Video-Based Aural Rehabilitation Guide

Linda L. Daniel, MS, MA, CCC-A, LSLS Cert. AVT, is a Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist and has been an audiologist for 50 years. As director of HEAR In Dallas, she provides listening and spoken language services to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) of all ages, many of whom have complex needs. Linda specializes in the communication needs of children who have early- and late-identified hearing loss and adults with pre- and post-linguistic hearing loss. The children and adults in her practice have hearing aids, cochlear implants, and auditory brainstem implants. In her affiliation with the Dallas Hearing Foundation, she provides family-based services to children and adults who travel to Dallas from across the globe for hearing-related surgeries, hearing technologies, and aural rehabilitative services. Linda has presented at professional conferences in the United States and abroad.Sneha V. Bharadwaj, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a Professor in the department of Communication Sciences and Oral Health at Texas Woman's University, where she has been a faculty member since 2009. She obtained her doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Dallas - Callier Center for Communication Disorders, where she also served as a Research Scientist for four years. She has been a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist for 24 years. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in communication sciences and disorders offered on campus as well as in the distance venues. Her research focuses on speech production, language, cognitive, and literacy outcomes in children who are DHH.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsContributorsDedicationChapter 1. Overview of Aural RehabilitationSneha V. Bharadwaj, Linda L. Daniel, and Susan G. AllenLearning ObjectivesIntroductionOverview of Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory SystemBrief Review of AudiologyClassification of Hearing LossImplications of Hearing LossComorbiditiesInterprofessional Practice and CollaborationTreatment Options for Persons Who Are DHHCultural DiversityScope of Aural Rehabilitation ServicesImpact of Hearing Loss on the Individual: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and HealthAdvocacySpotlight on a Family of Four With Profound Prelinguistic Deafness: Parental AdvocacySummaryReferencesRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningStudy QuestionsAnswer KeyChapter 2. Hearing Aids and Hearing Assistive Technology SystemsKathryn B. Wiseman, Amyn M. Amlani, and Sneha V. BharadwajLearning ObjectivesIntroductionCandidacy and Selection for Prescription Hearing AidsPrefitting Considerations for Prescription Hearing AidsHearing Aid StylesHow Does a Hearing Aid Work?Procedures for Fitting and Verification of Prescription Hearing AidsCounseling and EducationTeleaudiology and Aural RehabilitationCultural ResponsivenessChallenges With Obtaining and Using Hearing AidsDaily Care and Troubleshooting of Hearing AidsHearing Assistive Technology SystemsNontraditional Hearing AidsOver-the-Counter Hearing AidsSpotlight on Roberta: Audiologic Consultation SummaryReferencesRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningStudy QuestionsAnswer KeyChapter 3. Neuroprosthetic Hearing Devices for Children and Adults: Cochlear Implants and Auditory Brainstem ImplantsSneha V. Bharadwaj, Linda L. Daniel, B. Robert Peters, and Kristin KingLearning ObjectivesIntroductionCochlear ImplantsCochlear Implant: Parts and Function Candidacy Interprofessional CollaborationsSurgical and Technological Considerations Cochlear Implant Surgery Cochlear Implant ProgrammingReimbursementAural Rehabilitation Following Cochlear ImplantationSpotlight on Tucker: Early Identification and InterventionSummary of Cochlear ImplantsIntroduction to Auditory Brainstem ImplantsCandidacySurgery and RisksInterprofessional CollaborationsA Case Presentation: Five-Year-Old JustineCommunication Outcomes in Persons With an ABISpotlight on Aanya: A Child With an ABISummaryReferencesRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningStudy QuestionsAnswer KeyChapter 4. Factors Influencing Intervention Strategies and Communication Outcomes in Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Ellen A. Rhoades, Linda L. Daniel, and Sneha