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Adults Are Not Just Big Babies!
IFSPC 42010
Scottsdale, Arizona
Presenter:Teresa H. Caraway, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
Hearts for Hearing
The Hearts for Hearing Team
Audiologists Additional Team Members Jace Wolfe, Ph.D., CCC-A Kris Taylor Kerri Brumley Pati Burns
Heather Kasulis, AuD, CCC-A June Cashion Sheryl GamblinKimberly Fox, AuD., CCC-A Sherry Edward Kristie MurphyBrooke Shoemaker, AuD., CCC-A
Speech-Language PathologistsJoanna T. Smith, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVTTeresa H. Caraway, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVTWendy DeMoss, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVTTamara Elder, M.S. CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT Darcy Stowe, M.S. CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT Natalie O’Halloran, M.S. CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT Lindsay Steuart, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVTKrissa Cummins, M.S., CCC-SLP
Collaborating PartnersDr. R. Stanley Baker, Otologic Medical ClinicDr. Mark Wood, Otologic Medical ClinicDr. Wayne Berryhill, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Supporting Family Members / Caregivers
Number of waking hours per day of a typical 2 yr old
Number of waking hours per week of a typical 2 yr old
Supporting Family Members / Caregivers
Number of waking hours per month of a typical 2 yr old
Number of waking hours per year of a typical 2 yr old
Supporting Families in Early Intervention
includes
ADULT EDUCATION.
How do adults learn?
What We Know about Adult Learners
• Everyone can learn• Some of our most important learning abilities can’t be
measured• Learning is the making of meaning• Performance and retention come from learner engagement• Learning must include engagement and creative
expression• We all learn differently
McCarthy, Bernice, 4MAT System Model, www. aboutlearning.com
We All Learn Differently
How do you learn a new task?
How Do You Learn?
You have just moved into a new house that has an oven with a convection feature. You are ready to use your new oven but have never had a convection feature. How do you learn to use the new oven?
Types of Adult Learners1. You prefer “hands on”, not afraid to take risks. You jump in
and do by trial and error. Your favorite question is: What if?
2. You prefer to know what the experts think, read the manual cover to cover, Your favorite question is: Why?
3. You prefer basic facts first then pull up your sleeves for hands on experimenting. Your favorite question is : How?
4. You prefer to bring own experience into the process. You listen, discuss and enjoy consulting with others. Your favorite question is: Why
Implications of
Different Adult Learning Styles on
Early Intervention
Imaginative Learner
Dynamic
LearnerAnalytic Learner
Commo
n Sense
Learner
Generational Learning Differences
Boomers and Xers and Yers –OH MY!
Supporting Families involves:
- meeting parents/caregivers where they are in the journey.
- equipping parents/caregivers with the skills, disciplines and knowledge so that they can reach their desired outcome for their child.
What Does Support Look Like?
Self Assessment 1. When parents ask me questions that require me to draw my on my area
of expertise
a. I almost always have the answers
b. I freak out if I don’t have all the answers.
c. I evade the question if I don’t‘ have the answers.
d. I use what I know, add to what the parent
knows, and encourages the parent to build on
what he or she knows.
Self Assessment
2. When a caregiver shares an idea with me
a. I immediately compare it to my own values,
beliefs, and preferences.
b. I evaluate how realistic it actually is.
c. I consider it in light of the caregiver’s intended
outcome.
d. I immediately agree or disagree and let the
caregiver know what I think.
Self Assessment 3. When working with a caregiver
a. I focus on my agenda or plan so that I can be
efficient.
b. I follow the other person’s lead during a
conversation to determine how I can be helpful.
c. I focus on the other person’s issue at that moment,
then bring the conversation back to my plan for the
visit.
d. I get frustrated when he or she cannot stay on task.
Self Assessment
4. When people describe me, they tend to use words such as
a. Supportive, encouraging, and caring
b. Busy, rushed, and hardworking
c. Opinionated, directive, and to the point
d. Sympathetic, soft-hearted, and forgiving
Self Assessment
5. When working with caregivers and colleagues
a. I tend to tell people what I think they want to
hear.
b. I share complete and unbiased information.
c. I give only positive feedback.
d. I wait to avoid sharing difficult information as long as I possibly can.
Coaching Families and Colleagues in Early Childhood by Barbara Hanft, Dathan Rush, & M’Lisa L. Sheldon. Brooks Publishing Co.
• Rosetti surveyed 300 parents/caregivers to determine their number one frustration with service providers:
• He then surveyed 300 service providers to determine their number one frustration with parents/caregivers:
What do you want the families to say about you or your program?
Summary
• Providing quality family support creates a situation where everyone wins.
• We can learn and grow from each other when we respect and approach others as “enlightened”.
• We all need to be lifelong learners to better serve children with hearing loss and their families.
• Everybody can improve!
Summary
• When providing family it is critical to consider:
-Adult Learning Style Differences
-Generational Learning Differences
-The influence of your personal
filter
• Adults are not just big babies – they
have a life time of experience!
Contact Information
Heart for Hearing 3525 N.W. 56th Street
Building A, Suite 150
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
USA
405-548-4300
