- Docente: Erika Ferrini
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/50
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Speech and Language Therapy (cod. 9080)
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from Nov 06, 2023 to Dec 21, 2023
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module, the student possesses knowledge related to the clinical-care pathway of the child and adult with hearing loss, knows how to apply assessment and rehabilitation intervention methodologies by planning timing and verifying outcomes, and knows how to assess and prepare the appropriate rehabilitation setting for the specific pathology.
Course contents
- Introduction and definitions
- Classification of hearing loss
- Communicative-linguistic development in the hearing-impaired child
- Hints of hearing aids: hearing aids and cochlear implantation
- Interdisciplinary care of the hearing impaired
- Qualitative and quantitative speech-language assessment of the hearing-impaired child
- Overview of rehabilitation approaches and methodologies
- Logopedic treatment of the child of the hearing impaired child
- Hypacusis in comorbidity: complex cases
- Counseling to family, school, and other educational settings
- Care of the postverbal deaf adult
Readings/Bibliography
Study materials for exam preparation are provided completely by the lecturer
Recommended text:
Rinaldi, Tomasuolo, Resca, LA SORDITA' INFANTILE, ed. Erickson 2018
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussion of clinical cases, practical exercises
Assessment methods
Oral Examination
Grading in thirtieths
Teaching tools
Slides, test materials on view, texts and manuals (see bibliography)
Office hours
See the website of Erika Ferrini