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Published: 14-05-2013 18:28

parents whose children failed the newborn hearing screening test. The interviews offer important insights into the parents' perspective, experiences, and needs when their child is first diagnosed with hearing loss. You can use these videos to reflect on the assistance you provide to parents in your own practice and to think about whether there are things [...] funded by the Ida Institute and the Barber Institute . The interviews with parents were conducted by psychologist and Ida Fellow Dr. Sam Trychin. Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Initial thoughts on diagnosis What support did you get from the audiologist when your child was first diagnosed with hearing loss? Please accept marketing [...] audiologist’s support help you cope with the practical aspects of your child’s hearing loss? Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Coping with emotions How did the audiologist’s support help you cope with the emotional aspect of having your child diagnosed with hearing loss?

Published: 16-05-2013 11:59

Hard of Hearing (Director), Long Island College Hospital, Downstate Medical Center, Beth Israel Medical Center, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary as director of the Hearing and Learning Center and Cochlear Implant Center. Madell's clinical and research interests cover the evaluation and treatment for infants and children with hearing loss and auditory [...] the personal impact that hearing loss has upon children, young people and adults. Janet Trychin Janet Trychin, Au.D., specializes in early intervention and in-home services for children with hearing loss from birth to three and their families. She is an adjunct professor at Edinburgh University in the Speech, Language and Hearing Department. Janet has [...] research in the areas of language, speech, and social-emotional development of deaf and hard-of-hearing infants and children for over thirty years. Over the last 25 years, she has focused on the impact of early-identification and early intervention on the developmental outcomes of children with significant hearing loss. Eileen Rall Eileen Rall, AuD

Published: 17-05-2013 15:26

stages a person goes through from before they recognize their hearing loss until they learn to manage it. It gives students and clinicians a better understanding of their clients’ experiences and their path to rehabilitation. What are the benefits? Get a holistic understanding of the hearing loss experience Learn to counsel based on a client’s specific [...] assignments Perspectives and insights Understanding A Patient Journey Read about the models, methods, and philosophies that shaped the tool Stages of the rehabilitation journey Understand the stages people with hearing loss typically go through on the path to rehabilitation Using A Patient Journey Learn how educators, students, and clinicians can use the [...] Download a PDF of A Patient Journey Additional resources The Defining Hearing seminar Watch lectures and access downloads from the seminar series, the Process of Defining Hearing, which A Patient Journey is an outcome of Recommended reading Browse articles on the Stages of Change model and the Patient Journey tool You might also like... Motivation Tools

Published: 17-05-2013 17:05

from experience, and enhance the quality, efficiency, and outcome of future appointments. What are the benefits? Improve the quality of your care Reduce stress Increase job satisfaction Strengthen your focus and decision-making skills Perspectives and insights Why reflect? Learn more about what reflective practice is, why it works, and how it can help [...] interaction with clients – and apply that knowledge in appointments The tool The Reflective Journal Download the tool and use your notes to help you learn from your experiences and enhance your client interactions Additional resources The Defining Hearing Seminar See lectures from the seminar series, the Process of Defining Hearing, where the Reflective [...] Journal was conceptualized Recommended reading Browse articles on reflective practice in audiology and the Ida tool You might also like... Dilemma Game Time and Talk Change Guide

release of its newest online tool for hearing care professionals: Time and Talk . Developed in collaboration with Ida Fellows Lesley Jones, Amr El Rafaie, and Joy Rosenberg, Time and Talk is a method for teaching communication skills to practicing and student hearing care professionals. The method uses scenarios and role-plays of clinical situations to [...] program that guides you through activities and role-play exercises that you can conduct with students and professionals. To demonstrate how you can run the workshop, the website contains short video clips from a real-life Time and Talk workshop with a group of audiology students from the University of Bristol. Time and Talk is based on the Hull York Medical [...] the audiological appointment. Participants learn communication skills as they attempt to conduct tasks and fulfill requirements during mock consultation sessions. "Often audiologists are worrying about the time that they have available to them and the number of tasks that they have to complete, because they have to do screening, testing, mold fitting

