Sponsored by ASKK-DHH & SoundBeginnings
The CARE Project Virtual Learning Experience
Course Description
This event will bring together the professionals who provide services for families with children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing to examine the emotional journey of those families and the emotional impact it has on professionals over time. The overall purpose is to bring about a deeper understanding of the emotional journey that begins for these families after receiving an unexpected diagnosis and how it continues over the lifespan. Professionals will gain a deeper sensitivity of the emotional journey and how to change their own culture of communication from a medical/clinical/educational perspective.
Friday's session is geared toward professionals who work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing children.
Saturday's session will be for both professionals and families who have a Deaf/HH child.
Learning Objectives:
After this course, participants will be able to
Identify emotional journey milestones for parents with children who are deaf and hard of hearing
Develop strategies for coping with grief related to having a child with hearing loss
Identify resources in communities that assist families in navigating systems for their children’s success
Sign on to Zoom
Friday, April 23
12:45 PM
Emotional Impact on Families & Professionals
1 PM
Break
2:30 PM
The Grief Process, Empathy
2:45 PM
Closing
4:15 PM
Sign on to Zoom
Saturday, April 24
8:45 AM
Loyalty, Cultural Humility, & Unconscious Bias
9 AM
Break
10:30 AM
Strategies for Changing the Culture of Communication
10:45 AM
Closing
12:15 PM
Our Sponsors
SoundBeginnings
SoundBeginnings sponsored our speaker and ASHA co-sponsorship fee.
Advocates for Southern Kansas Kids Who are Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
ASKK-DHH provided coordination, registration services, advertisement, and continuing education reporting.
Cost
$40
Professional
Attend one or both days for $40. Friday is targeted for professionals. Saturday is for both professionals and families.
$10
Student
Students who do not need continuing education units.
$10
Family Member
Family members of a deaf/hh child may attend one or both days. Saturday will be the best day for families to attend. *if you have financial need, please email askkdhh@gmail.com to request a scholarship
Our Speaker
The speaker has no relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Johnnie Sexton, AuD
Founder and Executive Director of The CARE Project
Johnnie Sexton, Au.D., has worked with children who are deaf and hard of hearing and their families for over 4 decades. He received his B.S. (1977) and M.S. (1979) degrees from East Carolina University and his Au.D. Degree (2010) from A. T. Still University/Arizona Health Sciences.
Dr. Sexton owns a private practice in Educational Audiology Services in NC, providing services to over half of NC school systems with a staff of 15 Audiologists. He served as the Audiologist on the NC Department of Health and Human Services Team that designed the newborn hearing screening program for the 93 NC birthing hospitals in 1999-2001 and currently serves as the Chair of the NC Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Board.
Dr. Sexton is the Founder and Executive Director of The CARE Project, a nonprofit organization devoted to providing emotional support for families with children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, The CARE Project has partnered with state newborn hearing programs in the country and is recognized as the official Family Based Organization for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services EHDI Program and one of the top family support organizations in the U.S.
In 2018, Dr. Sexton was named the #1 Audiology Practitioner in the United States by the Oticon Focus on People Awards.
About ASKK-DHH
Our mission is to promote the collaboration, communication, educational opportunities, community awareness, and resources for parents and professionals associated with children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.