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OverviewAuditory-Verbal Therapy: For Young Children with Hearing Loss and their Families and the Practitioners Who Guide Them provides a comprehensive examination of auditory-verbal therapy (AVT), from theory to evidence-based practice.Key Features- Detailed exploration of auditory-verbal therapy, including historical perspectives and current research that continue to drive clinical practice- Essential use of hearing aids, cochlear implants and other implantable devices, and additional hearing technologies in AVTGoals of the AV Practitioner and strategies to develop listening, talking and thinking used in AVT- Effective Parent Coaching Strategies in AVT- Step-by-step AVT session plans for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and early school-age children- Critical partnerships of the family and the auditory-verbal practitioner with the audiologist, speech-language pathologist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, hearing resource teacher and psychologist- Blueprint of the AVT sessionIn AVT, parents and caregivers become actively engaged as their child's first and most enduring teachers.Following an evidence-based framework, Auditory-Verbal Therapy: For Children with Hearing Loss and Their Families and the Practitioners Who Guide Them demonstrates how auditory-verbal practitioners work in tandem with the family to integrate listening and spoken language into the child's every day life. The book concludes with personal family stories of hope, inspiration and encouragement, written by parents from 12 countries across the world, who have experienced the desired outcomes for their children following Auditory-Verbal Therapy.This book is relevant to AVT practitioners, administrators, teachers of children with hearing loss, special educators, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, psychologists, surgeons, primary care physicians and parents. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Warren Estabrooks , Karen MacIver-Lux , Ellen A. RhoadesPublisher: Plural Publishing Inc Imprint: Plural Publishing Inc ISBN: 9781597568883ISBN 10: 1597568880 Pages: 350 Publication Date: 01 May 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWarren Estabrooks, M.Ed., LSLS Cert. AVT, is President and CEO of WE Listen International Inc., a global consulting company in Toronto, Canada. He provides worldwide professional education and training in auditory-verbal therapy for professionals who work with children with hearing loss and their families.He was Director of the Auditory Learning Centre of the Learning to Listen Foundation, a Founding Director of Auditory-Verbal International and the AG Bell Academy, and is the Honored Patron of the Warren Estabrooks Centre in Sri Lanka. He is a Canadian of Distinction, recipient of numerous awards, and has made considerable contributions to the literature.Karen MacIver-Lux, M.A., Aud(C), Reg.CASLPO, LSLS Cert. AVT, is President and CEO of SoundIntuition, a company that provides continuing education opportunities, training and consulting for professionals who work with children who have communication disorders. She is also Director of MacIver-Lux Auditory Learning Services, in Toronto, Canada. Karen is a proud consultant of WE Listen International, Inc. Formerly she was Coordinator of Clinical Services at the Learning to Listen Foundation in Toronto. She served as a director of the Board of Auditory-Verbal International Inc. and she was honored by Maclean's magazine as one of the top 100 young Canadians in 2000.Ellen A. Rhoades, EdS, LSLS Cert. AVT, is an international consultant. Besides authoring many peer-reviewed publications, she provides Auditory-Verbal training, workshops, mentoring. In addition to being Executive Director/Founder of a non-profit Auditory-Verbal center for 17 years, she established/directed three other Auditory-Verbal programs. She was a Founding Director of Auditory-Verbal International, served on AG Bell Association's Board of Directors and was Associate Editor of The Volta Review. Her awards include Professional of the Year (AVI), Program of the Year (AG Bell), and Nitchie Award in Human Communication (League for the Hard of Hearing). She has congenital bilateral profound hearing loss. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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