Student Support and Family Partnership

Lecture 6a. Habilitation

Reading: Handbook Chapter 9

Learning Objectives:

• Explain components of habilitation and how they are critical to supporting student outcomes.
• Identify educational audiology service options for special populations.
• Differentiate direct and indirect educational audiology services.
• Develop strategies for implementing collaborative services for students in general education classrooms.
• Describe benefits of coaching and in-service sessions for providing information and support for students and school staff.

Lecture 6b. Supporting Wellness and Social-Emotional Competence

Reading: Handbook Chapter 10

Learning Objectives:

• Describe wellness in the context of DHH students.
• Discuss and develop self-determination and self-advocacy plans for students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
• Describe how social communication skills affect social relationship development.

Lecture 6c. Partnering with Families

Reading: Handbook Chapter 3

Learning Objectives: 

• Explain strategies for building relationships with families.
• Explain the audiologist responsibility for disseminating information and resources to families.
• Discuss educational advocacy strategies with families.