This webinar will be hosted via Zoom for national and international attendees on Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm ET.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial disclosures: Dr. Szarkowski is receiving an honorarium for presenting. She also received a salary from Children's Center for Communication/Beverly School for the Deaf and the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Nonfinancial disclosures: Dr. Szarkowski serves on the advisory board for Hands & Voices FL3 Center and as faculty in the LEND Program (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities)

Content disclosure: Dr. Szarkowski will be discussing the Family-Centered Early Intervention Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FCEI-DHH) Principles special issue that was published in 2024.

Course Description:

This session will be an overview of the Family-Centered Early Intervention Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FCEI-DHH) Principles, published in a special issue in 2024. It will introduce and summarize the Foundation Principles, Support Principles, and Structure Principles - collectively the 10 FCEI-DHH Principles. These Principles have been agreed upon by an international consensus panel, including DHH leaders, family leaders, direct support professionals, and researchers. Whether working in Early Intervention or providing direct supports for young children who are DHH and their caregivers, the presentation valuable information to a wide variety of professionals. The presentation will guide professionals to incorporate current 'best practices' in their work.

Agenda

5:00-5:15: Overview of FCEI International Consensus processes & context

5:15-5:30: Introduction to the Guiding Values and Cultural & Global Implications of FCEI

5:30-5:45: Foundation, Support, and Structure Principles

5:45-6:15: Engagement activity - Identify how Principles interact with one's work

6:5-6:45: FCEI Recommendations for Professionals

6:45-7:00: Q&A and wrap-up

Learner Outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

1. Describe the Principles, including the three separate Principles sections and the rationale for them

2. State a minimum of three changes one could make to their practice to better align with the FCEI recommendations

3. Identify a minimum of two action steps that could be taken in one's program or system to support family-centeredness based on the FCEI Principles

Registration information:

This is a digital purchase only; no physical ticket is provided. A form will populate for you to complete your registration and then your purchase will be added to your cart in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. You will receive an email with instructions on how to participate as well as a Google Calendar invite with the Zoom link one week prior to the event. Registration ends one day prior to the webinar. All registrants will receive a copy of the presenter’s PowerPoint, the presentation recording, and a certificate of attendance. Please email info@language1st.org with any questions.