Supporting Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and their Families
The Early Hearing Detection, Diagnosis, and Intervention (EHDDI) program developed four modules for ESIT providers which are now available in the DCYF Training Portal.
Log in and search for "DHH" in the catalog to find all four:
- Specialized Providers and Services
- Knowledge Building
- Bias Awareness
- Transition from Part C to Part B
Don't Have a Training Portal Account?
Find the instructions and who to contact for support on ESIT's In-Service Training webpage.
If you already have an account, make sure your information is up to date with your current ESIT organization and work email. If not, you may be missing some notifications or not showing up on your agency's reports.
ESIT Sponsored Training
DCYF ESIT offers many professional development opportunities at no cost to ESIT Professionals. Check out the ESIT Training Calendar for event details and registration information.
Additional Free Learning for Perinatal Mental Health and Feeding
Perinatal Mental Health ECHO Series
Explore various aspects of perinatal mental health for NICU families, gaining a more comprehensive understanding of the challenges, best practices, and strategies for this population:
If you have questions, contact Sara and Tiffany at traininghospitaltohome@nwcenter.org.
Critical Thinking for Pediatric Feeding & Dysphagia Application through Case Discussion
Are you finding yourself unsure where to start or go next with your patients’ feeding and swallowing plans of care? Determining how a patient’s strengths and challenges interact to build complexity can be difficult! Join us for an interactive course, presented by Tiffany Elliott, MS, CCC-SLP, CNT, IBCLC, NTMTC, to learn how to visualize these components and apply critical thinking through case-based learning. You’ll leave this course with a visual tool to use in practice right away. Virtual and free to attend! You must pre-register:
If you have questions, email PedsFeedsInfo@gmail.com.
Empowering Providers Through Transforming Pediatric Feeding Journeys (PDF) Virtual Series
This free, virtual learning series is open to a variety of professionals and caregivers. Speech-Language Pathologists can receive 0.1 ASHA CEU for each course. Registration is open:
If you have questions, reach out to Speech Therapy PD.
Each issue, DCYF ESIT Tribal Program Consultant, Brian Frisina, provides a key topic to help us get to know our Tribal Nation Partners better.
“The attitude of our species is that this whole thing was created for us. It has no value except how we use it. The basic problem is that American society is a ‘rights society’ not a ‘responsibilities society.’ What you’ve got is each individual saying, ‘Well, I have a right to do this.’ Having religious places, revolving your religion around that, means you are always in contact with the earth, you’re responsible for it and to it.” - Vine Deloria Jr., author, theologian, historian, and activist for Native American rights, (1933-2005)
Our Relationship to the Unseen
Watch interview with Vine Deloria Jr. as he shares the difference between the materialism of Western religion and the spiritual insights of indigenous religions that are connected to place (watch time 5:29):
Vine Deloria Jr. on Our Relationship to the Unseen
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
ICWA is a 1978 federal law designed to prevent Native American children from being unnecessarily removed from their families and Tribes by state child welfare agencies. The Indian Child Welfare Act has guided appropriate placements for Native children that meet all their needs. ICWA:
- Protects tribal sovereignty,
- Preserves cultural identity,
- Keeps Native children connected to their families and communities.
Learn more from the National Indian Child Welfare Association.
Media Recommendations
- Watch the video series The Heart of ICWA: Families share firsthand what happens when the basic protections of ICWA are followed, and the devastating consequences when families and children are deprived of these basic rights.
- Read the academic essay Sacred Lands and Religious Freedom by Vine Deloria Jr. He defines how Native religions are deeply tied to specific, sacred geographic locations rather than abstract doctrines.
- Read American Indian Policy in the Twentieth Century, articles edited by Vine Deloria Jr. The articles are about dealing with present realities and future possibilities, encouraging discussion and research into areas of concern to American Indians, and new ways of thinking about specific problems.
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