Health & Wellness

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Infant Massage Certification Training

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Hosted by the Tennessee Deaf-Blind Project

Learn more or register: 
Call (615) 936-0262 or email danna.conn@vanderbilt.edu

Registration and Fees $650

Price includes:

  • Four-day training
  • Books and materials
  • Exam review and Certification (submitted after the course).
  • One year membership with Infant Massage USA

Parents and Babies Welcome on February 10, 11, and 12
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Event

Mindfulness Meditation for Interpreters

DeafConnect and MTRID present Dr. Robert Baldwin, Ph.D., a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has been professionally trained in mindfulness based stress reduction. Dr. Baldwin works at the Memphis VA Medical Center and also has a private practice.

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Upper East TN Regional EHDI NHS Task Force Meeting

Tennessee’s Department of Health Newborn Hearing Screening (NHS) Program is pleased to announce an Upper East Tennessee Regional Task Force meeting in Johnson City that includes counties in the Tri-City area on July 23rd from 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM EST.

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ASL Walk - Knoxville

Rain or Shine!  Follow the Orange Balloons!

ADMISSION:
$10 per person
(including lunch and water bottles)
Kids under 11 years of age - Free!

Lunch will be provided at the Knoxville Center of the Deaf (KCD): 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Visitors (Lunch Only) - $5.00
Drinks: $1.00

Come and share an ASL story, play corn hole, and watch an old film of TAD!
 

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ASL Walk - Jackson

We are having hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, desserts, and drinks

ADMISSION
$10 PER PERSON
Kids 11 and under eat free with a paid adult
VISITORS: $5.00
Drinks: $1.00

Bring your lawn chairs to sit and talk, but walk with us to show our community what ASL is about!

Please come and support our JCTAD Chapter!
Thanks!

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Teaching Children with Hearing Loss to Listen and Talk: Working with Babies

  • Learn the advanced principles, concepts, and techniques of Auditory-Verbal Therapy as it relates to infants and toddlers.
  • Learn to assess infants/toddlers and formulate family-centered goals.
  • Learn specific auditory-verbal techniques for structured and natural environment activities that establish early listening and spoken communication.
  • Learn strategies and techniques for Parent Training.
  • Earn 0.6 ASHA CEUs!

Presenter: Pratibha Srinivasan, Au.D., CCC-A, LSLS-Cert.AVT

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Teaching Children with Hearing Loss to Listen and Talk: Activities Toolbox

  • Learn how to plan auditory activities efficiently using a limited set of materials ("toolsets")
  • Learn how to use each toolset for varied auditory skill levels (e.g., pattern perception, word-level, connected language, etc.)
  • Learn how to use the same toolset for different auditory skill types (e.g., auditory feedback, discrimination, comprehension, etc.)
  • Learn how activity templates can simplify planning and preparation for large caseloads
  • Earn 0.4 ASHA CEUs!

Presenter: Pratibha Srinivasan, Au.D

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Teaching Children with Hearing Loss to Listen and Talk: Children with Cochlear Implants

  • Learn how CI differs from hearing aids; Expectations for children.
  • Learn how to interpret the processor map in terms of speech acoustics.
  • Learn how to use therapy to ensure that the CI is adjusted appropriately.
  • Learn how to customize auditory activities for children with a CI.
  • Earn 0.4 ASHA CEUs!

Presenter: Pratibha Srinivasan, Au.D., CCC-A, LSLS-Cert.AVT