2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/04/2019 | 3:35 PM - 4:05 PM | The CARE Project in Idaho | Malpensa
The CARE Project in Idaho
The CARE Project (TCP) is a nonprofit organization that has hosted over 30 family retreats in 10 states over the past 8 years. The CARE Project is dedicated to bringing hope to families who have children and/or adults with hearing loss through counseling experiences aimed at processing the emotional stages of grief. They aid families in processing grief through these family retreats that are organized and funded by The CARE Project. The retreats are 2-3 day experiences full of informational seminars, family-to-family bonding time, breakout groups for moms, dads, siblings, and children who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as social activities for any and all. An amazing amount of emotions are processed and families are able to form close bonds with each other due to having very important issues in common. In 2018 Idaho Sound Beginnings has partnered with TCP to bring a family retreat to Idaho. During this session participants will learn about the family’s journey raising a child with hearing loss, how to include the entire family in ‘family support’, how to plan and carry out a family retreat, and lessons learned from Idaho’s first retreat for families of children with hearing loss.
- Learn about the family journey in raising a child with hearing loss.
- Learn how family support can be provided to the whole family
- Learn ideas for developing and implementing a family support model that engages the whole family
Presentation:
18878_10378BrianShakespeare.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
18878_10378BrianShakespeare.rtf
Presenters/Authors
Brian Shakespeare
(), Idaho Sound Beginnings, Brian.Shakespeare@dhw.idaho.gov;
Brian Shakespeare has worked for Idaho Sound Beginnings since 2011; starting as the Data Manager and being promoted as Program Coordinator in 2014. He received his Baccalaureate of Science in Psychology from Boise State University in 2009. Following graduation he worked with children with developmental disabilities for two years, eventually becoming a Certified Behavioral Interventionist. Brian’s major accomplishments with Idaho Sound Beginnings include receiving the Outstanding Organization of the Year Award from the Idaho Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, overseeing data linkages between HiTrack, Idaho’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System, and the databases of both Idaho Vital Records and ITPKIDS, Idaho’s Part C database, as well as implementing process improvements in screening programs and audiology clinics across the state. Brian enjoys playing soccer, rock climbing, and taking his two Boston Terriers to the park to play Frisbee golf.
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Erika Shakespeare
(), Audiology and Hearing Aid Associates, Shakespeare.aud@gmail.com;
Erika Shakespeare, CCC-A, is an audiologist that provides technical support to the Pacific Northwest Early Hearing Detection and Intervention programs with National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management. She mentors and trains pediatric audiologists throughout the country. Erika serves on American Speech Hearing Association Special Interest Group for Hearing Disorders and Research coordinating committee. She owns a private practice in Eastern Oregon where she works with people of all ages diagnosing and managing hearing loss and tinnitus.
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Johnnie Sexton
(), The CARE Project, johnnie@thecareproject.com;
Johnnie Sexton Au.D. has worked with children who are deaf and hard of hearing for 40+ years. With the passage of the Newborn Hearing Screening mandate in North Carolina, he designed the early intervention system for audiology in North Carolina. He has devoted his energy in the past 8 years to redefining counseling for families with children who have hearing challenges and the professionals who provide services for them. He owns a private practice specializing in educational audiology services and has established the nonprofit agency, The CARE Project, Inc., serving as Executive Director, for the advancement of family, professional and preprofessional training opportunities in counseling.
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