AUCD - Poster Symposium 1B - Education: Early Intervention/Early Education and Advocacy
<< Back to ProgramMonday, November 14, 2022 10:15 am - 11:30 am
Location: M2: Salon 3
Session Description
All posters for the AUCD Conference will be presented throughout Monday and Tuesday in a series of poster symposia that run at the same time as concurrent sessions. During these 75-minute poster symposia, 10-14 posters on a similar theme will be grouped together in a room. Posters will be displayed on large boards and have a table underneath for accompanying materials. The session will be introduced by a moderator followed by brief introductions by presenters. Attendees will then be free to move around the room and connect with individual presenters for the remainder of the session. Attendees are welcome to move between symposia rooms and view posters on other topics. Conference posters will be available to view on the website and in the mobile app.
Presenters
Montana Voices Amplified: A microphone and audience so people with disabilities and their families are heard.Presenter(s)
Stacey Bliss, , University of Montana Rural Institute, UCEDDIn September 2020, the Rural Institute and the Montana Family to Family Health Information Center launched a platform for people of all ages and abilities to speak for themselves. Montana Voices Amplified (MVA) publishes, promotes, and distributes articles and videos focused on lived experience. In this presentation, we will discuss the program and share lessons learned.
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Providing Access to Intensive Early Intervention Services to Young Children with Autism in Arkansas.
Presenter(s)
Renee Holmes, RN, Director of Autism Services, Partners for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD/LENDThis poster presentation will be an overview of the Arkansas Autism Partnership (AAP), an intensive early intervention program. The AAP is a 1915(c) HCBS waiver program that serves young children in Arkansas with autism. The program serves children in their natural community, including the most rural areas of Arkansas. Teams travel to the children and provide culturally sensitive intervention and family training. Outcome data will be shared.
LINK International & Interdisciplinary Virtual Forum on "Best Practices" in Authentic Assessment for Early Childhood Intervention
Presenter(s)
Stefano Bagnato, Ed.D., NCSP, Professor of Psychology & Pediatrics, LEND Center of Pittsburgh, LENDOur international and interdisciplinary forum facilitated an ambitious & innovative and virtual (Zoom-based) "social validity process" during the pandemic to gather "real-world" perspectives on both the "process" & "methods" of Authentic Assessment for ECI for all young children, but especially infants, toddlers, & preschoolers with neurodevelopmental delays & disabilities & neurobehavioral disorders and chronic medical conditions.
Advocacy is the Path Forward
Presenter(s)
Tracy Wright, Director of Training, Kennedy Krieger Institute, UCEDD/LENDTo learn about the three decades of history for the statewide self-advocacy group, People On the Go Maryland (POG). Providing an overview of POGs community initiatives, growth opportunities, and how people with disabilities develop advocacy as their career path.
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International Perspective on Early Intervention
Presenter(s)
Mina Yirga, International Perspective on Early Intervention, Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development, UCEDD/LENDA proposal to showcase how Early Intervention is practiced in selected countries (Ethiopia, Greece and Peru) by identifying commonalities in challenges, barriers and opportunities.
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Feasibility, Effectiveness, and Sustainability of Distributing Learn the Signs. Act Early. Materials in Wisconsin Family Foundations Home Visiting Programs
Presenter(s)
Gina Forte, DO, Dr., Waisman Center, UCEDD/LENDThis study assessed and identified major themes related to the feasibility, effectiveness, and sustainability of distributing CDC Learn the Signs. Act Early. materials through a federally-funded home visiting program.
Equitable Access to Indiana's Part C Early Intervention Services and Supports: Data Trends and Recommendations
Presenter(s)
Stephan Viehweg, MSW, Associate Director, Indiana University School of Medicine, LENDEquitable access to early intervention (EI) services optimize development. Research reveals there may not be equitable access for all children. This project examined records of children in Indiana to inform national efforts for linking state systems, improving Child Find, and increasing EI enrollment. Data show trends in demographic characteristics of EI participants and provide initial steps towards ensuring all children have the same opportunity for accessing early intervention services.
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Promoting Equitable Access to Part C Early Intervention Services and Supports: Data Trends and Recommendations from Minnesota
Presenter(s)
Jennifer Hall-Lande, PhD, , Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD/LENDEquitable access to early intervention (EI) services optimizes healthy development in children. This research project examined data from state referral and service records to inform national efforts for linking state systems, improving Child Find, and increasing EI enrollment. Data show trends in demographic characteristics of EI participants and provide an initial step towards ensuring all children have the same opportunity for accessing early intervention services.
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Body Mass Index in Young Children with Disabilities
Presenter(s)
joanne palenzuela, LMHC, , Mailman Center for Child Development, UCEDD/LENDParticipants will learn (1) how COVID-19 has impacted the growth and development of young children and their families; (2) how to properly assess the impacts of COVID-19 on child body mass Index (BMI); (3) how to can expand research in this area by addressing the long-term impacts of COVID-19; and (4) strategies for developing an intervention to address obesity prevention among vulnerable preschool children.
Feeding Intervention Trends in West Virginia Birth to Three: A Survey of Speech Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists
Presenter(s)
Cassaundra Miller, EdD, CCC/SLP, LEND, PM / Feeding and Swallowing Clinician, Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LENDThis poster will present information on the clinical practices of Speech Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists providing feeding intervention through West Virginia Birth to Three. Additionally, data from this state-wide survey will be used to inform policy development. Special attention will be given to identify the barriers and challenges clinicians experience during the provision of feeding and swallowing services to very young children in rural West Virginia.
Providing Virtual Support to Children with Mild Developmental Delays in Response to the Pandemic
Presenter(s)
Melissa Gonzalez, PhD, Project Manager , Mailman Center for Child Development, UCEDD/LENDResearch shows that children receiving early intervention experienced a suspension of services and faced challenges transitioning from in-person to telehealth. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of two service delivery models on speech-language therapy outcomes in participants enrolled in an early intervention program. The program was able to make adjustments during the pandemic that assisted families in maintaining progress in improving their children's language skills.
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Telling Stories Through Advocacy
Presenter(s)
Chasity (Chaz) Brobst, Self-Advocate, , North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, UCEDDND is using different ways to share an individual's advocacy story. Some ways include the written word, video and Photovoice. Photovoice being a way to share your voice through photos. All of the ways ND is using advocacy stories is making an impact on others in the community.
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AUCD Network Trainees' and Other Students' Roles in the Act Early Response to COVID-19 Project
Presenter(s)
Elizabeth Howe, PhD, Fellow , Association of University Centers on DisabilityThe goals of the Act Early Response to COVID-19 project are to develop, implement, and evaluate activities to ensure the early identification of young children with developmental delays or disabilities and promote resilience in children, families, providers, communities, and/or early childhood systems. This interactive session will provide examples of how state and territorial Act Early Response Teams included AUCD Network and other students from higher education programs in their work.