Early Parent Intervention in Deafness (EPID)

Content

The EPID tool will be an evidence-based assessment for use with parents when communicating with their deaf child aged 0-3. It is based on evidence (a large-scale systematic review of 61 papers spanning over 40 years of research) and on practitioners' expertise (a survey filled in by 190 UK-based professionals in deafness alongside some focus groups).

Participants learned about the findings so far and the tool's development. There was an opportunity to feedback on the findings and the development of the EPID tool.

Target Audience

Teachers of Deaf Children, Speech & Language Therapists, Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (DCAMHS) professionals, Cochlear Implant centre professionals working with parents in the early years.

Access Support: automatic captions (via Otter.ai) only. BSL interpreting must be arranged by attendee.

Presenter

Martina Curtin, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Deafness) & NIHR Clinical Doctorate Research Fellow, City, University of London & Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust

Martina is a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist working with deaf children and their families in Hackney, London. She is currently funded by the National Institute of Health Research to do a Clinical Doctorate Research Fellowship. Martina's aim is to create a tool called the EPID: Early Parent Interaction in Deafness.