Published: 04-06-2013 11:57

critical thinking, and an analysis of the consequences clinical choices may have on people with hearing loss and their communication partners. The Dilemma Game can be used with colleagues, with a larger training group, in student training, or as an individual exercise. The dilemma cards also can be great material for role playing and other learning exercises [...] the game encourages reflection, critical thinking, and analysis of the potential consequences that a practitioner’s choices may have as young people navigate the challenges of growing up with a hearing impairment. View the Teens and Tweens Dilemma Game You might also like... Reflective Journal Time and Talk Change Guide [...] Melanie Gregory explains how to use the Dilemma Game. View Dilemma Game Download PDF version Teens and Tweens Dilemma Game Like the original Dilemma Cards, this game consists of a series of challenging scenarios, this time involving teens or tweens with hearing loss. Three possible solutions are given, with the understanding that the ‘perfect’ solution may

dissertation on the factors influencing tinnitus severity, such as audiometric data, anxiety, depression, age, and gender. Her areas of interest include assessment and treatment protocols for tinnitus and hyperacusis patients and the factors and mechanisms involved in the development of severe tinnitus. She attended the Ida Institute Seminar Series on [...] rehabilitation and counseling course at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. For students in the BSc audiology program, Maria Hoff’s course marks their introduction to rehabilitation and counseling methods. Many of the students have yet to conduct an externship in a clinic and are eager to see how the relationship between patients and clinicians takes [...] started asking ‘why isn’t this done more?’ and ‘why don’t we see this when we do our clinical appointments?’” By focusing an entire lecture on group aural rehabilitation, Maria aimed to convey the benefits of group counseling sessions to her students and motivate them to conduct their own sessions as future hearing care professionals. “While they are still

Published: 11-06-2013 15:12

the individuals that make up their social network and how their hearing loss might affect their relationships. Hearing care professionals can use the tool with clients to identify people and communication situations that are particularly important to them and discuss individual rehabilitation goals and strategies. Step 1: Identifying social networks The [...] include your client’s partner in the Communication Rings exercise and ask them to fill it out separately. By visually mapping the communication network, both the person with hearing loss and their partner will be reminded how important their ability to communicate well with each other is and negative feelings can begin to change. You can ask your client [...] role they play and how hearing loss affects relationships and communication. You might also find Goal Sharing for Partners helpful to facilitate this conversation. Download Communication Rings Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Joseph Montano explains how you can use the communication rings to help people with hearing loss visualize

Published: 11-06-2013 16:10

client and their key communication partner. Their answers help them to establish communication goals and how to achieve them. It can be used in face-to-face appointments or online by using the editable PDFs and screen-sharing. Goal Sharing for Partners helps the person with hearing loss and their partner to: Acknowledge the hearing loss and how it affects [...] affects their emotions and participation in activities Express their respective feelings and points of view Recognize that they have a shared responsibility to work together to improve communication Establish realistic communication goals and determine the steps to achieve these goals When to use the tool You can use Goal Sharing for Partners at any [...] can also revisit the tool in follow-up appointments to discuss if your client and their partner have reached their goals and are ready to tackle other difficult communication situations. Goal Sharing for Partners is based on the Client-Oriented Scale of Improvement (COSI) and the Goal Attainment Scaling method. The tool Instructions Download detailed

Published: 11-06-2013 16:44

role in relation to the person with hearing loss and how they can be a valuable support. Understanding the communication partner’s journey and including them in the rehabilitation process allows you to get a complete picture your client’s environment and needs and paves the way for a more person-centered treatment. Use the Communication Partner Journey [...] that partners of people with hearing loss often go through. The tool allows you to understand, explore and map the wide range of feelings and experiences your client’s partner may be experiencing presently or may experience later in their journey. The goal is to facilitate a better awareness of the partner’s perspective and help them grasp their own role [...] Journey visual as a starting point for understanding and mapping the complex phases and numerous milestones of the communication partner journey and to start a conversation with your client and their partner. Download Communication Partner Journey