V. BharadwajIntroductionHearing LossHearing TechnologyLanguage EnvironmentCultural DiversitySupport SystemsNeurodevelopmental DifferencesSpotlight on Jaxson: A Child With CHARGE SyndromeSummaryReferencesStudy QuestionsAnswer KeyChapter 5. Aural Rehabilitation Considerations for Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing From Culturally Diverse BackgroundsAlliete R. Alfano, Michael Douglas, and Daniela B. ReyesLearning ObjectivesIntroductionTerminology and Frameworks Relevant to Providing Culturally Responsive Services to Children and Adults Who Are DHHTerminology and Misconceptions Related to Second Language Acquisitions and Bi/MultilingualismAssessment Procedures for Bi/Multilingual Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of HearingCase Presentation on Hiti: Assessment of a Bilingual, Bicultural ChildTreatment Considerations for Working With Persons Who Are DHH and Culturally DiverseStrategies for Intervention for Persons Who Are DHH and From Culturally Diverse BackgroundsSpotlight on Amari: Culturally Adapted InterventionSummaryReferencesRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningResources for Other LanguagesStudy QuestionsAnswer KeyChapter 6. Fundamentals of Assessment of Communication Needs in Children and Adults Who Are Deaf or Hard of HearingSneha V. Bharadwaj and Jill DuncanLearning ObjectivesIntroductionInterprofessional CollaborationObjectives of AssessmentTypes of Assessment Challenges in Assessing Children Who Are DHH and Use Manual/Visual Communication ModesCultural DiversitySpecial Considerations in the Assessment of Children and Adults Who Are DHHAn Ecological Approach to Assessment in Aural Rehabilitation: An Adaptation of Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Systems ModelApplication of the Bioecological Model to Assessment of Persons Who Are DHHSpotlight on Silas: A Child Who Is Deaf and Has Social Communication NeedsSummary ReferencesStudy QuestionsAnswer KeyChapter 7. Intervention After Early Diagnosis of Hearing Loss: A Listening and Spoken Language ApproachLinda L. Daniel and Christina PerigoeLearning ObjectivesIntroductionOverview of the Listening and Spoken Language ApproachA Diagnostic Approach to InterventionDiagnostic Approach to Intervention: Assessment of Hearing TechnologyEvidence-Based PracticePrinciples of Certified LSLS Auditory-Verbal Therapists (LSLS Cert. AVT)Spotlight on Josiah: Establishing an Auditory Foundation for Listening and Spoken LanguageReferencesRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningStudy QuestionsAnswer KeyChapter 8. Educational Supports for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Primary Through Postsecondary SettingsSarah D. Wainscott, Kaitlyn Millen, and Sneha V. Bharadwaj Learning ObjectivesIntroductionSupporting a Continuum of Communication ApproachesFacilitating Educational Placement DecisionsIdentifying and Implementing Communication-related AccommodationsInterprofessional CollaborationUtilizing Teaching StrategiesProvision of Ongoing Communication Supports Personal SafetyFacilitating Self-Identity and Self-DeterminationPromoting Post-secondary Transition Planning and AdvocacyBrenda's Struggle With Hearing LossSpotlight on the Oklahoma School for the Deaf and Sunshine Cottage School for the Deaf: Two Educational PhilosophiesSummaryReferencesRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningStudy QuestionsAnswer KeyChapter 9. Aural Rehabilitation for Adults Who Are Deaf or Hard of HearingCornetta L. Mosley, Linda L. Daniel, Carol G. Cokely, and Linda M. ThibodeauLearning ObjectivesIntroductionFactors That Influence Aural RehabilitationAssessment and Goal SettingDeveloping an Aural Rehabilitation PlanAssessing OutcomesDeveloping Aural Rehabilitation ProgramsSpeech Production InterventionSpotlight on Cindy: Self-Determination and Self-AdvocacySummaryReferencesRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningStudy QuestionsAnswer KeyChapter 10. Quality of Life, Counseling, and Advocacy for Children and Adults Who Are Deaf or Hard of HearingLinda L. Daniel, Andrea D. Warner-Czyz, Roshini Kumar, and Sarah E. CrowLearning ObjectivesIntroductionEffects of Hearing Loss on Quality of Life Counseling Persons Who Are DHHAdvocacySpotlight on Kim: Advocacy for People With DeafblindnessSummaryReferencesRecommended Internet Sites for Further LearningStudy QuestionsAnswer KeyIndex