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Who...
1 – Defining Hearing Loss
2 – Recognizing Hearing Loss
3 – Signs and Symptoms
4 – Hearing Loss Demographics
5 – Myths and Misconceptions
6 – Negative Stigma
7 – Hearing Loss as a Communication Disorder
8 – Communication Problems Reported
9 – Reacting to Communication Problems
10 – Hearing Loss and Stress
11 – Social Pain
12 – Hearing Loss Journey
13 – Guidelines for Effective Communication
14 – Client Group Benefits
15 – Who Assessment
Who are our clients with hearing loss and how can we best facilitate effective communication?
What...
1 – The Auditory System
2 – Conductive Hearing Loss Causes
3 – Sensory (Cochlear) Hearing Loss Causes
4 – Genetics of Hearing Loss
5 – Effects on Communication and Online Simulators
6 – Basic Hearing Evaluation
7 – Hearing Aids and Implants
8 – Hearing Aid Features
9 – Assistive Technology
10 – What Assessment
What are the characteristics of hearing loss and what are ways of diagnosing and treating people with hearing loss?
How...
1 – The Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
2 – Communication Specialist (CS) – Rehabilitation Counselor for the Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened (RC/HH/LD)
3 – Referral and Application
4 – Eligibility, Significance of Disability and Order of Selection for Services
5 – Individual Plan for Employment (IPE)
6 – Job Development and Job Placement
7 – Closure and Post Employment
8 – VR Resources
9 – How Assessment
How can vocational rehabilitation professionals appropriately prepare to serve consumers with hearing loss?
Where...
1 – ADA – The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
2 – Age Discrimination in Employment Act
3 – Air Carriers Access Act
4 – Communications Act and Telecommunications Act
5 – CVAA
6 – Fair Housing Act
7 – Filing Complaints and Comments
8 – Grassroots Advocacy
9 – Hearing Aid Compatibility Act
10 – Oversight of Dispensing Professionals
11 – Regulation of Hearing Aid Sales
12 – Rehabilitation Act of 1973
13 – State Offices for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
14 – Where Assessment
Where can people with hearing loss find current information, long-term support and tools for self-advocacy?
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15 – Who Assessment
Objectives
Counselors will be able to list 10 problems each for people who have hearing loss and for their communication partners.
Counselors will be able to list 5 causes of communication breakdowns for each of the following: Speakers, Environment, and Listener.
Counselors will be able to briefly discuss the hearing aid, lip reading, and sign language is for everyone myths/misconceptions.
Counselors will be able to briefly discuss the origins and effects of
social pain
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Counselors will be able to list six each guidelines for effective communication for Speakers and for Listeners.
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Assessment
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15 – Who Assessment
People who have hearing loss are those who:
Have some level of residual hearing
Do not rely on sign language for communication
Have a severity of hearing loss varying from mild to profound
All of the above
People who have hearing loss may:
Fail to respond to what is said
Make inappropriate response to what is said
Avoid social situations
All of the above
Reasons why people fail to take action in dealing with their loss include:
Don't know they have hearing loss
Don't relate their problems to the hearing loss
Don't have the necessary resources
All of the above
Major problems associated with hearing loss are:
Not understanding what is said
Misunderstanding what is said
A and B
None of these
A useful tool for determining the number and quality of communication partners a client has is the:
The Line
The Box
The Communication Rings
The Patient's Journey
Which of the following is
not
a problem reported by people who have hearing loss?
Hearing alarm signals
Can't see the speaker's face
Having to interpret too frequently
Several people talking at the same time
Which of the following is not a Speaker factor in causing communication problems?
Severity of hearing loss
Talks too softly
Has distracting mannerisms
Does not get listener's attention
Reactions to communication problems may include any of the following:
Physical
Behavioral
Emotional
All of these
Which of the following is
not
a guideline for effective communication:
Get listener's attention before speaking
Shout if not understood
Inform listener if changing the subject
Use facial expressions and gestures
___________________ is a term sometimes used when describing a person who has less than normal hearing, but is not sufficiently descriptive and should be avoided.
Profound hearing loss
Conductive hearing loss
Hearing impaired
Culturally deaf
It is estimated that approximately _________ people in the United States have some form of less than normal hearing.
100,000
750,000
10 million
33 million
Communication partners are:
Spouses, parents, children
Extended family members
Friends, coworkers
Whomever the person with hearing loss is talking to
Which of the following is
not
a major risk or issue for people who have hearing loss?
Loss of dexterity necessary for using assistive technology
Loss of feeling competent
Loss of feeling acceptable to other people
Loss of the sense of influence or control over the environment
Which of the following is
not
an environmental factor contributing to communication breakdowns?
Severity of hearing loss
Poor seating arrangement
Poor acoustics
Speaker covers face while talking
Which of the following is
not
an emotional reaction to communication breakdowns?
Anger
Fatigue
Anxiety
Guilt
Which of the following is
not
a behavioral reaction to communication difficulties?
Bluffing
Hard to focus attention
Dominating conversations
Blaming