Brigitte Sroujieh, RN, BSN Family Support Fellow CA-LEND CA-LEND - - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

MAKING LIFELONG CONNECTIONS

Seattle, WA April 5-7, 2017

Brigitte Sroujieh, RN, BSN

Family Support Fellow CA-LEND

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Parent-Provider Collaboration: A Family-Centered Training Curriculum For Speech-Language Pathologists

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• Trainees:

Adriana Cruz, Speech-Language Pathology Brigitte Sroujieh, Family Support

• Faculty:

Sonia K. Aller, PhD, CCC-SLP Amanda Tyree, MA, CCC-SLP

• Outside Consultants:

Steven D. Paulson, MA, CCC-SLP Department of Communication Disorders California State University, Los Angeles

CA –LEND Leadership Project Team

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Personal Impact of this Project

• I have a 22 year old son with Down Syndrome.
• He required extensive school-based and privately funded speech

and language therapy services since very early childhood.

• We have been very fortunate to have worked with therapists that

encouraged our involvement as parents.

• They recognized the importance of continuation of care in the

home, since therapy does not just end at the end of a session.

• I had a very positive interdisciplinary experience working on this

project with SLPs.

• I am able to discuss the benefits of parent-provider collaboration

with other parents in my parent support/advocacy work.

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Overview of Project

• Multi-generational CA-LEND project
• What is the product?
• A curriculum designed to train Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) with respect to

parent involvement based on family-centered principles

• May be used by university professors in a stand-alone format or as a component of

an existing course

• May be presented as a continuing education professional/development course for

practicing speech-language pathologists

• Who is the intended audience?

Speech-Language Pathology clinicians in training and professionals

• What is your proposed impact?

To positively influence treatment outcomes for children in the area of communication disorders by promoting family-centered, collaborative partnerships with families

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Process

• Compiled list of SLP graduate programs in California
• Contacted individual programs to inquire whether training for

collaborative parent involvement is part of their curriculum

• Conducted search in the speech-language pathology literature for

evidence-based practices of family involvement with impact on treatment outcomes

• Conducted general information search across disciplines (e.g.,

Psychology, Education) that focused on positive applications of family involvement

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Product/Outcome

• Curriculum binder in hard copy or electronic format
• Learning objectives
• Instructor’s introduction
• Lecture materials (instructor notes & PowerPoint slides)
• Scenario-based learning activities
• Accompanying instructional materials (evaluation, check lists, handouts, pre-

post provider questionnaire)

• Flexible, adaptable curriculum that university professors may easily

incorporate into existing programs

• Easily used as a continuing education program

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Practical Considerations

• Potential Challenges
• Reluctance to adopt a new or different approach
• Challenge of time to incorporate additional material into existing curricula
• Strategic Advantages of Training
• User friendly and adaptable curriculum
• May be used in its entirety or in sections depending on instructors’ preferences
• Professional collaboration with established partners at university level

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Next Steps

• Multi-generational project in its second year now
• Incorporation of reflective practice principles to promote family-

centered care

• Piloting of project and subsequent revisions
• Can be turned into a research project to test outcome
• Marketing

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Thank you! Brigitte Sroujieh bsroujieh@chla.usc.edu kbakss@sbcglobal.net

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