Accommodating Deaf and Hard of Hearing Young People - Psycho/Social and Technological Interventions A course for teachers and developmental therapists working in schools. Theory and suggested practice for supporting deaf and hard of hearing students in the classroom. A specialist teacher of deaf and hard of hearing students will present psycho/social interventions, while an audiologist will present technology supports for the classroom.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Teachers, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapist, and any Developmental Therapist working with deaf and hard-hearing children

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Trainer(s)
Hillal Kara-Ali, Ensaf Saleem

Date of Training
24 February 2023

Location
Dubai British School Jumeirah Park

Duration of Course
4hrs

Timings
8am - 12noon

Course Fee
Free to attend, Limited Places, Limited 5 Delegates per Organization

Accreditations
KHDA and DHA (3 credit points)

Accommodating Deaf and Hard of Hearing Young People - Psycho/Social and Technological Interventions

8am – 9am – Introduction – 1 hour

Anatomy of the ear.

What is Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH)?

Simulation

Types of hearing loss

Level of hearing loss

How to read and audiogram

 

9am to 9.30am Break

 

9.30am to 10.30am – Psycho-social interventions – 1 hour

How to recognise deaf and hard of hearing children

Psycho-social interventions

Group activity – personalising interventions

How to make a referral for a deaf and hard of hearing child

Benefits of early intervention

 

10.30 to 12noon - Assistive listening devices: Why, What, Who, When and where – 1 hour

Children hear differently

A new hearing device: Rodger

Range of technology for personal and school use

Cochlear implants

Rodger Neckloop

Sound field for education: demo

Touchscreen mic: demo

Digimaster: demo

Multimedia hub: demo

Rodger mic app: demo

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