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hearing loss at younger ages. Moodie found that children who grew up learning to be autonomous and competent about managing their hearing loss felt more positive about their hearing loss later in life than children who did not receive such interaction and training from their audiologist and parent. Children who grew up shielded from information about their [...] above) Ida Fellow Eileen Rall has had positive experiences using the My World tool with patients at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Rall found that the tool provided her with a unique opportunity to peek into the communication situations children may experience in their everyday life at school and at home. Using the tool, she was able to get a more [...] their hearing loss later in life. To address such concerns, Eileen Rall and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have developed counseling guidelines and discussion points to help pediatric audiologists foster independence, autonomy, and self-advocacy among children with hearing loss. The guidelines are flexible, allowing the practitioner to incorporate

is also Co-Director of the Communication Disability Centre at that University. Her most recent book is “Evidence-Based Practice in Audiology: Evaluating Interventions for Children and Adults with Hearing Impairment” (2012, Plural Publishing).

facilitate an understanding of hearing loss from the child’s point of view. By placing small, movable figures on three boards depicting a school, playground, and home setting, children can externalize their hearing loss and describe communication situations in a concrete fashion with a hearing care professional Since the launch of the My World tool in December [...] help hearing care professionals acquire a more holistic understanding of the child in their social context. In addition, the tool acts as an excellent “ice breaker” for quiet children and can be a good way to acquire speech samples from the child. Tool users informed us that additional guidance material could increase the usability of the My World tool [...] show different ways how the tool can be used in the clinical setting 3) How the tool can effectively address the needs of the family and the child 4) How to use the tool with children at different developmental stages 5) How to adapt the tool for multiple disciplines, including teachers of the deaf, pediatric audiologists and speech and language therapists

Published: 14-06-2012 13:52

Meet our collaborators The Ida Institute collaborated with some of the leading experts in the field of group aural rehabilitation to develop our Group AR resource. Jean-Pierre Gagne, Ph.D. Professor a

n established in 1967, Telethon Speech and Hearing teaches children with speech and language or hearing impairments to listen and speak. They embrace a family-centered approach, which ensures that parents or caregivers develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to work with their children to develop spoken language. We hope that this interactive workshop [...] workshop on the My World counselling tool will help support the Center’s family-focused approach and their work with children. For more information on any of the Australian workshops, please feel free to contact Ida audiologist Karen Parfitt . Picture Source: Lisa Bettany, Vancouver, BC

Published: 17-01-2012 12:37

running a group, including ground rules, managing participant emotions, and evaluation forms Facilitating sessions for parents of children with hearing loss Provide a space of support and information for parents with children with hearing loss Recommended reading Browse articles on group aural rehabilitation in audiology and the Ida tool Active Communication

speaker Ms. Gwen Carr, Deputy Director of the England NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, addressed the potential of the tool to support effective communication with young children in clinical settings. During the day, participants discussed the challenges related to managing a child’s hearing loss. They explored these challenges from the perspective

Published: 03-11-2011 10:22

a pediatric counseling tool designed to help children talk about their hearing loss. It allows children to show you how they go through their day, and where they have their greatest successes and difficulties. With this information, it is easy to recommend communication strategies, set goals for children to cope with their hearing loss, and recommend [...] recommend appropriate hearing equipment. Talking to a stranger about their hearing loss can make some children nervous. Using My World helps children to openly express their feelings and try out new strategies in a safe environment. Easing their anxiety leads to a more efficient and pleasant appointment. My World is easy to use and to introduce. It is rooted [...] Play therapy A game of make believe isn’t always just about fun. When children play pretend, they convey situations not only as they remember them, but how they would like to see them. Research has shown that play therapy, such as board games like My World, can ease anxiety in children and improve their sense of self, adaptive functioning, and family

from a child´s point of view. The tool will be called “My World” and it will allow pediatric audiologists to explore e.g. home and classroom situations with hearing impaired children through building ‘mock’ environments on ground-floor maps. The child can personalize “their” common life situations, such as sitting in a classroom or playing with other kids

Published: 30-08-2010 15:02

Module 4 - Extending Person-Centered Care to Families and Children This module explores the overarching question of what it means to be person-centered in pediatrics and investigates the role of the hearing care professional. The module was designed with three goals in mind: To relate the UNICEF “Convention on the Rights of the Child” to child-centered