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10/09/2015  |   3:00 PM - 4:15 PM   |  Andrew Foster Auditorium

Empowering families through culturally sensitive, parent-centered education

When an infant is diagnosed with deafness, parents are often paralyzed. Nine of ten deaf children are born to hearing parents, and most adults have no experience with deafness and don’t know where to turn to get it. Medical questions get answered when a child is diagnosed in a hospital, but when the family gets home, reality – and panic –sink in. Can my child lead a happy and productive life? How will the family adjust? What must happen next, and what are the consequences of each decision? What questions don’t I know enough to ask? In North Carolina, a team of parent educators has demonstrated that getting the right answers to parents at the right time is possible. And it can be done in the parents’ native languages, in their communities and in their homes. Trained parent educators based within a community can guide parents through the understanding of hearing loss and the journey that lies ahead.

  • Attendees will understand the importance of providing professional support to families, in a family centered environment while placing priority on the families’ culture.
  • Attendees will learn that cultivating parents’ understand of hearing loss can improve their beliefs about their child and his or her abilities so they can move forward with a loving relationship with their child.

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Kelleigh Bland (Co-Presenter,Author,Co-Author), BEGINNINGS for Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, kbland@ncbegin.org;
Kelleigh Bland is a certified teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing. She has worked with students ages 3 to 21 in public school districts in North Carolina. She currently works with parents to help them understand the impact of hearing loss on their child and their family, the importance of communication, and teaches parents how to effectively collaborate with professionals. Kelleigh joined BEGINNINGS for Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in 2014.

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Johanna Lynch (POC,Primary Presenter,Co-Presenter,Author,Co-Author), BEGINNINGS for Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, jlynch@ncbegin.org;
Johanna Lynch works closely with parents and professionals to improve the lives of children who are deaf and hard of hearing and their families. She is governor-appointed parent representative of the North Carolina Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing ,working to improve outcomes for individuals who are Deaf or hard of hearing. She has worked at BEGINNINGS for Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing since 2012.
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Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.


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