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it even easier to run a group session. Whether you’re starting a group for the first time or looking for new activities to try with your current group, Group AR is a comprehensive source of materials to make your program a success. To learn more about how to start your own group and get inspiration for sessions, visit our Group AR page . [...] adapting to a new device – and its limitations – may be different than the person’s expectations. Group aural rehabilitation programs can support you as a hearing care professional so that you can meet more of the needs of your clients. By bringing together a group of clients and their communication partners, you can efficiently answer questions about technology [...] n situations, and build a peer support network among your clients. Research has shown that group AR programs lead to happier clients and lower return rates. As part of our ongoing work to revitalize our tools and materials, Ida has recently revamped our Group Aural Rehabilitation resource . We have updated our session plans to cover more topics and

create global influence and change. It’s not about critical mass, but critical connections - this is what will make the difference in what we can achieve,” said Melanie Gregory, Group Head of Audiology, Leightons. Strengthening the patient’s voice The participants made a plea for strengthening the voice of the patients in all aspects of hearing care. “Hearing [...] change standards and practice. Standard-setting bodies must see the necessity of educating in PCC,” said Neil DiSarno. The PCHN roadmap The two days of intense debates and group work led to the establishment of a joint roadmap that will lay the foundation for the collaboration in the coming year. Activities include the establishment of a common PCC

towards the person with hearing loss. This will aid with lip-reading and will eliminate any unnecessary barriers to the sound. Even if you are speaking to another person in a group conversation, the more you can direct your mouth towards the people with hearing loss, the better chance they have to hear you. 5. Pay attention to body language. If you see

out while I stayed home and handed out candy. My porch light was on so I could clearly see the trick or treaters, and just in case there was a child with hearing loss in the group of ninjas or princesses, I made sure the children could see my face too. I think it’s better today. Kids tend to use face paint rather than masks, which makes it easier to [...] can understand environmental noises and people’s voices when they are out trick-or-treating: If you’re not accompanying your child, make sure they go with a buddy or a small group. Flashlights can help identify sounds and hazards along the trick-or-treat route but small ones need reminding not to shine them in someone’s face (especially that of the child

test results into language that everyone can relate to.” User-driven innovation The tool is the outcome of a thorough process involving surveys, ethnographic videos, a focus group, interviews with patients and professionals and desktop research, as well as an innovation workshop including patients, hearing care professionals, and academics. A prototype

any stage of their learning.” The textbook references a number of Ida tools, including Goal Sharing for Partners , My World , Growing Up with Hearing Loss , Telecare , and Group . Because the book is aimed at both speech-language pathology and audiology students, its review of the tools looks at how the tools are used for pre-assessment and goal setting

The Ida Institute recently delivered a workshop on person-centered pediatric care to a group of 40 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, educational audiologists, community workers, and teachers of the deaf. The goal of the workshop, which took place in Leeds, UK, was to support hearing care professionals in working in a person-centered way and [...] the Change Guide , which helps hearing care professionals introduce the concept of PCC to their team and implement Ida tools through a step-by-step process. She then led the group through an Ida change process, which allowed them to create an overall vision, look at what is working well, what is a barrier to change, and establish priorities and next steps

Life with Hearing Loss: “When I finally met other people with hearing loss, the lights went on, fireworks exploded, and angels danced. It was like falling in love – but with a group of people, with a new awareness, and with a new me.” My hearing loss friends and I, by connecting, have reduced the impact of the disability on our lives. Together, we feel

project from the last two yours are you most proud of? Regional groups. Getting our regional group leads in place again so that over the next six months we will have a meeting in every area of the UK for local audiologists to learn together. I hope the group leads feel valued. We ran an Ida train-the-trainer workshop with them so we can disseminate the [...] groups feel stronger and it’s been great to see their first meetings taking place. I need to credit Heather Dowber and Karen Shepherd from the BAA Board for organizing the group leads, too. If you could change one thing about the last two years, what would it be? I would have loved projects to happen faster. I don’t want more time as President, but

was on my own with this huge challenge, increasingly disconnected from family and friends that did not understand my struggles. Once I found my way to a hearing loss support group, this all changed. There, I met other people with hearing loss and realized that I was not alone. Many people suffered hearing loss exhaustion at the end of a long day of listening [...] but understand that the emotional aspects of hearing loss are equally important to treat. You can help do that by encouraging your patients to seek out a hearing loss support group. Hearing loss support groups help break down stigma, provide comfort, reassurance, and camaraderie. Hearing loss peers will teach your patients important hacks for living life [...] help them learn valuable coping strategies for living their best life with hearing loss. In-person peer support Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) runs the largest group in the United States, operating more than 130 local chapters and holds a national convention for people with hearing loss each year. Here is a list of HLAA’s local chapters