- Docente: Valentina Arena
- 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 Oct 14, 2022 to Dec 19, 2022
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course:
Students will know the clinical-care best practices for deaf children and people.
Students will be able to choose and apply evaluation tools, define and plan treatment goals, measure clinical outcomes.
Students will be able to create the best clinical setting for the patient.
Course contents
Introduction and definitions
Classification of hearing loss (degree of damage)
Classification of hearing loss and communicative development
Taking charge of the deaf child: the interprofessional team
Quantitative and qualitative evaluation for different ages
Main approaches and methods for rehabilitation
Speech therapy for deaf adults CI
Speech therapy for deaf children
Deafness in clinical complexity
Counseling: interventions with family, school, and educational encounters
Readings/Bibliography
P. Rinaldi, E. Tomasuolo, A. Resca (a cura di)
"La sordità infantile - nuove prospettive d'intervento" Ed. Erickson
Sezione di Audiologia - Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione E.S. Macchi - Varese , Coordinatore S. Burdo (traduzione a cura di)
"Impianti Cocleari: Manuale di Riabilitazione" , Tradotto e adattato dall'originale "Rehabilitation Manual" - Cochlear Ltd. Australia, reperibile online (open source)
Teaching methods
Lectures, case-study, practical examples
Assessment methods
Oral exam
The marks are out of 30.
Teaching tools
Slides, standardized tests, bibliography
Office hours
See the website of Valentina Arena
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.