Continuing Professional Education Events 2015
Dear Colleague,
Listed below is a special CPE event coming up in February in Sydney. Please refer to the online calendar for further information about
all the events being planned for this year http://www.ridbc.org.au/renwick/calendar-events
Paediatric Audiology Counselling
When: Thursday 12 February 2015
Presenter: Rebecca Kim
Fee: $200
This event has been endorsed by the Audiology Australia for 8 CPD points and the endorsement no. is CPD15 001.
Course Description
Effective communication and counselling are particularly important in paediatric audiology as emotional responses to the diagnosis of
hearing loss can be overwhelming. Counselling in audiology is different to a counselling relationship a client might have with a
counsellor or psychologist. It is not always well defined within the literature, however it is necessary. There are key messages that need
to be conveyed in paediatric audiological appointments, however parent cannot process information nor learn new information if they
are highly emotional. In order for parents to take on new information we need to effectively manage their emotional responses to the
diagnosis.
Emotional responses to a diagnosis may be expressed directly, where the emotion is explicitly stated, or indirectly, hidden in seemingly
technical questions. This workshop will focus on ways to identify emotional reactions, both direct and indirect, and how to respond to
them. This discussion will be illustrated with data from a linguistic study into parent experiences of the newborn diagnostic process.
Participants will be given an opportunity to workshop ways to effectively deal with the emotional responses of parents. In particular
sadness, anger and denial will be covered. Participants will also be encouraged to share situations that have arisen in their clinical
practice and explore possible ways of managing these situations.
Learning Objectives. After this course, participants will be able to…
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Be able to recognise the distinction between professional and non-professional counselling;
Be able to define the difference between informational and affective counselling;
Learn to identify the intent of client communications and modify their responses accordingly;
Have reflected upon your ability to employ informational counselling and affective counselling to parents that you have seen.
Presenter
Rebecca Kim is a Lecturer and PhD candidate at Macquarie University. She has experience as a paediatric diagnostic audiologist and
her work in this area lead her to begin her PhD looking at counselling and communication and the experiences of parents with newborn
hearing screening. Rebecca has also completed some counselling training with an emphasis on grief and loss counselling.
Intended Audience
This event has been developed for paediatric audiologists and those interested in family-centered practice.
Venue
RIDBC Renwick Centre
Ways to Enrol
Register online: http://www.ridbc.org.au/renwick/cpe-event/paediatric-audiology-counselling
By faxing your registration form (02) 9873 1614
In Person: RIDBC Renwick Centre, 361 - 365 North Rocks Road North Rocks NSW 2151
Email our Continuing Professional Education Coordinator for further information trudy.smith@ridbc.org.au
Phone our Continuing Professional Education Coordinator for further information (02) 9872 0302
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