Appendix D: ASHA Knowledge and Skills (KASA) for Audiology

Appendix D

ASHA CFCC Knowledge and Skills (KASA) for Audiology

Standard II-A Foundations of Practice:

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Title

A1

Genetics, embryology and development of the auditory and vestibular systems, anatomy and physiology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, and pathophysiology of hearing and balance over the life span

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 720

Anatomy and Physiology of Hearing

CA 712

Audiologic Assessment - Objective Measures

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

CA-712

Audiological Assessment - Objective Measures

A2

Effects of pathogens, and pharmacologic and teratogenic agents, on the auditory and vestibular systems

CA 712

Audiological Assessment - Objective Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

A3

Language and speech characteristics and their development for individuals with normal and impaired hearing across the life span

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 720

Anatomy and Physiology of Hearing

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

A4

Principles, methods, and applications of acoustics, psychoacoustics, and speech perception, with a focus on how each is impacted by hearing impairment throughout the life span

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

CA 722

Auditory Perception and Psychoacoustics

CA 720

Anatomy and Physiology of Hearing

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

A5

Calibration and use of instrumentation according to manufacturers’ specifications and accepted standards

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

CA 712

Audiologic Assessment - Objective Measures

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

CA 712

Audiological Assessment - Objective Measures

A6

Standard safety precautions and cleaning/disinfection of equipment in accordance with facility-specific policies and manufacturers’ instructions to control for infectious/contagious diseases

CA 712

Audiologic Assessment - Objective Measures

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 760

Clinical Preparation and Observation

 

 

CAH 800

Special Topics

A7

Applications and limitations of specific audiologic assessments and interventions in the context of overall client/patient management

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

A8

Implications of cultural and linguistic differences, as well as individual preferences and needs, on clinical practice and on families, caregivers, and other interested parties

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

CAH 800

Special Topics

A9

Implications of biopsychosocial factors in the experience of and adjustment to auditory disorders and other chronic health conditions

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

A10

Effects of hearing impairment on educational, vocational, social, and psychological function throughout the life span

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

A11

Manual and visual communication systems and the use of interpreters/transliterators/ translators

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

A12

Effective interaction and communication with clients/patients, families, professionals, and other individuals through written, spoken, and nonverbal communication

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 822

Practice Management

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

A13

Principles of research and the application of evidence-based practice (i.e., scientific evidence, clinical expertise, and client/patient perspectives) for accurate and effective clinical decision making

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 712

Audiologic Assessment - Objective Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 722

Auditory Perception and Psychoacoustics

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

CA 822

Practice Management

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

A14

Assessment of diagnostic efficiency and treatment efficacy through the use of quantitative data (e.g., number of tests, standardized test results) and qualitative data (e.g., standardized outcome measures, client/patient-reported measures)

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

A15

Client-centered, behavioral, cognitive, and integrative theories and methods of counseling and their relevance in audiologic rehabilitation

CA 760

Clinical Preparation and Observation

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

A16

Principles and practices of client/patient/person/family-centered care, including the role and value of clients’/patients’ narratives, clinician empathy, and shared decision-making regarding treatment options and goals

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

A17

Importance, value, and role of interprofessional communication and practice in patient care

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 822

Practice Management

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

A18

The role, scope of practice, and responsibilities of audiologists and other related professionals

CA 712

Audiologic Assessment - Objective Measures

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

CA 822

Practice Management

CAH 800

Special Topics

A19

Health care, private practice, and educational service delivery systems

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CA 822

Practice Management

CA 760

Clinical Preparation and Observation

A20

Management and business practices, including but not limited to cost analysis, budgeting, coding, billing and reimbursement, and patient management

CA 822

Practice Management

 

 

 

 

A21

Advocacy for individual patient needs and for legislation beneficial to the profession and the individuals served

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

A22

Legal and ethical practices, including standards for professional conduct, patient rights, confidentiality, credentialing, and legislative and regulatory mandates

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

CA 822

Practice Management

CAH 800

Special Topics

A23

Principles and practices of effective supervision/mentoring of students, other professionals, and support personnel

CA 822

Practice Management

CAH 800

Special Topics

 

 

Standard II-B: Prevention and Screening

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Title

B1

Educating the public and those at risk on prevention, potential causes, effects, and treatment of congenital and acquired auditory and vestibular disorders

