Measuring What Matters: Success with Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants for Adults with Severe-to-Profound Hearing Loss, in partnership with RIT/National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Course: #1033926Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 117 Reviews
This course explores how success with hearing aids and cochlear implants can be defined beyond traditional outcome measures, emphasizing client-centered outcomes and quality-of-life measures. Through clinical strategies, case studies, and assessment tools, participants learn to support diverse communication goals for adults with severe-to-profound hearing loss.
On Demand
Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Intermediate, Related; Calif SLPAB/1.0; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe at least three potential measures of success with hearing aids and cochlear implants.
- After this course, participants will be able to explain client-centered and quality-of-life factors in defining success.
- After this course, participants will be able to list clinical strategies to support diverse communication goals.
Course created on October 15, 2025
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Traditional Measures of Success |
| 10-15 Minutes | Selecting Speech Materials |
| 15-20 Minutes | Case Study |
| 20-25 Minutes | Reframing Success |
| 25-30 Minutes | Special Considerations for Hearing Aids |
| 30-35 Minutes | Case Study |
| 35-40 Minutes | Special Considerations for CI and Bimodal Configurations |
| 40-45 Minutes | Thinking Beyond Audition |
| 45-50 Minutes | Case Study |
| 50-55 Minutes | Clinical and Ethical Issues |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q & A |
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Rebecca Jackson
AuD CCC-A
Rebecca Jackson is a clinical audiologist at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Since 2015, she has provided comprehensive and culturally competent audiological care to RIT/NTID students, faculty, staff, and dependents. Her practice emphasizes accessibility and inclusion, offering services in both spoken English and American Sign Language (ASL). Dr. Jackson holds degrees from Elmira College (B.S) and Gallaudet University (M.S. and Au.D.). In addition to her clinical work, she has served as an adjunct professor, teaching graduate-level courses for local speech-language pathology and audiology programs.
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Financial: Rebecca Jackson is an employee of Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Non-financial: Rebecca Jackson has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sponsor Disclosure: This course is presented in partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
Intermediate Level
0.10 ASHA CEUs
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