Aural Rehabilitation And Counseling Adults CEU Courses

Clinical research in hearing in noise testing using the Repeat Recall Test (RRT) will be shared along with understanding how and why results relate to working memory, cognition, and noise tolerance in end users. Efficient evaluation protocols of the RRT will be presented enabling Hearing Care Professionals to better understand the individual listening needs of each person and appropriately modify the hearing treatment plan, as needed, to increase Hearing Aid satisfaction.

This course will review the relationship between hearing loss of adult-onset, plus the quality of life and how it can be measured in the clinic. Several factors related to the quality of life, including social, functional, physical, and emotional aspects will be covered. Specific measures of quality of life that can be implemented in an audiology clinic will also be discussed.

A fresh look at the importance of audiological rehabilitation in audiology care today and how to practically integrate it into clinical services.

This course will review a multidisciplinary approach to auditory rehabilitation of adults with cochlear implants, using case studies. Examples of professional roles, assessments, interventions, and outcomes will be discussed.

This course will provide an overview of various assessments that can be implemented clinically to increase our understanding of the comprehensive needs and important skills of adults with cochlear implants. We will explain how patient performance across a broad range of measures can guide individualized rehabilitation interventions and plans of care in order to optimize outcomes.

Families rely on hearing healthcare professionals for guidance to tools and resources along their journey to better hearing. Join us for a professional session to learn more about AB’s outcome focused aural (re)habilitation tools.

This course will cover various aspects of aural rehabilitation with adults who have hearing loss. This course includes information on patient-centered management, assessment of aural rehabilitation needs, and selected aural rehabilitation strategies to improve speech recognition and communication.

Coaching Hearing Success for Adults with Hearing Loss

Research has linked physical health to the prevalence of hearing loss, and the prevalence of hearing loss to cognitive health. As hearing healthcare professionals, it is important to understand these relationships from the aspect of counseling patients on the impact of lifestyle on hearing and the benefit of hearing aids on listening lifestyle and satisfaction.

This course will provide an overview of current adult auditory rehabilitation clinical models and barriers that tend to present among various settings. We will review key auditory rehabilitation components and the potential roles of audiologists and speech-language pathologists in a comprehensive, patient-centered approach.