17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
| Empathy in Audiology
Empathy in Audiology
Empathy is being recognized as an important professional skill in a variety of medical fields. Current research shows that the empathy level of the practitioner tends to decline with increased years of practice. However, empathy has yet to be assessed in the field of audiology. Broadly, this study aims to determine how audiologists perceive their own empathy levels, and whether these levels can be correlated with the number of years of practice, reflective capacity, or mindfulness. Survey results, which include The Interpersonal Reactivity Index questionnaire, questions from Spector’s Job Satisfaction Survey, and reflective well-being questions, will be summarized and presented. Implications for pre-service preparation and training, as well as potential covariates that may support empathy levels over time will be discussed.
- Audience will understand the correlation between years of practice and empathy levels for audiologists.
- Audience will understand how empathy levels correlate to well-being and job satisfaction.
- Audience will understand the implications for instilling empathy training and reflective practices on overall client satisfaction.
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Brooke Flesher
(), Children's University of Wisconsin , bflesher@purdue.edu;
Brooke Flesher is currently a 4th year Doctorate of Audiology student at Purdue University and the 4th year Doctoral Extern at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. She is the current EHDI Student Involvement Subcommittee Chair and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) communications committee, as well as the membership committee for the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA). Brooke's research experience includes projects pertaining to the EHDI population and pediatric audiology outreach. Brooke's clinical experiences to date include Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, SSM Dean Clinic, and Peyton Manning Children's Hospital. Brooke is passionate about everything related to pediatric audiology, and especially loves working with families through the newborn hearing screening and identification journey.
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