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Jennifer Joy-Cornejo, MA, CCC-A/FAAA
Jennifer is the Senior
Audiologist at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada
and has been caring for hearing impaired children and adults for over 13
years. Locally, Jennifer provides
diagnostic testing, hearing aid and cochlear implant services for adults,
children and newborn babies that fail the newborn hearing screen. Prior to the School of Medicine, Jennifer
provided audiology services for children at Nevada Early Intervention
Services. Before moving to Las Vegas,
she was the supervisor for the Audiology clinic, Baha clinic and Dizziness and
Balance Center at the University of Miami Ear Institute and was the Director of
Audiology at the Ear Institute of Chicago.
She has authored publications and presentations on pediatric testing and
intervention, Baha implants and vestibular effects on cochlear implantation and
anatomy and physiology of the inner ear.
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Mary Beth Goring, M.A., MFT
Every family experiences fundamental changes with the diagnosis of hearing loss or other special needs in a child. Some families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing bond together to help the child; others seem to fall apart under the weight of the additional stress that the hearing loss entails. Often the majority of a family’s energy is devoted to meeting the deaf child’s special needs. When this happens, couples can drift apart and siblings can act out or become increasingly alienated. Additionally, though many parents report personal growth and a redefinition of their life’s purpose, years of stress can create a burden on their general well being, creating problems with their health and daily functioning. This workshop will attempt to address the question:
What about the rest of us?
We will explore ways in which each family member’s individual experience of adaptation and grief in the months and years following a child’s diagnosis of hearing loss can intersect with that of the other members in ways which are either helpful and healing or discouraging and detrimental. We will identify strategies, which partners and parents can use to begin to repair relationships within the nuclear and extended family, which are weakened or damaged by the unique stress in their lives. Parents will consider how to care for themselves as they balance the burden of many competing needs, including their own.
The workshop will focus on:
Mary Beth Goring, M.A., MFT, is a marriage and family therapist who has spent the last twenty-one years working with families of young deaf children at John Tracy Clinic. She facilitates support groups for English and Spanish-speaking parents, as well as school-aged siblings, provides individual and family counseling, and teaches a graduate level class in working with families. Ms. Goring serves as the Director of Consultation Services of John Tracy Clinic, and has traveled throughout the U.S., Latin America, and Spain providing trainings for parents and professionals in topics such as family relationships, the function of parents’ grief, working with parents, and support groups.
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When: Monday, April 27, 2009
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Friends and family welcome to attend.
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