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

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

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Counseling for Children

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

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Adults

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

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Children and Young Adults

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

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Professional Development

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

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Academic Resources

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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