Thank You
I would thank all individuals, school and corporate groups for participating in Loud Shirt Day on Friday 14 May 2010. Loud Shirt Day Competition Winners will be announced on June 30 2010.
Schools Competition Awards
The Loud Shirt Day Schools Competition have been announced check out the winners.
Photo Competition Winner announced
Congratulations to Dr David Close and staff at the Ashford Specialist Centre.
Family Centred Practice
Why does Cora Barclay endorse family-centred practice?
International research identifies family-centred practice as the most appropriate early intervention approach for children with disabilities including deafness.
Family-centred practice is mandated in the USA because international research demonstrates this approach achieves optimal outcomes in speech, language, audition and social-emotional outcomes for children.
Family-centred practice treats families with dignity and respect and sees the parents/carers as the expert on their child.
Information is shared between agencies and professionals so that families can make informed decisions on program practices and intervention options.
Family-centred practice promotes maternal self efficacy.
Parents self efficacy are critical to their children’s language learning and social-emotional development.
Parents self efficacy are critical to their children’s language learning and social-emotional development.
Parental involvement correlates with children’s speech, language and academic outcomes.
How is family-centred practice applied at Cora Barclay?
- Parents hold positions on the CBC Board and on the Program Standing Committee
- Staff who are parents of deaf children with formal qualifications in deafness education at Masters level, work in the early intervention and school support programs.
- Choice in Centre-based or home based therapy.
· Collaborative approach to management of each family’s needs, including the auditory-verbal therapist (AVT), family counsellor, audiologist, speech pathologist, Teacher of the Deaf and collaboration with external service providers.
- Parents collaborate with the AV Therapist to set their child’s goals.
- Annual written assessments of each child’s speech and language progress are made with original copies provided to parents/carers.
- Support groups, including: playgroup, music therapy, monthly parent evenings are provided. A parent to parent mentoring program is available.
- A parent edited early intervention newsletter is produced each month.
- Parents invite family counsellor to AV therapy session to promote and encourage secure attachment