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

 

 

B2

Establishing relationships with professionals and community groups to promote hearing wellness for all individuals across the life span

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 822

Practice Management

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

B3

Participating in programs designed to reduce the effects of noise exposure and agents that are toxic to the auditory and vestibular systems

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

 

 

 

 

B4

Utilizing instrument(s) (i.e., sound-level meter, dosimeter, etc.) to determine ambient noise levels and providing strategies for reducing noise and reverberation time in educational, occupational, and other settings

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

 

 

 

 

B5

Recognizing a concern on the part of medical providers, individuals, caregivers, or other professionals about hearing and/or speech-language problems and/or identifying people at risk to determine a need for hearing screening

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CAH 800

Special Topics

 

 

B6

Conducting hearing screenings in accordance with established federal and state legislative and regulatory requirements

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 712

Audiologic Assessment - Objective Measures

 

 

B7

Participating in occupational hearing conservation programs

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

 

 

 

 

B8

Performing developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate hearing screening procedures across the life span

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

 

 

 

 

B9

Referring persons who fail the hearing screening for appropriate audiologic/medical evaluation

CA 712

Audiologic Assessment - Objective Measures

 

 

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

B10

Identifying persons at risk for speech-language and/or cognitive disorders that may interfere with communication, health, education, and/or psychosocial function

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

B11

Screening for comprehension and production of language, including the cognitive and social aspects of communication

CA 760

Clinical Preparation and Observation

 

 

 

 

B12

Screening for speech production skills (e.g., articulation, fluency, resonance, and voice characteristics)

CA 760

Clinical Preparation and Observation

 

 

 

 

B13

Referring persons who fail the screening for appropriate speech-language pathology consults, medical evaluation, and/or services, as appropriate

CA 712

Audiologic Assessment - Objective Measures

CA 760

Clinical Preparation and Observation

 

 

B14

Evaluating the success of screening and prevention programs through the use of performance measures (i.e., test sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value)

CA 712

Audiological Assessment - Objective Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 820

Industrial Hearing Conservation and Screening

 

 

Standard II-C: Audiologic Evaluation

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Title

C1

Gathering, reviewing, and evaluating information from referral sources to facilitate assessment, planning, and identification of potential etiologic factors

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 712

Audiologic Assessment - Objective Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

CAH 800

Special Topics

C2

Obtaining a case history and client/patient narrative

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 760

Clinical Preparation and Observation

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

C3

Obtaining client/patient-reported and/or caregiver-reported measures to assess function

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

C4

Identifying, describing, and differentiating among disorders of the peripheral and central auditory systems and the vestibular system

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CAH 800

Special Topics

C5

Providing assessments of tinnitus severity and its impact on patients’ activities of daily living and quality of life

 

 

 

 

 

 

C6

Providing assessment of tolerance problems to determine the presence of hyperacusis

 

 

 

 

 

 

C7

Selecting, performing, and interpreting a complete immittance test battery based on patient need and other findings; tests to be considered include single probe tone tympanometry or multifrequency and multicomponent protocols, ipsilateral and contralateral acoustic reflex threshold measurements, acoustic reflex decay measurements, and Eustachian tube function

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 760

Clinical Preparation and Observation

 

 

C8

Selecting, performing, and interpreting developmentally appropriate behavioral pure-tone air and bone tests, including extended frequency range when indicated

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 760

Clinical Preparation and Observation

C9

Selecting, performing, and interpreting developmentally appropriate behavioral speech audiometry procedures to determine speech awareness threshold (SAT), speech recognition threshold (SRT), and word recognition scores (WRSs); obtaining a performance intensity function with standardized speech materials, when indicated

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 760

Clinical Preparation and Observation

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

C10

Evaluating basic audiologic findings and client/patient needs to determine differential diagnosis and additional procedures to be used

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 712

Audiological Assessment - Objective Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 760

Clinical Preparation and Observation

CAH 800

Special Topics

C11

Selecting, performing, and interpreting physiologic and electrophysiologic test procedures, including electrocochleography, auditory brainstem response with frequency-specific air and bone conduction threshold testing, and click stimuli for neural diagnostic purposes

