Hearing (Re)habilitation Consultation: The Gate to Listening and Spoken Language
(30-minute session)
Hearing (re)habilitation consultation plays a key role in facilitating families of children with hearing loss make informed choices regarding their child’s needs, especially in developing countries. It is often the gate to Listening and Spoken Language. This presentation will explore how to deliver an effective and efficient hearing (re)habilitation consultation.
By the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
- Identify the challenges faced by children with hearing loss and their families in developing countries like Indonesia in pursuing Listening and Spoken Language outcomes.
- Explain how hearing (re)habilitation consultation matters and what key points need to be included to get effective results.
- Describe frequently asked questions from families of children with hearing loss during hearing rehabilitation consultation and how to best respond to them.
Parent Coaching and Outcomes: The Saudi Experience
(30-minute session)
This presentation examines the transformative impact of Saudi Arabia’s Newborn Hearing Screening (NHS) program on early identification and intervention for children with hearing loss, the rationale for adopting the auditory-verbal therapy program, emphasizing key parental factors, and coaching strategies that drive language development success within the cochlear implant program.
By the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
- Explore the NHS program in Saudi Arabia and the prevalence of hearing loss.
- Learn the rationale behind choosing the AVT program for intervention in the cochlear implant program and its relevance to the population at King Fahad Hospital.
- Examine the most effective coaching strategies in AVT for the parents population in our CI program and the parental factors with the greatest impact on speech and language skills.
