MODEL PROGRAM: TRAINING EARLY MODEL PROGRAM: TRAINING EARLY INTERVENTIONISTS ABOUT HEARING INTERVENTIONISTS ABOUT HEARING

LOSSLOSS

Karen Munoz, M.S., CCC-AFaye P. McCollister, Ed.D., CCC-AKathleen Watts, M.A.

National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management

The Role of the Early The Role of the Early InterventionistInterventionist

Parent education Provide appropriate and timely referrals Identify relevant local and state

resources Management of monitoring and ongoing

needs

Training ConsiderationsTraining Considerations

Interventionists’ level and type of involvement

Previous education related to hearing loss

Availability of local resources and support

Training ChallengesTraining Challenges

Who can provide the training? How best to reach those in need of

training? How best to address ongoing training

needs? How often should training be offered? What type of support is needed?

Pilot Project for Two Texas Pilot Project for Two Texas SitesSites

One on-site program with 80 participants One interactive video teleconference

with 20 sites with over 200 participants Target audience Sponsored by:

NCHAM Texas Educational Technology Program SKI HI

Topics For Pilot ProgramsTopics For Pilot Programs

Aspects of hearing loss Pediatric audiological assessment Hearing aids, cochlear implants and assistive

technology Communication options

Participant Topic Rating - Participant Topic Rating - NeedsNeeds

Etiology Communication methodologies Hearing aids/Cochlear implants Assistive technology IFSP

DiscussionDiscussionIn Your State:In Your State:

What challenges exist related to training EI personnel about hearing loss?

What training is needed? How can efforts to train EI personnel about

hearing loss be improved? How do you feel this type of training should be

delivered In an ideal world how should early

interventionists be prepared to deal with hearing loss?