Video-Based Aural Rehabilitation Guide

Video-Based Aural Rehabilitation Guide: Enhancing Communication in Children and Adults Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Second Edition integrates chapter text with 243 captioned videos and continues to be an important educational tool for aural rehabilitation concepts and practices. Tailored towards practicing professionals, undergraduate, and graduate students, this text will enrich their knowledge and skills by providing an overview of various disciplines such as speech-language pathology, audiology, and education of the deaf or hard-of-hearing (DHH).

The extensive videos are an invaluable resource for students enrolled in a clinical or student teaching practicum. Videos feature speech-language pathologists, audiologists, Listening and Spoken Language Specialists, teachers of the deaf or hard of hearing, early interventionists, otologists, and occupational therapists practicing in settings such as clinics, private practices, schools, hospitals, and the community. Topics addressed in the text and videos includes an overview of aural rehabilitation, hearing technologies, factors that affect intervention outcomes, serving diverse populations, fundamentals of audiometric and communication assessment, aural rehabilitation procedures across the lifespan, support for education, quality of life, counseling, and advocacy for children and adults who are DHH and their families.

New to the Second Edition

• 40 additional captioned videos on new topics
• New chapter on serving persons from diverse backgrounds
• Expanded content in each chapter, including basic audiometric assessment and new models for assessment and treatment
• Further discussion of the continuum of communication modes
• Descriptions of goals, strategies, and client responses for all therapy videos
• Instructor resources available, making adoption as easy as possible

Key Features

• 243 captioned videos accessible on the PluralPlus website
• Contributions from 21 leading experts in audiology, speech-language pathology, Listening and Spoken Language, medicine, education, research, and psychology
• Chapters with concise summaries, recommended resources for further learning, and study questions with answer keys
• User-friendly searchable video database

PluralPlus Online Ancillary Materials

For instructors: PowerPoint slides, Videos

For students: Videos and searchable video database