Academic Catalog

CIM-5004 Aural (Re)habilitation for Cochlear Implant Recipients

Focus on aural (re)habilitation for children and adults following cochlear implantation. Addresses auditory skill development and specific intervention strategies and techniques to maximize the auditory potential of pediatric and adult cochlear implant recipients. In addition, considerations to facilitate listening skills for special populations including the older implanted child, the multiply challenged child, and the bilingual child. Students given necessary knowledge and practical insight to engage families and educators to support cochlear implant recipients and to learn the essential components of the (re)habilitation process and current application in the clinical setting.

Credits

1.5