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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

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: 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

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: 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: 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?

patient's motivation and ambivalence to taking action on their hearing and using hearing aids. At follow-up appointments, audiologists at the hospital often refer back to the case history form to re-examine the patient's progress and potential ambivalence towards continuing their treatment. "The standard case history form was all medical, and basically had [...] adding questions from the Ida Motivation Tools to the Haley VA Hospital's case history form. Arnold and Karahalios had previously integrated the Motivation Tools into the case history form at the University of South Florida Speech/Language and Hearing Clinic with great success. After introducing the Motivation Tool questions at the Haley VA Hospital [...] current clinical procedures. Questions from the Line and the Circle are found on the case history form that is mailed to every audiology patient at the Haley VA Hospital in Tampa, Florida. The patient fills out the form at home before their appointment and is encouraged to consult with their spouse and family as they answer the questions. At the consultation

ng of the patient's perspectives and needs. In the article, Clark and English show how patients frequently confide, in private and informal settings, that their hearing care professional "did not fully appreciate the impact of their hearing loss, that the clinicians did not feel empathy towards their condition, and that their appointment seemed rushed [...] illustrate patient frustration when they feel their needs and perspectives are not adequately addressed, Clark and English utilize the Ida Institute's "A Certificate" clinical video. In the video, actors recreate a real-life scene where the audiologist attempts to assist the patient with their hearing loss, but does not directly address the core needs of [...] In the March/April edition of Audiology Today, Ida Fellows John Greer Clark and Kristina English analyze missed opportunities during consultations that often lead patients to take a 'less-than-favorable' view of the services provided. Clark and English contend that instead of being an add-on service, audiologic counseling should be viewed as a key component

Published: 30-04-2013 14:07

nary intervention to benefit the child. Teens and young adults Teens and young adults Questions to consider when using the My World tool with teens and young adults. Living Well and My World Living Well and My World How to decide when to use the Living Well or My World tool when working with tweens and teens. Developmental stages Developmental stages [...] stages Learn how to use the My World Tool with children at different developmental stages. Bullying and children with hearing loss Bullying and children with hearing loss How hearing care professionals can be aware of bullying behavior and take action. [...] Resource library Here you can find more information and suggestions to help you use the My World tool in consultation sessions. Counseling skills Counseling skills Get an overview of general pediatric counseling skills that can be used with the My World Tool. Using My World across professions Using My World across professionals How to use the My World

Published: 30-04-2013 13:52

having a hearing loss. How does she do that? Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Case History Chloe has been using hearing aids effectively for the last five years. She has regular contact with her Teacher of the Deaf in school and is a 'model' hearing aid and FM user. As she is managing so well at school, Chloe's hearing care professional [...] cookies to view this content. Case History Amber recently attended a full hearing aid review appointment and underwent full audiometric testing, hearing aid fine tuning and aided assessment. This has addressed her audiological needs quite effectively, says Richard, Amber's hearing care professional. In pediatric appointments, Richard often experiences [...] created by pediatric hearing care professionals to show how they use the different environments in the My World tool to talk with children about their hearing loss. You can use these videos to learn how to introduce the tool in the appointment and how to work with each of the three environments. You can also see how the hearing care professionals use