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10/13/2017  |   12:45 PM - 1:45 PM   |  West Ballroom at Shalala Student Services Building

Empowering Parents through Education

When hearing loss is diagnosed, most families do not understand the information presented to them by the doctor or audiologist. When this is done quickly or on top of the stress of surgical information, more than half of the information provided is lost. Fitting children with hearing aids is another important step in the child’s life, but if the parent does not understand the work it takes to learn language and maintain a hearing aid, full benefits are not realized for the child. Parents who don’t understand that hearing aids are not an immediate fix often don’t follow up with the appointments or encourage the child to wear them anymore. Educating these parents, in their own language, using concepts that are relevant to them, helps with the loss to follow through. This presentation provides tips for educating parents in ways that do not take a lot of time or money. Education, done in a culturally sensitive way improves follow through for children. Trained parent educators, based within a community can guide parents through the understanding of hearing loss and the journey that lies ahead in the hope of improving the success rate of their children.

• Training for parents doesn't have to have a high cost of time or money.
• Training for parents needs to be done in culturally sensitive ways
• Training for parents greatly increases the child's chance of success.

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Kelleigh Bland (POC,Primary Presenter), 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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