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Melanie Gregory partnered with pediatric hearing care specialists Christine Yoshinaga-Itano and Eileen Rall to conduct a post-session workshop on the My World pediatric counseling tool at the 2013 Frontiers in Hearing Symposium hosted by the Marion Downs Hearing Center. Representatives from pediatric hearing care centers of excellence in the United [...] of pediatric audiology and making a positive difference in the field,” stated Melanie Gregory. Workshop participants explored how pediatric hearing care specialists can place more emphasis on the psycho-social development of children with hearing loss. Hearing loss in children can cause a delay in the development of receptive and expressive communication [...] Before the introduction of advanced hearing aid technology, the only way children could communicate was through play. Advancements in technology have produced hearing instruments to allow pediatric specialists to address the child’s hearing, but technology alone cannot address all of the issues concerning speech and language development. Participants

given credit and rewarded for using such tools and methods, it will increase usage of the tools and allow researchers to collect a much larger and broader set of data on their effectiveness. This data could be a critical element when attempting to add the Ida tools and similar methods to the quality standards of large public sector hearing care systems [...] audiology research that a large number of individual who are fitted with hearing aids do not become effective users of their hearing devices. This refers to the all too common story of the person who takes action on their hearing, receives hearing aids, but does not use them and leaves them in the drawer. In her research, Fiona Barker looks to identify [...] Ida Fellow Fiona Barker plans to design and pilot an intervention that looks to improve clinical outcomes for adults with acquired hearing loss. The intervention, which will likely include at least one of the Ida Institute's tools, aims to close the gap between the number of individuals prescribed hearing aids and those who become successful users. It

about their ability to follow-through with the rehabilitation and the unpleasant side-effects. With the Line, one can remind the patient about their motivation to take action, and use that as a powerful, constructive force to deal with their fears and anxiety. “It is easy to use the Line and the Box with vestibular patients. You want to know how strong [...] Institute seminar series on Living Well with Hearing Loss in 2011. She is a registered clinical scientist specializing in balance and dizziness at Windsor Audiology Centre in the United Kingdom. In addition, Fiona is currently working towards a PhD at the University of Surrey, focusing on self-management support and patient-centered care in the context of [...] We strongly encourage hearing care professionals to explore how the Ida tools and methods can be applied in new, innovative ways in the clinical setting. Ida Fellow Fiona Barker has done just that. As a Clinical Scientist at Windsor Audiology Centre in England, she uses the Ida Motivation Tools with patients with vestibular disorders to explore their

the human dynamics of hearing loss. Conference participants were a mix of hearing care professional working in hospitals, hearing aid consultants, hearing aid dispensers, and audiology students. Xu Fei is a lecturer and ENT specialist at Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, one of the only schools specializing in hearing and speech science in China. He [...] the world. By presenting at conferences and workshops, community members help inform new professional groups of Ida's valuable tools and educational resources. In June, Ida Fellow Xu Fei gave a presentation on the Ida tools to over 50 hearing care professionals at the annual conference of the Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation Association of Zhejiang [...] He attended the Ida Institute's first seminar series in 2008 on Defining Hearing.

to help facilitate the change process. We might sit in and watch a consultation discussion, and give them feedback about how it went.” Based on clinician input, for example, Connect Hearing took existing biomedical questions usually discussed during the appointment and placed them in a reformatted Client Lifestyle Form, which is filled out before the [...] clinicians at Connect Hearing were regularly using the Ida Motivation Tools and client-centered methods in appointments. Clinicians found the new Lifestyle Form to be very helpful, as they now have more time during the appointment to use the tools and initiate a conversation with the client about their motivation to take action on their hearing. [...] really good, and I wanted to differentiate our business from other clinics,” states Bettina Turnbull. “A lot of people think that client-centered care and good business practices do not go hand in hand, but I think they go quite nicely together. There are some larger groups where clinicians feel it is all about the numbers, the price, and what they can

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Recommended reading On the impact of hearing loss on family Adult-children's perspectives on a parent's hearing impairment and its impact on their relationship and communication Preminger, J., Montano, J., Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, T. (2015). International Journal of Audiology. Vol 54, 10. 720-726. In it Together: The impact of hearing loss on personal relationships [...] People The effect of hearing impairment in older people on the spouse: development and psychometric testing of the significant other scale for hearing disability (SOS-HEAR) Scarinci, N., Worrall, L., & Hickson, L. (2009). International Journal of Audiology, 48(10), 671-83. Persons with acquired profound hearing loss (APHL): how do they and their families [...] people with hearing impairment: A literature review of the spouse's perspective Donaldson, N.A., Worrall, L., & Hickson, L. (2004) Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology, 26(01), 30-39. On involving communication partners Reinventing Life: Improving Hearing Rehab with Communication Partners Gjonnes Møller, H. (2022). The Hearing Journal. From

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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

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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

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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

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