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Tools
Our tools help open communication between hearing care professionals and their clients. Clinicians can gain a better understanding of their clients’ needs and wants, involve their clients in the rehabilitation process, and improve outcomes. For people with hearing loss, the tools are a way to help prepare for appointments, emphasize their hopes and concerns, and take an active role in their hearing care. Explore our tools below.
Counseling for Adults
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Motivation Tools
Open a dialogue to better understand your clients’ needs and increase their motivation to improve their hearing
Suitable for:
First Appointment, Follow-up Appointments, In the Appointment
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My Hearing Explained
Explain hearing test results in a practical way and make it easy for clients to explain their hearing loss to others
Suitable for:
First appointment, In the appointment, Follow-up appointment
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Living Well
Help your clients improve their quality of life by identifying strategies that address their communication challenges
Suitable for:
Follow-up Appointment, In the Appointment
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Communication Partners
Help clients improve their communication in daily life by establishing common goals with family and friends
Suitable for:
First Appointment, Follow-up Appointment, In the Appointment
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Telecare
Help clients prepare for appointments by extending your care through online support and counseling
Suitable for:
First Appointment, Follow-up Appointment, In the Appointment, Everyday Life
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Online Appointments Starter Kit
Get started with remote appointments. This resource shows you how through a mix of checklists, articles, and videos.
Suitable for:
First Appointment, Follow-up Appointment, In the Appointment
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Group AR
Help clients make the best use of their hearing devices, reduce return rates and increase client satisfaction
Suitable for:
Everyday Life
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Tinnitus
Understand how tinnitus affects your clients’ lives in order to help them manage its impact and move towards habituation
Suitable for:
First Appointment, Follow-up Appointment, In the Appointment, Everyday Life
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Cochlear Implants for Adults
Support cochlear implant patients after switch-on with tools that allow them to articulate their priorities
Suitable for:
First Appointment, Follow-up Appointments, In the Appointment
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Partnering for Great Hearing Care
Learn how to build a successful partnership with your client or audiologist that can lead to the best outcomes
Suitable for:
First appointment, Follow-up appointment, Self-reflection, Teaching, Clinical Role Play
Go to pageCounseling for Children
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My Hearing Explained for Children
Explain hearing test results in a practical way that makes it easy for children and their families to explain their hearing loss to others
Suitable for:
First Appointment, Follow-up Appointment, In the Appointment
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My World
Help children self-manage their hearing loss by learning about their personal experience in their own words
Suitable for:
First Appointment, Follow-up Appointment, In the Appointment
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Growing Up with Hearing Loss
Videos, quizzes, and recommendations to help families navigate different transitions from infancy to high school and beyond
Suitable for:
Follow-up Appointment, In the Appointment, Everyday Life
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Living Well for Teens and Tweens
Help your young clients improve their quality of life by identifying strategies that meet their communication needs
Suitable for:
Follow-up Appointment, In the Appointment
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Telecare for Teens and Tweens
Enable young people to express their needs and formulate communication strategies to self-manage their hearing loss
Suitable for:
First Appointment, Follow-up Appointment, In the Appointment, Everyday Life
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My Turn to Talk for Parents
Enable parents of children with hearing loss to identify and address issues and concerns that are important to them
Suitable for:
First Appointment, Follow-up Appointment, In the Appointment
Go to pageAdults
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Prepare for Your First Appointment
Prepare for your first appointment with a hearing care professional by organizing your thoughts, feelings, and priorities
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Prepare for Your Follow-up
Think about what questions you would like to ask and who else you would like to involve in your treatment
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Everyday Life with Hearing Loss
Explore these tips and tricks to make hearing and communication easier in different real world situations
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Managing Hearing Loss at Work
Use these resources to make your workplace more hearing loss-friendly
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Manage Your Tinnitus
Use our tinnitus resources to learn the basics about tinnitus and to describe exactly how it affects you
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Partnering for Great Hearing Care
Learn how to build a successful partnership with your client or audiologist that can lead to the best outcomes
Suitable for:
First appointment, Follow-up appointment, Self-reflection, Teaching, Clinical Role Play
Go to pageChildren and Young Adults
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Growing Up with Hearing Loss
Videos, quizzes, and recommendations to help families navigate different transitions from infancy to high school and beyond
Suitable for:
Follow-up Appointment, In the Appointment, Everyday Life
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Telecare for Teens and Tweens
Enable young people to express their needs and formulate communication strategies to self-manage their hearing loss
Suitable for:
First Appointment, Follow-up Appointment, In the Appointment, Everyday Life
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My Turn to Talk for Parents
Enable parents of children with hearing loss to identify and address issues and concerns that are important to them
Suitable for:
First Appointment, Follow-up Appointment, In the Appointment
Go to pageProfessional Development
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A Patient Journey
Use this tool to identify where your client is on their journey and tailor your care
Suitable for:
Teaching, Client Assessment, Treatment Planning
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Time and Talk
Improve your communication skills and how you conduct appointment interviews by role-playing different scenarios
Suitable for:
Teaching, In-class Workshops, Clinical Role Play
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Reflective Journal
Take a few minutes between clients to write down your thoughts and examine your successes and challenges
Suitable for:
Teaching, Client Assessment, Self-reflection
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Dilemma Game
Use these dilemmas, provided by hearing care professionals, to open discussions with your colleagues about different approaches to care
Suitable for:
Teaching, Clinical Scenarios, Group Discussion
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Change Guide
Find inspiration on how you can change practice and integrate the Ida tools into your clinic
Suitable for:
Group Discussions, Change Management
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Explore the Future of Hearing Care
Use these tools to prepare your organization for the future
Suitable for:
Group Discussions, Future Planning
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Partnering for Great Hearing Care
Learn how to build a successful partnership with your client or audiologist that can lead to the best outcomes
Suitable for:
First appointment, Follow-up appointment, Self-reflection, Teaching, Clinical Role Play
Go to pageAcademic Resources
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PCC Knowledge Bank
A searchable database of studies about person-centered care in hearing care and healthcare.
Suitable for
Educators, students, researchers
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University Course
Add Ida tools and person-centered principles into your course with lesson plans, materials, and videos
Suitable for:
Teaching, Curriculum Development
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Person-Centered Care Curriculum Guidelines
Use learning objectives and observable behaviors to teach PCC and evaluate your students
Suitable for:
Teaching, Curriculum Development
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Time and Talk
Improve your communication skills and how you conduct appointment interviews by role-playing different scenarios
Suitable for:
Teaching, In-class Workshops, Clinical Role Play
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