Course curriculum

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    Course content

    • PowerPoint

    • Educational Audiologists: Partners in Language Acquisition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

    • Quiz

    • Evaluation

    • Continuing Education Credits

Course information

Course description: Who are educational audiologists? And why is that question important for parents and non-audiologist professionals working with DHH children? This presentation will focus on educational audiology as a key area of support for global language development of DHH children. Participants will learn about the roles of educational audiologists as members of multidisciplinary teams, how to partner effectively with educational audiologists, and how educational audiologists can make a positive difference in language acquisition -- including both sign and spoken languages. Real life examples and practical advice for working in partnership with educational audiologists will be discussed. The presentation content will offer something meaningful for everyone who has a special DHH child in their life: parents, professionals, and community members.

Agenda:

30 minutes: Educational Audiologists and Scope of Practice

30 minutes: Looking Beyond the Ear

30 minutes: Educational Audiologists as Partners and Team Members

30 minutes: Case Examples


Learner outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the roles of educational audiologists as relevant for language acquisition of DHH children
  2. State at least 3 benefits of having an educational audiologist on a DHH child's team
  3. Apply at least 1 real life example of partnering with an educational audiologist to their own role in supporting DHH children

Instructor(s)

Sarah Sparks

Dr. Sarah Sparks is a deaf clinical audiologist and founder of Audiology Outside the Box, a telepractice focused on holistic communication, audiologic counseling, and education. Her goal in clinical work is to support children, adults, and their families toward effective communication and a great quality of life. Some of her clinical interests are pediatric audiology, vestibular and balance disorders, cochlear implants, and audiology services provided in American Sign Language.

Speaker disclosures:

Financial disclosures: Dr. Sparks is an employee of Baltimore City Public Schools, the founder of Audiology Outside the Box, and is receiving royalties for this course.

Nonfinancial disclosures: Dr. Sparks is the Maryland State Representative for Educational Audiology Association, CE Administrator for District of Columbia Speech-Language Hearing Association, Director of Audiology for Maryland Speech-Language Hearing Association, member of Accessibility Task Force for American Academy of Audiology, and a volunteer with Deaf Defy.

Continuing Education

This course is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs.