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Cochlear Professional Education Program – Rehab Expert Skills

Cochlear
12th July 2022 - 14th July 2022
8:00am - 5:00pm

Due to the high level of interest from customers Cochlear is  pleased to be able to schedule an additional Rehab Expert Skills in July.

Registrations will close on June 26 EOD.

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12 – 14 July 2022

Course description

This course will be run over three days in a live online format with virtual classroom presentations and facilitated small group practical activities.

The focus of the course is on working with families of children both pre and post implantation and will also introduce aspects of rehabilitation for teenagers and adults (a Rehab Expert Skills course specifically relating to work with teenagers and adults is also available as is a Rehab Expert Skills course for work with school-age children). Practical coaching and guiding techniques will be highlighted. Important aspects of Cochlear‘s implant technology involved to maximize outcomes through (re)habilitation and education will be included. Theoretical and practical training on aural rehabilitation, psychosocial therapy and guided self-rehabilitation including the use of apps along with teletherapy and its different modalities will be discussed in detail.

Learning outcomes

Participants will be able to:

-identify the primary client and explain the rational for this when working toward real-world outcomes
-use coaching and guiding skills in rehabilitation
-support the role of the parent in a child’s development
-explain the value of multidisciplinary team work in service delivery
-maximise outcomes with technology and apps
-plan for psychosocial rehabilitation for older children and adults
-elicit patient goals and facilitate planning with older children and adults;
-maximise the benefit of rehabilitation in remove service delivery
-analyse and plan for a range of complex cases.

Who should attend?-Professionals with a rehabilitation role including Speech & Language Therapists, Teachers of the Deaf, audiologists and psychologists who are working in hospitals, rehabilitation centres and schools with children and adults who have hearing implants.

Pre-work-​​​​​​​Submit complex cases 14 days before the course begins. A slide template may be provided on request.

Registration fee-150€

Max number of participants-20

Delivery mode-Virtual

How to register: Registration through a Cochlear representative. Contact us directly via [email protected]