2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference

March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH

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3/15/2022  |   3:50 PM - 4:15 PM   |  Put Me in Coach-Inheriting Cases with Care   |  Room 11

Put Me in Coach-Inheriting Cases with Care

In a field with caseloads that are ever-increasing and shifting due to growing populations, remote work, and early diagnosis, the only constant is change. Deaf Educators, Speech Therapists, and other professionals that work with children with hearing loss can expect to inherit or take over management of care from another provider many times in their career. Families of children with hearing loss, often already in upheaval following the diagnosis of hearing loss, can find this change overwhelming and even unwelcomed. Providers must build a relationship of trust to have a positive coaching relationship, (Rush & Sheldon, 2002), especially in inherited cases. A careful review of previous provider’s files can set all team members up for success by helping providers determine what factors are at play for everyone that will be working together to reach the goals. These factors can include both positive strategies and stressors from past experiences. It is vital to know that a child's medical history can expose relevant stress factors that affect the readiness to learn for both the child and parent. (McLaughlin, Sheridan, and Lambert, 2014). Coaching is the most effective strategy for positively engaging parents in therapy (Gotcher, Nelson, and Smith, 2020.) At the beginning of a coaching relationship, providers can establish expectations of all team members (guardians and professionals) through open communication. This presentation will: Help new providers establish trust with families in inherited cases. Both parents and providers will review strategies to effectively share case histories and previous clinician files to prepare for new management. Parents and providers will participate in coaching activities to strengthen the coaching relationship and increase communication between team members. Participants will learn techniques for building trust with guardians of children with hearing loss.

  • Participants will learn techniques for building trust with guardians of children with hearing loss.
  • Participants will learn coaching activities to establish a coaching relationship
  • Participants will review strategies for reviewing previous clinician's files to prepare for taking management of the file.

Presentation:
3353554_15033LaurenMunkondya.pdf

Handouts:
Handout is not Available

Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference


Presenters/Authors

Lauren Munkondya (), Utah State School for the Deaf, lauren.smith08@gmail.com;
Lauren Smith is a teacher of the Deaf in St. George Utah. She has coached parents and guardians of students from birth to age 10. She loves coaching over teleintervention and in person. Her special interests in the field include speech babble, coaching, and music as a teaching tool.


ASHA DISCLOSURE:

Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.

Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.

Kaytlin Cook-Ward (Virtual), Westwind School District, Raymond Elementary School, kaytie.cook@gmail.com;
Kaytie Cook-Ward is a graduate of the Utah State Listening and Spoken Language graduate program. Her interests are in the linguistic and academic achievement of young children for the success of involvement in their chosen and home communities. She is passionate about providing services to rural communities and working towards quality inclusion programming.


ASHA DISCLOSURE:

Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.

Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.