Training activity information
Details
Assist in the development of individualised management plans for a hearing-impaired school-age children
Type
Developmental training activity (DTA)
Evidence requirements
Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee​.
Reflection on the activity at one or more time points after the event including learning from the activity and/or areas of the trainees practice for development.
An action plan to implement learning and/or to address skills or knowledge gaps identified.
Considerations
- Patient centred care and support
- Family-centred care and shared decision making
- Differing cultural and social attitudes to hearing care
- Informed choice
- Effective communication
- Use of interpreters
- Scope of practice
- Technological and non-technological options
- Onward referrals
- Sign-posting to other services
- Amplification options
- Local and national guidelines and international best practice
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 5 |
Outcome
Assess hearing function in school age children and assist in the hearing assessment of infants and pre-school children using a range of standard diagnostic tests. |