Research and Training

Professional Training
Providing Auditory-Verbal Therapy training for education personnel, parents
and relevant professionals.

Courses are based on the Auditory-Verbal Therapy Curriculum developed by Auditory-Verbal International, Inc®.

The Hear and Say Centre currently offers two Auditory-Verbal Therapy courses
each year, Level I (Elementary) and Level II (Intermediate).

Who are these courses designed for?
Level I is suitable for professionals and parents wishing to take a working
knowledge of Auditory-Verbal Therapy and current hearing technology to a higher level.

Level II would be beneficial to professionals who would like a more in-depth knowledge of Auditory-Verbal Therapy, current hearing technology and the
skills to establish an Auditory-Verbal Therapy program.

What do these courses provide?
Each course provides:

• Forty formal training hours of lectures and informal discussions/networking which may be accrued as a prerequisite for the international certification
  and accreditation as an Auditory-Verbal Therapist. In order to obtain certification it is necessary for candidates to be qualified as a Speech
  Language Pathologists, Teacher of the Deaf, or an Audiologist.

• Practical skills to enable and enhance the clinical and educational application
  of Auditory-Verbal Therapy.

• Provision of a framework for establishing new clinics using Auditory-Verbal Therapy.

• Skills to incorporate listening as a way of life for children/adults who are deaf/hard of hearing as a way of life.

• Information on the multidisciplinary team necessary for the successful outcomes of Auditory-Verbal Therapy.

• Current knowledge of diagnostics, intervention and hearing technology, including newborn hearing screening.

• Information on current surgical techniques and medical intervention for
  cochlear implants.

What are the professional benefits of these courses?
These courses are designed to present a variety of practical and useful
Auditory-Verbal techniques and strategies. The focus of the courses will be integration and educational support within the mainstream.

These techniques will allow teachers, other professionals and parents to
establish listening environments to ensure that children and adults acquire
spoken language and use it meaningfully and effectively.

Sessions are interactive and personalised and participants will be encouraged
to discuss issues of relevance to them in order to implement the suggested techniques in their own working and clinical environment.

Faculty Lecturers
Lecturers will include:-

• Cochlear implant surgeons

• Paediatric audiologists

• Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapists®

• Teachers of the Deaf

• Early childhood and primary teachers

• Psychologists

• Social Workers

• Hear and Say Centre administration/ development team

• Director of Training: Dimity Dornan A.M., BSpTh, LSLS Cert. AVT., FSPAA, CPSP Dimity Dornan is the Managing Director and Founder of Hear and Say and has been working in the field of hearing loss for over 20 years.

• Teaching Otologist Surgeons: 

  Dr David Bell-Allen

  Prof Bruce Black

  Dr Paul Canty

  Dr Tony Parker

  Dr Chris Que Hee

  
  All of our lecturing Ear Nose & Throat Surgeons are specialist paediatric Cochlear Implant surgeons who have a supervisory role in the delivery of Hear and Say services in addition to being part of the Hear and Say Cochlear Implant Program (Queensland’s largest paediatric CI program).

• Audiologist/Habilitationist: Emma Rushbrooke MAudSA., BA, LSLS Cert. AVT, DipAud, R.N., Emma is the Clinical Director at the Hear and Say Centre.
  
  

• Habilitationist: Jackie Brown BEd, LSLS Cert. AVT is a Teacher of the Deaf with over 30 years experience in the field of hearing loss and also the Clinical Manager – Auditory Verbal Therapy at Hear and Say.

• Audiologist: Jane McGovern is the Clinical Manager – Audiology at Hear and Say and leads the Hear and Say Cochlear Implant program.

Administration Details
Each course runs for five (5) days and is located at the Hear and Say Centre, Munro Street, Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

The Centre is a short distance from the central business district of Brisbane, and is accessible by public transport (bus or train). For those travelling by car, ample parking is available.

Cost - $AUD1,500 per Course.
There is a cost for each course which includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea. Comprehensive supplementary notes are available for each attendee. Every attempt is made to meet the individual professional and personal needs of attendees.

As this course is personalised and interactive, numbers are limited and fees are required prior to course commencement. (A minimum of 15 people is required to conduct this course).

Dates for 2010
Hearing is Believing Workshops:

Level 1 (Elementary) – 5 -9 July 2010
Level 2 (Intermediate) – 27 Sept -1 October 2009

Contact Details
Jane Thompson – Training Administrator
Hear and Say Centre
PO Box 930, Toowong Qld 4066
Phone: (07) 3870 2221
Fax: (07) 3870 3998
Email: mail@hearandsaycentre.com.au

For those interested in Auditory-Verbal accreditation please refer to the AG Bell website.

Accommodation
Information on accommodation, weather conditions and suitable clothing will be available for international and interstate participants.

Suggested Accommodation:

Comfort Inn and Suites
24 Lissner Street
Toowong
Ph: +61 7 3871 1633

Located one train stop from Hear and Say
Centre

Current Rates:
$ AUD 120 BBC rate per night
+ $ AUD 7 breakfast if required.

The above is a suggestion only as the city
CBD is within a two train stop journey of
the centre with various levels of
accommodation available.

Roma Street Transit Centre is the central
rail station with a link to Auchenflower
station, a 5 min. walk from the Hear
and Say Centre.

Please make your own accommodation
arrangements. Cost will be in addition to
conference fees. Lunch, morning and
afternoon teas will be provided. A
conference dinner will be arranged – at
min. cost to participants – attendance is
optional.

Internships

Limited individual internships are also available to professionals who have participated in a Hear and Say Centre training course.

Past Participants Comments
"Received very practical 'hands-on' information to apply immediately"
- Audiologist

" It is incredible how so much can be taught in a week. I especially appreciated the inclusion of a surgeon, surgical coordinator, psychologist and parents as presenters"
– Parent, Australia

" This workshop went beyond my expectations. The material presented was relevant to my needs as an "oral" teacher of the hearing impaired."
– Teacher, New Zealand

" The precision and team effort in this presentation was really commendable. The organisation of the course was outstanding"
– Speech Pathologist/Audiologist

" Excellent program for parents who have no idea where to go or what to do!"
– Parent, Singapore.

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