AUDE 7210 - Educational Audiology

2.5 credit hours

This course will cover the role of audiologists in educational settings. Educational audiology has become recognized as a specialty area in our profession, since the responsibilities of an educational audiologist differ significantly from those of audiologists in many other clinical settings. Educational audiologists have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the quality of educational life for children. Legislative mandates have increased the availability of educational audiology services in the schools, but the number of educational audiologists is still insufficient to provide the level of services our children deserve. Clinical and educational audiologists must understand each other’s roles and work cooperatively to help address the communication needs of children. At the conclusion of this course students will have a better understanding of the role of the educational audiologist, an appreciation of how educational audiology relates to whole person health-care, and perhaps an interest in pursuing an educational audiology role in future career planning. Course topics will include the identification, assessment, and management of hearing loss related to the educational setting.