15th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 13-15, 2016 • San Diego, CA
3/02/2010 | 10:05 AM - 10:35 AM | Topical Session 4
Auditory-Verbal Therapy; Partnership for Parent and Therapist
The focus of a certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist is to guide
and coach parents to become the primary facilitators of the child’s
development of spoken language utilizing the principles of Auditory-Verbal
Therapy. Parents and Auditory-Verbal Therapists may spend several years
working together, maximizing the child's auditory learning abilities, language interaction, social skills, and refining the speech of the child through lessons and activities performed at the
center and at home. A strong parent/professional relationship is critical.
This presentation will offer successful strategies, tools and resources to
promote strong and lasting partnerships between therapists and parents over
the course of their regular sessions. Using examples from their own shared
experience, the presenters will showcase some of their best practices and
provide the audience with concrete suggestions for how to implement this
model in their own home or practice.
- Attendees will: 1. understand the focus of Auditory-Verbal Therapy and parent guidance 2. understand how to involve the parent as an integral partner in the therapy process 3. learn how this relationship facilitates the child learning to listen, develop spoken language, and social skills 4. learn what strategies work well and what resources are available for parents
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Presenters/Authors
Lea Watson
(Primary Presenter), Auditory-Verbal Communication Center, leadwatson@gmail.com;
Lea received the 2007 Helen H. Beebe Award for Supervisors of Auditory-Verbal Therapy. A Paul Newman Foundation Grant brought her to South Australia to train professionals in Auditory-Verbal practice at the Cora Barclay Centre. For over 30 years, she and her husband have been teaching at the Auditory-Verbal Communication Center in Gloucester, MA.
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Kerry Dowling
(Co-Presenter), Auditory-Verbal Communication Center, dowlkd@comcast.net;
Kerry is a parent of a child who listens with hearing aids, participated in Early Intervention/Auditory-Verbal Therapy, transitioned to preschool and on to elementary school. Kerry has a blog: talkingtwetyfourseven.blogspot.com
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