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Connection Impacts Experience During Early Intervention And Elco Process, Gabriela Fuentes
Connection Impacts Experience During Early Intervention And Elco Process, Gabriela Fuentes
Poster Presentations
This partnership with the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MECDHH) led to a comprehensive understanding of program management and immersion in the Deaf community, providing insight into their unique cultural norms. The poster showcases the early intervention experiences of families and children through the Exploring Language Communication Opportunities (ELCO) process.
A Study Of Evidence Based Practice In Health Professional Education: Advantages And Dangers, Elizabeth Depoy, Stephen F. Gilson
A Study Of Evidence Based Practice In Health Professional Education: Advantages And Dangers, Elizabeth Depoy, Stephen F. Gilson
Poster Presentations
Evidence-based practice is highly valued by health professionals for its predictive capacity. Yet, as affirmed by the NASDDDS/AUCD Evidence-Based Policy Initiative, this approach to health care may inadvertently contribute to inequity of access to health support services and policy. This study was conducted to examine how health professional faculty, students, and curricula understand and reconcile evidence-based knowledge with other valuable forms of knowing that support diversity and health equity.
Reaching Local Community With The Message Of Developmental Milestones And Early Identification Of Autism, Hope M. Duncanson
Reaching Local Community With The Message Of Developmental Milestones And Early Identification Of Autism, Hope M. Duncanson
Poster Presentations
This poster presents project activities for a pilot program for effectively distributing Learn the Signs, Act Early materials to a small study group in a community in Maine.
University Of Maine, Speech Therapy Telepractice And Technology Program Manual, Judy Perkins Walker
University Of Maine, Speech Therapy Telepractice And Technology Program Manual, Judy Perkins Walker
Faculty and Staff Monograph Publications
Many children and adults with communication disorders, who live in Maine, do not receive speech therapy. Rural geography, a shortage of qualified speech-language pathologists, inadequate/costly transportation and inclement weather create significant challenges in reaching people in need of services. In response to this problem, an innovative graduate level telepractice training program in speech-language pathology has been developed at the University of Maine, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). The training program has three learning components: (1) Intensive Training, (2) Clinical Practicum, (3) Discussion Groups. These complementary activities are guided by ASHA (2005; 2013) requirements of knowledge and skills of …