BoysTown Webinar for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program Staff by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Technical Assistance On August 11, Guam CEDDERS facilitated a webinar for GDOE Deaf/Hard of Hearing (D/HH) staff with Cathy Carotta, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, Boys Town National Hospital (on screen), to discuss the draft D/HH Program Manual. Pictured from left to right: Terrie Fejarang, Guam CEDDERS; Camille Gonzales, Itinerant Services Teacher, D/HH Program; and Paula Ulloa, GDOE D/HH Program Coordinator.
Boys Town Consultant Conducts On-site Visit with Guam DOE GEIS and Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program Personnel March 28-April 1 by Guam CEDDERS Community Services: Training Catherine Carotta, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Director, Center for Childhood Deafness, Boys Town National Hospital, (standing, at right) was on-island providing training and technical assistance to the Guam Department of Education, Division of Special Education from March 28 through April 1. Dr. Carotta facilitated training on “Family-Centered Practices for Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing” on March 28 and 29 at the GSAT Center Training Room attended by staff from the Guam Early Intervention System (GEIS) Program. The rest of the week was devoted to providing technical assistance and training to Special Education personnel working with the K-12 school population who are deaf or hard of hearing.