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 712

Audiologic Assessment - Objective Measures

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

 

 

C12

Selecting, performing, and interpreting otoacoustic emissions testing

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 712

Audiological Assessment - Objective Measures

C13

Selecting, performing, and interpreting tests for nonorganic hearing loss

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 712

Audiologic Assessment - Objective Measures

C14

Selecting, performing, and interpreting vestibular testing, including electronystagmography, (ENG)/video nystagmography (VNG), ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP), and cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP)

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

 

 

C15

Selecting, performing, and interpreting tests to evaluate central auditory processing disorder

 

 

 

 

C16

Electrophysiologic testing, including but not limited to auditory steady-state response, auditory middle latency response, auditory late (long latency) response, and cognitive potentials (e.g., P300 response, mismatch negativity response)

CA 712

Audiologic Assessment - Objective Measures

 

 

 

 

C17

Posturography

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

C18

Rotary chair tests

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

C19

Video head impulse testing (vHIT)

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

Standard II-D: Counseling

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Title

D1

Identifying the counseling needs of individuals with hearing impairment based on their narratives and results of client/patient and/or caregiver responses to questionnaires and validation measures

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

D2

Providing individual, family, and group counseling as needed based on client/patient and clinical population needs

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

D3

Facilitating and enhancing clients’/patients’ and their families’ understanding of, acceptance of, and adjustment to auditory and vestibular disorders

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

D4

Enhancing clients’/patients’ acceptance of and adjustment to hearing aids, hearing assistive technologies, and osseointegrated and other implantable devices

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

D5

Addressing the specific interpersonal, psychosocial, educational, and vocational implications of hearing impairment for the client/patient, family members, and/or caregivers to enhance their well-being and quality of life

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

 

 

D6

Facilitating patients’ acquisition of effective communication and coping skills

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

D7

Promoting clients’/patients’ self-efficacy beliefs and promoting self-management of communication and related adjustment problems

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

 

 

D8

Enhancing adherence to treatment plans and optimizing treatment outcomes

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

D9

Monitoring and evaluating client/patient progress and modifying counseling goals and approaches, as needed

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

Standard II-E: Audiologic Rehabilitation Across the Life Span

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Title

E1

Engaging clients/patients in the identification of their specific communication and adjustment difficulties by eliciting client/patient narratives and interpreting their and/or caregiver-reported measures

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

E2

Identifying the need for, and providing for assessment of, concomitant cognitive/developmental concerns, sensory-perceptual and motor skills, and other health/medical conditions, as well as participating in interprofessional collaboration to provide comprehensive management and monitoring of all relevant issues

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

E3

Responding empathically to clients’/patients’ and their families’ concerns regarding communication and adjustment difficulties to establish a trusting therapeutic relationship

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CAH 800

Special Topics

 

 

E4

Providing assessments of family members’ perception of and reactions to communication difficulties

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

E5

Identifying the effects of hearing problems and subsequent communication difficulties on marital dyads, family dynamics, and other interpersonal communication functioning

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

 

 

E6

Engaging clients/patients (including, as appropriate, school-aged children/adolescents) and family members in shared decision-making regarding treatment goals and options

CA 710

Audiologic Assessment - Behavioral Measures

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

E7

Developing and implementing individualized intervention plans based on clients’/patients’ preferences, abilities, communication needs and problems, and related adjustment difficulties

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

 

 

E8

Selecting and fitting appropriate amplification devices and assistive technologies

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

E9

Defining appropriate electroacoustic characteristics of amplification fittings based on frequency-gain characteristics, maximum output sound-pressure level, and input–output characteristics

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

 

 

E10

Verifying that amplification devices meet quality control and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

E11

Conducting real-ear measurements to (a) establish audibility, comfort, and tolerance of speech and sounds in the environment and (b) verify compression, directionality, and automatic noise management performance

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

 

 

E12

Incorporating sound field functional gain testing when fitting osseointegrated and other implantable devices

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

 

 

 

 

E13

Conducting individual and/or group hearing aid orientations to ensure that clients/patients can use, manage, and maintain their instruments appropriately

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

E14

Identifying individuals who are candidates for cochlear implantation and other implantable devices

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

 

 

