Course curriculum

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    Course content

    • PowerPoint

    • Considerations for Reducing the Trauma Experienced by DHH Children and their Families

    • Quiz

    • Evaluation

    • Continuing Education Credits

Course information

Course description: This presentation will briefly review the reasons why language deprivation has existed, why it still persists to this day, and will encourage participants to consider ideas for how to reduce the trauma it causes.


Agenda:

20 minutes: Review of language deprivation and its history among DHH populations, and why it exists to this day

10 minutes: Review of the early intervention system in Illinois, specifically the Chicago area

15 minutes: Case examples

15 minutes: Review of literature regarding suggestions for reducing deprivation

30 minutes: Suggestions for reducing language deprivation


Learner outcomes: 

Participants will be able to:

  1. Define language deprivation, and describe the trauma it can cause families

  2. Explain the reasons why language deprivation has been so prevalent among d/hh populations

  3. Give concrete ways to reduce the trauma of language deprivation

Instructor(s)

Dan Roche

Dan Roche is a Developmental Therapist-Deaf/Hard of Hearing (DT-DHH) in the Early Intervention system here in Illinois. He taught high school special education for 33 years and began his association with deaf and hard of hearing folks in utero, as he is a CODA (child of deaf adults).

Speaker disclosures

Financial disclosures: Dan is receiving royalties for this course.

Nonfinancial disclosures: Dan is a CODA and is on the board of directors for Illinois Hands and Voices.

Continuing Education

This course is offered for 0.15 ASHA CEUs.