The goal of this educational program is to help professionals realize families’ needs for personal-adjustment counseling and informational counseling when they have a child born with significant health, sensory, and cognitive needs. This course will provide detailed information about the communication needs of children who have atypical speech and language development.
Introductory Level
0.20 ASHA CEUs
Approved for 2.00 continuing education clock hours for Kansas Speech Pathologists and Audiologists by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability. Long Term Sponsorship number LTS-S1057. This activity is approved for 2.00 contact hours.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Ella Arrives
Unexpected News
Audiological Assessment
Referral for Early Intervention
Personal Adjustment Counseling
Summary
Section 3: Intervention Experience
Ella’s Early Intervention Begins
Intervention and Research Programs
Additional Areas of Concern
Increased Seizure Activity
Auditory Behavior
Family Support
Section 4: Bittersweet Intervention Results
First Signs of Intentional Behaviors
Increasing Intentionality
Sources of Family Stress
End of Early Intervention
Update at 8 Years of Age
Section 5: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributors
References
Exam and BrainSparks
Jean Lundy, EdD, CCC-A, teaches audiology coursework at Metropolitan State University of Denver. For more than 20 years, she also provided early-intervention services to newborns to 3-year-olds with hearing loss. Disclosure: Jean E. Lundy, EdD, CCC-A has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
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