2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/15/2022 | 12:00 PM - 12:25 PM | Family Advocacy in the IFSP: Special Considerations for DHH Children | Room 7
Family Advocacy in the IFSP: Special Considerations for DHH Children
Parent and family advocacy in Early Intervention is foundational to the success of deaf and hard of hearing children. To become successful advocates, parents and family members must be empowered to not only understand the Early Intervention system, but also how to be active participants of said system. This workshop will provide families and professionals an introduction to the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP), the document used in Early Intervention, and how the IFSP can be used as a starting point for advocacy for access and quality services for deaf and hard of hearing children. Special considerations to include in the IFSP will be reviewed, as well as policies, resources, and services parents and families can invoke during the IFSP process.
- Participants will be able to describe parts of an IFSP
- Participants will be able to outline special considerations for DHH children within the IFSP
- Participants will be able to name resources to consider during IFSP development for DHH children
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Presenters/Authors
Sarah Honigfeld
(Virtual), Sarah Honigfeld, LLC, honigfeld.s@gmail.com;
Sarah is a Deaf adult who works as an Early Intervention Consultant. She works closely with various schools, programs and agencies to provide bilingual, family-centered programming for deaf or hard of hearing infants and toddlers and their families. She works for the National Association for the Deaf (NAD) as their Education Policy Specialist. Her academic background includes a MA in School Counseling from Gallaudet University and a Certificate in Infants, Toddlers and Families: Leadership, also from Gallaudet University. Currently Sarah is pursuing a doctoral degree in Educational Equity for Early Childhood from the University of Colorado Denver. Sarah’s special interests include family language planning, ASL/English bilingual programming, and family centered services in Early Intervention.
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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