Assessment and Treatment for Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
This course will cover the assessment and treatment of children who are Deaf and hard of hearing. The goal is to explore current research trends and provide practical guidance through group discussions and case studies. Participants will walk away knowing how to scaffold therapy for DHH children and provide collaborative care with audiologists, Teachers of the Deaf, and others.
Presented by
Sydney Bassard, MSP, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist who specializes in working with individuals who are Deaf and hard of hearing and literacy. She owns The Listening SLP, which is her private practice and social media brand. Sydney was noted as a Distinguished Early Career Professional in 2020 and an Innovator in 2023 by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association for her work centered on the equity of health information. Through her social media page, she engages with professionals and parents on the topics of hearing loss and literacy. Sydney is actively involved with research related to both clinical areas of interest. Sydney is a co-primary investigator on a research study investigating writing outcomes for children who are Deaf and hard of hearing through a cultural and linguistic diversity lens. Her goal is for professionals and parents to listen, learn, and advocate together.
Built for you
Who this course is for
Every minute is written for working clinicians, educators, and families. You walk away with real-world tools to try with your next learner, not abstract theory.
Speech-Language Pathologists
Audiologists
Educators of the Deaf
Special Educators
After this course
What you’ll walk away with.
You leave with concrete skills and frameworks you can apply in your next session, classroom, or family visit, not just ideas to think about later.
Earn your CEUs
Attend the full course and pass the post-session assessment at 80% or higher. Your 0.1 ASHA CEUs are reported to ASHA when you opt in on the assessment.
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You’ll be able to
Examine current research related to evaluation and treatment for children who are Deaf and hard of hearing.
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You’ll be able to
Discuss unique challenges with assessing children who are Deaf and hard of hearing.
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You’ll be able to
List the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration for intervention.
The full 1 hour
Your learning path.
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Intro
5 minutes - 2
Audiology review
10 minutes - 3
Assessment
10 minutes - 4
Case study
10 minutes - 5
Treatment
20 minutes - 6
Goals
5 minutes
Earn ASHA CEUs in three steps
Free courses, ASHA CEUs when you opt in.
Register & attend
Register in under a minute. Join live or watch on-demand, whichever fits your schedule.
Pass the assessment
Complete the short post-course assessment with 80% or higher to confirm mastery.
CEUs reported to ASHA
Choose to be reported on the assessment and your 0.1 ASHA CEUs are filed to ASHA for you. No paperwork, no chasing certificates.
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