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ECHO Initiative Events
Web Class:
Four Sessions
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October 16, 19, 23,
and 26, 2017
1 p.m. EDT
Link to Previous Recorded Webinars:
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our previous webinars,
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f your program is new to OAE screening, or if you have added new staff who need instruction on OAE
screening practices,
visit our
where staff can view instructional video modules and access the corresponding
resources.
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Quick Links
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Greater Chicago Area Rocks
OAE Screening!!
More than 600 children in the greater Chicago area will be receiving evidence-based hearing screening as a result of
a new collaboration with the ECHO Initiative. During the Spring of 2017, the Health and Nutrition C
 oordinator from the Early Head Start/Head Start (EHS/HS) program at the Ounce of Prevention Fund contacted the ECHO Initiative staff seeking assistance in adopting Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) screening. Through
a series of telephone consultation meetings, critical planning steps prior to training were addressed, including:
- Will children in both center and home-based services be screened?
- Will OAE screening be used only for children in EHS
or with some or all children in HS as well?
- Who will provide the screening and where will it occur?
- What is the target date for starting the screening and will the screening be rolled out in sequential phases
or with all children in all locations simultaneously?
- How many pieces of OAE equipment will be needed, are there funds to cover this need, and what specific brand of equipment will be selected?
- Has the staff reviewed the recommended follow-up protocol and will this be feasible to implement? What,
if any, adaptations are necessary?
- How will screening outcomes be documented and what mechanism/data base will be used for tracking?
- Who should attend the training? When and where can that take place? How many people can be trained in one training session? What resources are available to support the training?
- What follow-up will be needed after the training and in what time frame?
Once these questions were addressed, two training sessions were planned and provided on August 22nd and 23rd. A total of 40 staff, representing 8 programs, serving more than 600 center- and home-based children across 11 sites throughout the greater Chicago area, participated in the training.
This collaboration serves as an excellent example of how EHS/HS programs can receive support from the ECHO Initiative in planning for OAE screening and then in accessing the training and follow-up technical support necessary to successfully implement evidence-based practices.
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Do you need further assistance in planning your OAE hearing screening program or in getting staff trained?
Let us know at:
And, as always, share
www.KidsHearing.org
with anyone you think would benefit from our resources.
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