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10/08/2015  |   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM   |  SAC: Flex B

Pre-Conference Session
Family Support & Empowerment for Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Considerations within Humanitarian Efforts

For children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH), the single most important predictor of a newly identified child's success is the meaningful and effective involvement of his or her parents and family. The term, "Family Support" is often used to describe a holistic approach to providing families with resources and supports to assist them with learning how to be meaningfully involved in the care and development of their chi ld who is D/HH. This session will provide both theoretical and practical application of parent - to - parent support in a diversity of settings. The first part of the session provides a conceptual framework of parent - to - parent support for parents with children who are D/HH. The second part will focus on principles of parent - to - parent support and how parent to parent support works within the systems from various countries including the US, Canada, China, Russia, South Africa, and Kenya.

• The session participants will be able to list the components of A Conceptual Framework of Parent to Parent Support with Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing by Henderson, Johnson, and Moodie from Western University, London ON, Canada.
• The session participants will be able to describe principles of parent to parent support and how parent to parent support has worked within US systems that serve children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• The session participants will begin to identify how parent to parent support principles and the conceptual framework can be applied in other countries.

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Lisa Kovacs (POC,Primary Presenter), Hands & Voices , lisakovacs@handsandvoices.org;
Lisa Kovacs is one of the founders and Guide By Your Side (GBYS) Coordinator for Indiana Hands & Voices. In 2012 she became the Director of Programs for Hands & Voices Headquarters. In this position, Lisa oversees the implementation and operations of Hands & Voices Programs that include Guide By Your Side, Advocacy Support & Training, and the newest program,Leadership to Leadership. Lisa currently serves on the board of CGHH and is also a member of the Indiana Department of Education Special Education Advisory Council. Lisa lives in Greenwood Indiana with her husband Brian and there 4 children, including their son Anthony, who is deaf/hard of hearing. Lisa’s professional interest include; Parent Advocacy; Implementation of parent participation in systems building in Universal Newborn Hearing Screening; Parent to Parent support; Deaf Education Reform; Parent advocacy in school systems; IDEA, ESSA, Part C and Part B Training to Parents; Medical Home Initiatives.