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Title: 'Outcomes of Implementing The CARE Project Inc. with AuD and SLP Graduate Students' Track: 7 - Family Perspectives and Support Keyword(s): CARE Project, Counseling, Parents, Families Learning Objectives: At the end of the session, participants will be able to identify the benefit of utilizing the CARE Project to train professionals regarding counseling and hearing loss. Abstract: The CARE Project Inc. (Counseling Aural Rehabilitation and Education) authored by Johnnie Sexton, AuD, focuses on helping families and professionals understand the importance of the grief process associated with hearing loss. After attending the full CARE Project Workshop in 2011, clinical faculty began to implement a 2 hour presentation/workshop through the weekly Clinical Education Seminar for graduate students completing practicum in Aural Re/Habilitation. Pre and post surveys were completed in order to document students’ perceptions regarding the grief process, counseling families, and processing of emotions. Content of questions included: students’ feelings regarding comfort level with counseling parents and children, students’ prior training and counseling experience. Questions also included their feelings regarding the importance of counseling families regarding hearing loss, acceptance, their individual ability to counsel families, and their knowledge of the grief process. Several semesters of outcomes, benefits, and results will be highlighted that include Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology graduate students. Participants will learn the effectiveness of the CARE Project in training individuals about counseling and the acceptance of hearing loss Presentation: This presentation has not yet been uploaded or the speaker has opted not to make the presentation available online. Handouts: Handout is not Available CART: CART Transcription is not Available
PRESENTER(S) / AUTHOR(S) INFORMATION
Emily Noss - Primary Presenter University of Tennessee, Knoxville      Credentials: Assistant Professor; Speech-Language Pathologist, M.A., CCC-SLP      Other Affiliations: AG Bell; TN Hands & Voices       Emily Noss is an Assistant Professor in Speech-Language Pathology at The University of Tennessee, Health Science Center in the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Emily practices in the Child Hearing Services (CHS) Clinic in Knoxville. She specializes in pediatric Aural Habilitation for children who use cochlear implants and hearing aids, aural/oral communication assessments, pre- and post-cochlear implant evaluations, parent guidance and education, adult cochlear implant auditory training, and Alternative/augmentative communication.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist. Ashley Irick - Co-Presenter,POC University of Tennessee, Knoxville      Credentials: Instructor, Speech-Language Pathologist, M.S, CCC-SLP      Other Affiliations: AG Bell       Ashley Irick is an Instructor in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Ashley practices in the Child Hearing Services clinic in Knoxville. She specializes in pediatric Aural Habilitation for children who use hearing aids and cochlear implants, aural/oral communication assessments, pre- and post-cochlear implant evaluations, family guidance and education, adult cochlear implant auditory training, and auditory processing disorders.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial - Kelly Yeager - Co-Presenter University of Tennessee Health Science Center      Credentials: Associate Professor AuD, CCC-A      Other Affiliations: TN Hands and Voices ASHA       Kelly Yeager, Au.D., CCC-A is an Associate Professor in Audiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Allied Health Sciences in the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Kelly specializes in infant hearing screenings, physiological and behavioral diagnostic evaluations, hearing aid/ FM evaluations/fittings, cochlear implant mapping and family support/education. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of South Alabama in Mobile and her Au.D. from the University of Tennessee. She has been employed at the University since 1998.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.