2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/02/2021 | 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM | Supporting families when they go off the beaten path | Topical Breakout
Supporting families when they go off the beaten path
Like all communities, the deaf/hard of hearing community is dynamic and diverse. When a family has newly identified deaf/hard of hearing infant or child, they are often faced with a huge amount of information and must make decisions. Processing the information and making immediate decisions is oftentimes overwhelming, yet it is important that the family makes those decisions that makes the most sense for them. It is critical to support families in making the right choices for their family at that moment, always understanding that people and families are dynamic and the first choices are not always the only choice or the final place. In fact, they oftentimes are not. Sometimes families choose a mode of communication, a piece of technology, or an educational setting that you have no resources for or experience with. We will discuss what professionals and family organizations can do to support one another when families make choices that take them off the beaten path.
How to support dynamic families
How to strengthen your system when it doen’t already have services
How to help families connect to resources
- How to create a strong support system for a dynamic family
- The importance of family school community partnership
- Why it is important to shift the focus toward strengths and gifts.
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Karen Putz
(), Hands & Voices , karen@handsandvoices.org ;
Karen Putz is a deaf mom of three deaf and hard of hearing kids. She worked in early intervention as a Deaf Mentor for 13 years and is the Co-Director of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infusion for Hands & Voices. Karen is the author of several books, including
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Lisa A Weiss
(), LAW Access Education LLC, coloradocues@gmail.com;
Lisa A. Weiss is a mediator and a public school policy expert. She provides direct instruction in self advocacy, work adjustment training, and communication access as a private educational interpreter with a family based cooperative School to Work Alliance Program called Solid Ground Denver.
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