2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
4/16/2013 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Promoting Family Social-Emotional Well-Being: An Interdisciplinary Approach | Solana A | 4
Promoting Family Social-Emotional Well-Being: An Interdisciplinary Approach
This group presentation, offered by a diverse team that includes counselors, special educators, deaf educators, speech-language pathologists, psychologists, and curriculum specialists will address how to promote social-emotional well-being in families. It builds on existing knowledge by exploring how interdisciplinary teams can enhance the quality of support provided to deaf and hard of hearing children and their families, as well as how working in such teams can support professional development. Utilizing a family study approach, the team will discuss how they might incorporate interdisciplinary strategies and approaches to identify and support what families need, in order to be able to collectively best meet those needs. Based on existing knowledge of best practices in the Early Intervention field, their own clinical and professional experiences, and the knowledge gained through their study in this area, the presenters will challenge and encourage participants to think creatively about how to improve their correct work practices. This presentation will highlight, in particular, how professionals from various disciplines can focus on their 'area of expertise' to aid families in building particular skill sets, while also working as members of a comprehensive, interdisciplinary team. It will also address important cross-cultural considerations for working with families within the interventionist/family relationship (drawing upon work from Lynch & Hanson, 2011). We believe that this presentation fills an important knowledge gap by addressing how various members of a team can work more collaboratively and cohesively with the shared aim of supporting a family with a child with hearing loss and helping that family acquire skills to maximize their social-emotional well-being.
- Describe a minimum of three ways in which the use of an interdisciplinary approach to Early Intervention can promote social-emotional well-being in families.
- Summarize the important cross-cultural considerations of working with families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- Detail how the interdisciplinary team approach could be applied, using the example of a family case study.
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Presenters/Authors
Amy Szarkowski
(POC,Primary Presenter,Author), 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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Kathy Pongor
(Co-Presenter), Gallaudet University, ITF Program, Kathy.Pongo@gallaudet.edu;
32 years experience as a teacher, working with children who are deaf, blind, and deaf-blind. ITF Certificate participant.
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Elizabeth Allen
(Co-Presenter,Author), Gallaudet University, ITF Program, Elizabeth.Allen@gallaudet.edu;
M.Ed., Deaf Education. Teacher with 23 years experience. Also a certified ASL/English interpreter. ITF Certificate participant.
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Kamilah Giraud
(Co-Presenter,Author), Gallaudet University, ITF Program, Kamilah.Golatte@gallaudet.edu;
ITF Certificate participant
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Namiraa Baljinnyam
(Co-Presenter,Author), Gallaudet University, ITF Program, Namiraa.Baljinnyam@gallaudet.edu;
M.A. in Education Studies from a university in Mongolia. Currently, a graduate student in Deaf Education at Gallaudet and an ITF Certificate participant.
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Beth Hamilton
(Co-Presenter,Author), N/A, BMHamilton5@gmail.com;
A dynamic educator, researcher, and presenter, Dr. Beth M. Hamilton specializes in early language and child development among deaf and hard of hearing children. She works as deaf/hard of hearing Educational Consultant around the nation. She holds a doctoral degree in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education from Lamar University and master degree in education and a bachelor degree in art therapy from Marylhurst University. She also has certifications in conflict and resolution mediation and early intervention.
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Whitney Kidd
(Co-Presenter), Gallaudet University, ITF Program, Whitney.Kidd@gallaudet.edu;
Enrolled in Gallaudet's ITF Graduate Certificate Program.
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Adena Dacy
(Co-Presenter,Author), Gallaudet University, ITF Program, Adena.Dacy@gallaudet.edu;
Speech-language pathologist with 20 years experience working in various settings. Also an ASL/English interpreter with a speciality in working in medical settings. ITF Certificate participant.
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Emily Wojahn Small
(Co-Presenter,Author), Gallaudet University, emily.wojahn@gallaudet.edu;
Emily (Wojahn) Small, M.A, is a teacher of the deaf, with a focus on early intervention. She has experience teaching preschool and kindergarten in Hawaii and Colorado using a bilingual (ASL/English) approach and was most recently a Colorado Regional Hearing Resource Coordinator (CO-HEAR) for the Colorado Home Intervention Program (CHIP) in southeastern Colorado. Emily has completed the Infants, Toddlers and Families (ITF) interdisciplinary certificate program at Gallaudet and has returned as a first year PhD candidate there. Emily’s passions include helping families make informed decisions around communication with and education for their child and promoting a love of reading among all children.
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Marilyn Sass-Lehrer
(Co-Presenter,Author), Gallaudet University, marilyn.sass-lehrer@gallaudet.edu;
Marilyn Sass-Lehrer is Professor Emerita at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. She received a master’s degree in Deaf Education from New York University and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in Early Childhood Education and Curriculum and Instruction. She is an adjunct professor in Gallaudet University's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants, Toddlers and Their Families Interdisciplinary Program. She is editor of Early Intervention for Deaf and Hard-of- Hearing Infants, Toddlers and their Families: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (2016), and has several other publications related to early intervention. Dr. Sass-Lehrer is actively involved in professional development and learning for early intervention providers.
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