Auditory rehabilitation

The student should have knowledge of different technical aids and listening support systems, the pathology of the audio-vestibular system, as well as the psychology of interpersonal relationships.

– Continuous assessment.
– T/P matrix will be evaluated based on a written evaluation with 75% ponderation and a group work with 25%
podenration. A miminum of 8 values is mandatory on the written evaluation.
– TheT / P component corresponde to 70% of the final grade.
– Practical assessment,on two occasions, will contribute in 30% of the final grade.
– To performed the pratical examination students must obtain a minimum of 9.5 values.

Acquire auditory rehabilitation intervention methodologies in interdisciplinary teams.

Definition of rehabilitation /aural rehabilitation (AR) -2h
Importance of AR; Deprivation, early stimulation, brain plasticity; Types of AR; Limitations of AR -2h
Psychological and educational factors and the motivation -2h
Impact of hearing impairment; Scales of hearing handicap -4h
Ethical and economic factors -2h
Audiological evaluation; Analysis of expectation -2h
Cost /benefit ratio and its application to difentes types of technical aids -2h
Tips for better use /maintenance of assistive devices; Importance of tracking; Applying satisfaction scales -4h
AR in children and its audiological evaluation; The contribution of Audiologists in interdisciplinary; Assistive
listening systems in the classroom; Integration of children with hearing disabilities in education -4h
Different levels and types of deafness and the challenges in rehabilitation -2h
Presentation of group work -2h
Knowledge assessment -2h
Matrix practice: students will be divided into 4 groups, a total of 120h.

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