What can we do to foster more family member involvement?
Once we identify the obstacles that are preventing us from implementing a family-centered approach, we can brainstorm and find facilitators to overcome them.
Family-Centered Care
Expert insights on the proven benefits of including significant others in audiological rehabilitation and how to implement it into your practice.
Active Communication Education program: Family-Centered Care in action
Bringing adults with hearing loss and their family members together to problem solve day-to-day communication is a brilliant way to provide family-centered hearing care.
Between you and me, are you sure you really practice Family-Centered Care?
Bringing Family Centered Care (FCC) to life takes a conscious effort. By simply setting clear, easy and measurable goals, you can confidently raise your hand the next time you’re asked whether you practice FCC.
Implementing family-centered care in a whole-of-clinic manner
For family-centered care to be effective in your clinic, it should be embraced by all staff members.
Why implementing family-centered care is like making home-made pasta
You can do a good job practicing family-centered care (FCC) without any special tools, but with the right tools, you can do it much better!
eAudiology: Shifting from theory to practice
The profession of audiology is changing at a rapid pace. A family-centered care approach to eAudiology can help ease the transition from a traditional model to an innovative one.
Gradual change is hard to detect and not just for amphibians
My husband knows when I struggle to hear and fills the blind spot in the dialogue with my HCP. Family-centered care ensures we work together towards solutions that fit our true needs.
Involving the family in the continuing better hearing process (Part II)
Why family centred care will benefit your patient and your business.
Involving the family in the better hearing process (Part I)
Why family centered care will benefit your patient and your business.
Do we practice what we preach in Family-Centered Care?
What practicing clinicians think about Family-Centered Care and how they cope with challenges.
Training for success: the emerging need for human skills
At the OEB MidSummit, a consensus stressed the urgency to develop the uniqueness of (human) professionals. Our training on Family Centered Care addresses crucial skills such as empathy.
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Family are the key communication partners of the person with hearing loss – don’t waste this resource.