E15

Counseling cochlear implant candidates and their families regarding the benefits and limitations of cochlear implants to (a) identify and resolve concerns and potential misconceptions and (b) facilitate decision making regarding treatment options

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

 

 

E16

Providing programming and fitting adjustments; providing postfitting counseling for cochlear implant clients/patients

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

E17

Identifying the need for—and fitting—electroacoustically appropriate hearing assistive technology systems (HATS) based on clients’/patients’ communication, educational, vocational, and social needs when conventional amplification is not indicated or provides limited benefit

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

E18

Providing HATS for those requiring access in public and private settings or for those requiring necessary accommodation in the work setting, in accordance with federal and state regulations

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

E19

Ensuring compatibility of HATS when used in conjunction with hearing aids, cochlear implants, or other devices and in different use environments

CA 731

Hearing Technology 2 - Advanced Hearing Aids

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

 

 

E20

Providing or referring for consulting services in the installation and operation of multi-user systems in a variety of environments (e.g., theaters, churches, schools)

CAH 800

Special Topics

 

 

 

 

E21

Providing auditory, visual, and auditory–visual communication training (e.g., speechreading, auditory training, listening skills) to enhance receptive communication

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

E22

Counseling clients/patients regarding the audiologic significance of tinnitus and factors that cause or exacerbate tinnitus to resolve misconceptions and alleviate anxiety related to this auditory disorder

 

 

 

 

 

 

E23

Counseling clients/patients to promote the effective use of ear-level sound generators and/or the identification and use of situationally appropriate environmental sounds to minimize their perception of tinnitus in pertinent situations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E24

Counseling clients/patients to facilitate identification and adoption of effective coping strategies to reduce tinnitus-induced stress, concentration difficulties, and sleep disturbances

 

 

 

 

 

 

E25

Monitoring and assessing the use of ear-level and/or environmental sound generators and the use of adaptive coping strategies to ensure treatment benefit and successful outcome(s) (tinnitus)

 

 

 

 

 

 

E26

Providing canalith repositioning for patients diagnosed with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

 

E27

Providing intervention for central and peripheral vestibular deficits

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 723

Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

E28

Ensuring treatment benefit and satisfaction by monitoring progress and assessing treatment outcome

CA 730

Hearing Technology 1 - Hearing Aids

CA 742

Vestibular Assessment

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

Standard II-F: Pediatric Audiologic (Re)habilitation
Applicant has demonstrated knowledge of and skills in:

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Title

F1

Counseling parents to facilitate their acceptance of and adjustment to a child's diagnosis of hearing impairment

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 832

Counseling in Communication Disorders

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

CAH 800

Special Topics

F2

Counseling parents to resolve their concerns and facilitate their decision making regarding early intervention, amplification, education, and related intervention options for children with hearing impairment

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

F3

Educating parents regarding the potential effects of hearing impairment on speech-language, cognitive, and social–emotional development and functioning

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

F4

Educating parents regarding optional and optimal modes of communication; educational laws and rights, including 730s, individualized education programs (IEPs), individual family service plans (IFSPs), individual health plans; and so forth

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

F5

Selecting age/developmentally appropriate amplification devices and HATS to minimize auditory deprivation and maximize auditory stimulation

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

 

 

 

 

F6

Instructing parents and/or child(ren) regarding the daily use, care, and maintenance of amplification devices and HATS

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 523

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

F7

Planning and implementing parent education/support programs concerning the management of hearing impairment and subsequent communication and adjustment difficulties

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 523

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

F8

Providing for intervention to ensure age/developmentally appropriate speech and language development

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

F9

Administering self-assessment, parental, and educational assessments to monitor treatment benefit and outcome

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 742

Hearing Technology 3 - Implantable Devices

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

F10

Providing ongoing support for children by participating in IEP or IFSP processes

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

F11

Counseling the child with hearing impairment regarding peer pressure, stigma, and other issues related to psychosocial adjustment, behavioral coping strategies, and self-advocacy skills

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

F12

Evaluating acoustics of classroom settings and providing recommendations for modifications

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation

 

 

F13

Providing interprofessional consultation and/or team management with speech-language pathologists, educators, and other related professionals

CAH 800

Special Topics

CA 714

Pediatric Audiology

CA 834

Adult Aural Rehabilitation