Course introduction:
Audiologic rehabilitation (AR) is defined as a set of professional activities performed in conjunction with a hard-of-hearing person to improve communication and minimize subsequent difficulties. This module will comprehensively discuss audiologic/aural rehabilitation in children with hearing loss.
Learning Objectives:
After this seminar, the participants will be able to:
- Outline the rehabilitative management of children who are deaf and hard of hearing
- Discuss the importance of pairing early intervention with early identification of hearing loss
- Summarize the importance of the family in a comprehensive audiologic rehabilitation plan
- Recognize the importance of the appropriate management of HAs, CIs, and FM systems
- Give examples of the appropriate strategies for working with children with hearing loss
