Auditory-verbal Practice: Family-centered Early Intervention 2nd Edition

Auditory-verbal Practice: Family-centered Early Intervention 2nd Edition PDF

Since the first edition of this text, families across Englishspeaking nations have become more diverse and complex, more early intervention practitioners have begun embracing the imperative for familycentered early intervention, and increasingly more families and their young children with hearing loss have been requesting the services of auditoryverbal practitioners. This second edition, designed to be more readerfriendly, is a crosscultural collaboration of expert familycentered practitioners that focus on how families and their infants and toddlers with hearing loss might best be served. Toward that end, the authors in this book examine the process toward certification in the field of auditoryverbal practice and the empirical bases as well as research outcomes pertaining to this globalwide practice. The development of a systemic and positive perspective, critical for practitioners who must evolve to serve more than just the parentchild dyad, is analyzed. Theoretical and practical bases of familybased models and parentchild interactions are explored. Issues related to diverse family structures and interactions are considered across chapters. The family decisionmaking process and familycentered strategies that can be effectively implemented by practitioners are discussed in detail. Implementing and evaluating routinesbased interventions within natural environments as well as ways of engaging families with current technologies are included in this comprehensive resource. This book provides early intervention service providers with thoughtprovoking insights into the challenges and opportunities that affect 21st century auditoryverbal practice.