WE
Listen
International Inc.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER PROGRAM
AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2009
WE Listen International Inc. is proud to present:
AUDITORY-VERBAL PRACTICE
AND
CHILDREN WITH ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES:
ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION
DISTINGUISHED PRESENTER
CHRISTINA PERIGOE,
Ph.D, CCC-SLP, C.E.D., LSLS Cert. AVT
University of Southern Mississippi
FOR
Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Otolaryngologists,
Teachers, Auditory-Verbal Therapists, CDAs and Caregivers
VENUE AND TIME
Memorial Hall, North Civic Centre, Toronto, Ontario
5100 Yonge Street,
Toronto, Ontario, M2N 5V7
Registration 7:30 am Conference 8:45 am sharp – 4:00pm
INFORMATION
we.listen.international@rogers.com
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Christina Perigoe, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
Dr. Christina Perigoe is currently the Coordinator of the Early Oral Intervention graduate
program in Speech and Hearing Sciences at The University of Southern Mississippi. This
program is designed to train professionals to work with families in maximizing the listening and
spoken language potential of infants and young children with hearing loss. Dr. Perigoe is a
certified teacher, teacher of the deaf, speech pathologist and auditory-verbal therapist. In
addition to her Ph.D. in Communication Disorders from McGill University, Dr. Perigoe has
three Master’s degrees (Elementary Education; Education of the Deaf; Research) and a postgraduate degree in Educational Administration and Supervision. Dr. Perigoe has gained
extensive experience in clinical supervision and administration at the graduate and undergraduate
levels, while teaching at universities in Canada, Australia and the US. She is the co-editor of The
Volta Review Monograph on the topic of children with hearing loss and additional special needs.
ABSTRACT
Auditory-Verbal Practice and Children with Multiple Challenges: Assessment and
Intervention will provide professionals with a comprehensive overview of children with hearing
loss and multiple special needs. Professional challenges in assessment, intervention, parent
counselling and behaviour management will be presented. Functional assessment tools and
specific auditory-verbal strategies for working with this population of children will be provided
in addition to unique experiences faced by cochlear implant teams.
LEARNER OUTCOMES
Following this conference, participants will be able to:
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Identify “red flags” associated with children who have hearing loss and additional
special needs.
Apply information about functional assessments to select appropriate assessment
tools in listening and spoken language.
Identify challenges faced by cochlear implant teams when considering a cochlear
implant for a child with additional special needs.
Identify auditory-verbal strategies that may be used successfully with children
who have hearing loss and additional special needs.
Identify specific special needs and challenges which are most likely to occur with
hearing loss.
AGENDA
7:30 a.m.
Registration and Refreshments
8:45-9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Warren Estabrooks
9:00 –10:30 a.m.
Part I
Pretest and Overview of Special Needs and Challenges
in the Paediatric Popluation with Hearing Loss
Challenges in Assessment
Dr. Christina Perigoe
10:30 –11:00 a.m.
Break and Refreshments
11:00 –12:30 a.m.
Part II
Challenges in Intervention
Dr. Christina Perigoe
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Lunch (on your own at the venue)
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Part III
Challenges in Counseling Families
Unique Challenges for the Cochlear Implant Team
Case Studies
Dr. Christina Perigoe
3:00 – 3:20 p.m.
Break
3:20 – 3:50 p.m.
Part IV
Questions and Discussion
Dr. Christina Perigoe
Warren Estabrooks
3:55 – 4:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
4:00 p.m.
Certificates and Adjournment
RECOMMENDED ACCOMODATIONS
WE Listen International, Inc. recommends the following hotel which is located at the venue.
Novotel North York on Yonge Street
WE Listen International, Inc. also recommends the following hotels in downtown Toronto.
Staying at these hotels, which are close to the centre of the downtown action, will require a
subway ride of about 20-30 minutes to the North York Civic Centre (the venue). These are listed
in order of price, the highest being first.
Sutton Place on Bay Street
Delta Chelsea Inn on Gerrard Street
Courtyard by Marriott on Yonge Street
Comfort Inn on Charles Street East
These hotels can all be located on the internet, along with a number of bed and breakfast inns.
For further information, do not hesitate to ask.