Family-Centered Care: An opportunity for counseling
Including family in audiologic rehabilitation benefits all involved.
Family-Centered Care
Expert insights on the proven benefits of including significant others in audiological rehabilitation and how to implement it into your practice.
ACE program: Addressing your clients’ social-emotional well-being
Bringing adults with hearing loss and their family members together to problem solve day-to-day communication in a supportive environment.
FOCAS tool: Addressing the well-being of clients and family
The Family Oriented Communication Assessment and Solutions (FOCAS) tool has the potential to address the emotional impact of hearing loss on both clients and their families, removing barriers to hearing aid adoption.
How to make the most of the first audiology visit
Hearing health advocate, Shari Eberts, shares 10 ways to improve the patient experience during that very important first visit.
How to facilitate parent-to-parent support in a clinic-based setting
Interdisciplinary clinics are beginning to introduce clinic-based parent-to-parent support. Learn about the benefits of the ‘family consultant’ role.
Overcoming language and cultural barriers in your practice
Research Audiologist, Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, summarizes findings from a recent study looking at some of the challenges clinicians face when providing hearing healthcare to culturally and linguistically diverse families and a few ways these challenges can be overcome.
New study shows that when you include family, you can improve client satisfaction
Research from The University of Queensland, in collaboration with Sonova, has shown how implementing family-centered care in adult audiology appointments can lead to benefits in client satisfaction with services.
4 ways to actively involve families and reflect diversity in your practice
Creating inclusion and focusing on cultural sensitivity can help improve your services to families from underrepresented and culturally diverse families. Learn about an upcoming webinar that might inspire you.
Want to improve your hearing services?… Invite a loved one.
Dr. Joseph Montano explains why he always invites family into audiological sessions and how it impacts their well-being.
“No hearing aids on the weekend? – What did I miss?”
A communication tool for pediatric audiologists – designed to support conversations with families and improve the effectiveness of our recommendations.
3 steps to improving family-centered care in your audiology clinic
New research from The University of Queensland, in collaboration with Sonova, explores how to improve family-centered care in adult audiology services.
Rating auditory training apps for children with hearing loss
In a world dominated by mobile phones, this article serves as a review of free, readily available iPhone apps designed for auditory training in children with hearing loss.