2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/05/2019 | 11:00 AM - 11:25 AM | Supporting Families through Diagnosis | London
Supporting Families through Diagnosis
In this presentation, Ohio EHDI, Family Child Learning Center (FCLC), and Ohio Hands & Voices (OHV) will share the results of our collaborative training for audiologists who diagnose hearing loss in infants and toddlers. The training we developed was designed to share family perspectives of a hearing loss diagnosis with audiologists in our state. We will share our collaborative process with participants, as well as results from a family questionnaire and strategies audiologists can use to support families while diagnosing a child with a hearing loss.
Ohio Hands & Voices asked 36 families to share their experiences and feelings about when their child was diagnosed with a hearing loss. OHV used that information, along with a review of the literature, to develop a training for Ohio EHDI to provide to audiologists across Ohio. We will share parts of the final statewide training with participants; including family perspectives and feelings, informational and adjustment counseling, and strategies for audiologists to use at the moment to offer unique family support while diagnosing a hearing loss.
- Participants will learn how the Ohio EHDI program collaborated with family support organizations to develop training for diagnosing audiologists in the state.
- Participants will hear from at least three families about their experience and feelings when their child was diagnosed with a hearing loss.
- Participants will learn at least three strategies to adjust their counseling services to assist families at the moment.
Presentation:
18878_10525TabithaBelhorn.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
18878_10525TabithaBelhorn.doc
Presenters/Authors
Sandi Brotman Domoracki
(), Family Child Learning Center, sdomorac@kent.edu;
Sandi Brotman-Domoracki, MA, CCC-A, is employed by the Family Child Learning Center, a program of Akron Children's Hospital in association with Kent State University, as Project Director for the Regional Infant Hearing Program, Region IX, and Educational Audiologist. She also serves as the Audiology Representative for the ohio School Speech Pathology and Educational Audiology Consortium. She was co-founder of the Northeast Ohio Consortium for Children With Cochlear Implants.
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Tabitha Belhorn
(), Ohio Hands & Voices, tbelhorn@gmail.com;
Tabitha Belhorn is a parent of Deaf child. She has worked with families for 13 years, providing resources, guidance, and support to families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. She has experience supporting families of children who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf plus additional disabilities. She is the Executive Director of Ohio Hands & Voices and Ohio ASTra Coordinator. She serves as the Regional Coordinator. Tabitha has presented on a variety of topics such as special education law, educational advocacy, preschool transition, and family support and is a co-author of the Communication Planning Guide for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Allyson Van Horn
(), The Ohio Department of Health, Allyson.VanHorn@odh.ohio.gov;
Allyson Van Horn, MPH, MEd is the State of Ohio Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Coordinator and manages the Infant Hearing Program, Children’s Hearing Program, Children’s Vision Program and the Save Our Sight Program. Allyson has over 10 years’ experience with statewide programs that focus on early detection, diagnosis and treatment of children with hearing and vision problems. She has given many presentations on the importance of evidenced-based screening practices in the primary care, childcare and school settings. Allyson also participates on various statewide initiatives to improve hearing and vision screening, diagnostic and treatment rates.
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