Module 4 - Extending Person-Centered Care to Families and Children

Family-Centered Care and Child-Centered Care Age 12-18

In this unit, we extend our model from family-centered and child-centered care (ages 3-12) to family-centered and person-centered care (ages 12-18), in response to the patient’s increasing capacity for self-expression, self-direction, and cognitive development. As patients approach young adulthood, we actively increase our focus on preparing them for eventual independence.

The tween and teen years involve psychological changes and growth in the areas of self-advocacy, advanced Theory of Mind, and self-determination. These concepts serve as the basis for age-appropriate audiologic counseling tools, four of which are included in this lecture, with practice opportunities and discussion questions.
 

Module 4

Family-Centered Care and Child-Centered Care Age 12-18