Outreach workshops for families

CSDB received a grant from Colorado Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (COEHDI) to provide four workshops to professionals who work with families who have children who are deaf and hard of hearing, birth to age 3. Early Intervention providers have indicated a desire for “more in depth knowledge” for topics related to mental health, communication with families, research to application, and communication options. We worked with a variety of presenters to attempt to meet this need: Heather Abraham provided a workshop on Foundational Coaching Tools, Dr Leala Holcomb and Michael Higgins with Hands Land provided a workshop on ASL Play, Kimberly Sanzo provided a workshop on Evidence Based ASL-English Early Language Intervention, and we finished the year with Holding Space with Jessica Dallman, Elizabeth Seelger, and Leigh Hardin.

Sixty-eight unique providers participated in these workshops, three via zoom, and one in-person! It was an honor to receive this grant, and we are confident providers took multiple nuggets away to be able to apply to practice and programs!