Elizabeth Walker - Böcker

"Pediatric Amplification: Enhancing Auditory Access" is a comprehensive resource that focuses specifically on children who wear hearing aids, who often do not receive the same emphasis in research as children with cochlear implants. The text is based on a theoretical framework that hearing aids can normalize the auditory access of children with hearing loss. This theoretical framework serves as the basis for providing clinical care to children with hearing aids and their families.The content is organized around optimizing amplification to provide audibility, promoting consistent hearing aid use, and providing consistent and high-quality linguistic input for children who wear hearing aids. The text is unique in its focus on the clinical management of amplification in children using cutting edge research based on the needs of children. It includes chapters dedicated to hearing assistance technology and case studies to illustrate the concepts presented."Pediatric Amplification" is a professional resource for clinicians and audiologists who serve children who wear hearing aids and their families, and can also be used in graduate courses for students in audiology, deaf education, and speech-language pathology.

Engaging, activity based, and effective, this widely used group counseling curriculum (the SPARK program) is designed for flexible implementation in school or clinical settings. The program helps youth build skills for school success and social-emotional growth while exploring such crucial topics as personal goals, ethnic identity and prejudice, peer pressure, violence prevention, and family relationships. Featured are 36 reproducible handouts and forms—plus Spanish-language versions of the 32 handouts—in a large-size format with lay-flat binding for ease of use. New to This Edition*Revised and expanded to incorporate new findings and field-tested strategies. *New module on male–female relationships.*New sessions on emotion regulation, communication, and relational aggression.*Strategies for whole-class implementation have been added. *Nearly half of the 68 reproducibles are new or revised.