Course curriculum

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    Course content

    • PowerPoint slides

    • Neuroplasticity and Cochlear Implants: Clinical Implications

    • Quiz

    • Evaluation

    • Continuing Education Credits

Course info

Course Description:

This presentation will review the concept of neuroplasticity and how it relates to children with cochlear implants. It will offer a brief overview of the literature on brain-device interface and then make connections to implications for your clinical practice. Common misconceptions about cochlear implants as they relate to brain science will be addressed, and rationale for a new mindset behind clinical decision-making will be provided.

 

Agenda:

20 minutes: Overview of neuroplasticity

20 minutes: How does neuroplasticity apply to cochlear implantation?

20 minutes: What does the research say?

20 minutes: Implications for your practice

 

Learner Outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

  1. Define the concept of neuroplasticity
  2. Explain how neuroplasticity applies to Deaf children with cochlear implants
  3. Explain and debunk three myths related to neuroplasticity and cochlear implants

Instructor(s)

Kimberly Ofori-Sanzo

Dr. Ofori-Sanzo is a speech-language pathologist and the founder of Language First. She received her B.A. in Psychology and in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Vermont in 2010, her M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from Gallaudet University in 2012, and her Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology (SLPD) in 2022. She is also a board-certified specialist in child language (BCS-CL) through the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders and has 9 years of experience working at a school for the Deaf.

Speaker disclosures

Financial disclosure: Kimberly is the owner and founder of Language First and received payment for this course.

Nonfinancial disclosure: Kimberly is a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association and the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders.

Continuing Education

This course is offered for 0.10 ASHA CEUs.
This course is offered for 0.10 RID CEUs.