Breaking Barriers: Empowering Social Connections in Older Adults with Hearing Loss
Course: #40197Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 361 Reviews
Hearing loss of gradual onset in older adults affects social connections. Breaking away from the impairment-driven model of hearing healthcare and focusing on a wellness-driven model, this course describes how hearing loss contributes to social disconnection, and how various empowerment strategies can be used clinically to improve the social and emotional well-being of these individuals.
This course is part of the 2025 Industry Innovations Summit.
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the general characteristics of social connectedness.
- After this course, participants will be able to define social and emotional well-being.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the harmful effects of hearing loss on social connectedness.
Course created on February 11, 2025
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | The Crisis of Social Connectedness in our Society |
| 5-15 Minutes | How Hearing Loss Affects Social Connectedness in Older Adults |
| 15-30 Minutes | How Social Connectedness and Social Networks Fit Into Overall Social and Emotional Wellness in Older Adults |
| 30-45 Minutes | Social and Emotional Well-Being and Adult Hearing Loss: Clinical Recommendations |
| 45-60 Minutes | The Role of Empowerment in Improving Social Connectedness in Older Adults with Hearing Loss |
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Brian Taylor
AuD
Brian Taylor is a Doctor of Audiology and Senior Director of Audiology for Signia. He is also the editor of Audiology Practices, a quarterly journal of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, editor-at-large for Hearing Health and Technology Matters and adjunct instructor at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Taylor has authored several peer reviewed articles and textbooks and is a highly sought out lecturer. Brian has nearly 30 years of experience as both a clinician, business manager and university instructor.
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Financial: Brian Taylor is employed by Signia. Non-financial: Brian Taylor has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by Signia in partnership with AudiologyOnline.
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
Intermediate Level
0.10 ASHA CEUs
British Academy of Audiology
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International Hearing Society
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Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
Kansas Department of Health and Environment: Approved for 1.00 continuing education clock hours for Kansas licensed Audiologists by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Long-Term Sponsorship number LTS-S0035.
New Zealand Audiological Society
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