Shannon Sharma & Kristin Schaaf Discuss School-Based Virtual Parent Coaching

Kristin Schaaf, MA CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT

Kristin is a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, Auditory Verbal Therapist and Speech Language Pathologist practicing in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is also the school’s Professional Learning Coordinator and, in this role, she develops, implements, and mentors professionals in the field of Listening and Spoken Language. Kristin works at St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf Indianapolis an OPTION Schools, coaching parents to develop their child’s listening and spoken language in naturalistic ways in their home environments. Kristin’s 15-year experience spans from working with toddlers and primary aged children who are deaf and hard of hearing who are learning to listen and talk with cochlear implants and hearing aids. Kristin is a member of ASHA, ACAI, and AG Bell Association.

Contact Information:

[email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-schaaf-75230073

School’s Website: www.sjid.org

ASHA Learning Pass Presentation by Shannon Sharma and Kristin Schaaf: Partnering with Families in Educational Settings: School-Based Virtual Parent Coaching

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Shannon Sharma, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd

Shannon is a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, Auditory Verbal Educator and Speech-Language Pathologist practicing in Northern California. Shannon works for Foundation for Hearing Research, including Weingarten Children’s Center school and therapy clinic and BabyTalk teleintervention. These programs specialize in helping children with hearing loss, from infants to adolescents, to develop listening and spoken language skills with the support of hearing aids and cochlear implants. Shannon is committed to developing partnerships with families through strengths-based parent coaching. She developed and organizes the Parent Education Program to further ensure that families are supported in their journey. Outside of direct therapy services, she enjoys mentoring professionals who are interested in auditory-verbal therapy, as well as sharing her expertise in hearing loss and passion for parent coaching and teleintervention at conferences and universities. Shannon is a member of ASHA and the AG Bell Association. 

Contact information: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-sharma-slp/

Foundation for Hearing Research: https://foundationforhearing.org/

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