams@csdb.org;
Dinah Beams is the program coordinator for the Colorado Home Intervention Program (CHIP), a statewide, in-home, family-centered early intervention program for families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing that is part of the Outreach Department of the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB). Previous experience includes working as an Outreach Specialist at Beginnings for Parents of Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in North Carolina and as both a classroom and itinerant teacher in Colorado. Dinah is the author of the CHIP Parent Manual and the Curriculum for Sign Language Instructors, and co-developer of materials for the Integrated Reading Project, part of CSDB’s Early Literacy Development Initiative for young children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Dinah also serves on the board for Colorado Families for Hands and Voices.
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