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Who is in Charge? Case Management of Children with Hearing Loss

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1.  The center of the Team is: the audiologist the auditory therapist child and family pediatrician

2.  A system of communication among Team members can include: communication notebook blog or secure website e-mail or texting all of the above

3.  The role of the case manager includes: Collecting information from everyone working with the child Being sure that information is distributed to all team members Determining services that are needed to reach family's desired outcome All of the above

4.  The role of the parent includes: Determining their desired outcome for the child Being responsible for conveying information between practitioners Being responsible for mediating disagreements among practitioners Refraining from challenging the test results of current team members

5.  Worsening hearing loss..... Rarely occur Should be quickly observed and evaluated by team members Do not require changes in short and long term goals for auditory access Should not impact therapy needs

6.  When people do not work together as a team..... Goals typically are achieved by each practitioner, separately Practitioners typically are on the same page regarding expected rate of progress anyway Parents need to fill the gap of passing around information Each practitioner's time is used more effectively

7.  The case manager position may be decided in the following way(s): By thoughtful discussion between team members about child's needs at this point in time and who is best suited to manage them By default By accident All of the above

8.  The following issues may be considered when determining who will be the case manager: The health of the child The needs of the family Frequency of the child being seen by a particular practitioner All of the above

9.  When the Director of Special Education becomes the case manager for a school-age child, what is a critical issue to consider? The Director's knowledge of childhood hearing loss Frequency of visits to the classroom Skill in electronic transmission of information Level of parent involvement

10.  As a case manager, the audiologist needs to.... Effectively integrate information from other practitioners as she sets technologies Counsel families about auditory brain development as a function of technology use and intervention intensity Make necessary referrals to other practitioners All of the above