2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/10/2020 | 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM | Building a Foundation for Effective Self-Advocacy: Tools for Caregivers | Benton
Building a Foundation for Effective Self-Advocacy: Tools for Caregivers
Caregivers ultimately aspire for their deaf or hard of hearing children to develop efficacy and independence in accessing language and information in order to advocate for themselves with positive results. The foundation for positive self-advocacy starts with the caregivers’ ability to understand their child’s individual needs and capabilities. The aim is to foster a positive sense of identity in the child, know their child’s rights, and implement strategies for building language and self-confidence.
This session will provide informative resources for caregivers and conceptualize what foundations of self-advocacy may look like for very young children. The presenters will discuss how care providers can apply strategies so that young children have enhanced access to language and information in the home and in school, thus empowering learning and achievement through positive self-identity and self-advocacy.
- Caregivers will learn language-building concepts and tools.
- Caregivers will apply strategies so young children can be advocacy-ready at appropriate ages.
- Caregivers will apply tools for positive self-identity and self-advocacy outcomes.
Presentation:
21060_12592KatiePrins McCarthy.pdf
21060_12592NicoleSalamy.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Nicole Salamy
(), Boston Children's Hospital, nicole.salamy@childrens.harvard.edu;
Nicole Salamy graduated with a Master of Science degree from Boston University. She is currently a speech-language pathologist at Boston Children's Hospital. Previously, she was a speech-language pathologist at The Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, MA for 14 years. Nicole's experience includes working with a variety of children with hearing loss, some who have hearing aids and cochlear implants and others who do not. Her clinical work also includes working with children who have apraxia of speech, cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorder. She has enjoyed presenting at a variety of conferences throughout the country.
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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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