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Group Aural Rehabilitations (AR): Building Skills and Confidence Together

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1.  What is Group AR? A treatment used with large groups by a professional with expertise in support An intervention method using in large groups A treatment mechanism for a small group guided by a professional with expertise in intervention A professional development method for hearing care professionals to improve skills

2.  What ground rules should you establish at the start of the Group AR session? Coffee, tea and lunch rules Seating rules Hearing device activation rules Communication rules

3.  What is a benefit of using Group AR? Improvement of an individual's psychological, social and emotional adjustment to hearing loss Decreased quality of life Decreased hearing aid use Increase in participants restrictions

4.  What stages make up the Group AR tool? Planning and preparing, Methods and facilitation and topics and activities Forming a working group, interviewing candidates and evaluating Recording sessions, 15 things exercise and group discussion Resources, evaluating the program and writing the final report

5.  When preparing and planning for the group AR, what would be most appropriate to think about in terms of group composition? Room size, the weather, number of chairs Air-conditioning, the number of people, ethnicity Age, group size, device specific The number of chairs, video equipment, daylight

6.  What are three simple ways to evaluate the success of your group AR program? Simple feedback form, goal setting, International Outcome Inventory (IOI) Survey, interviews, feedback form International Outcome Inventory (IOI), Survey, focus group Interviews, goal setting, focus group

7.  One Person Speaks at A Time, Person Speaking Uses the Microphone and Equal Opportunity and Time to Speak are examples of? Maximize understanding by manipulating the environment Establishing communication ground rules that everyone must agree upon for group participation Setting up a quiet and well lit room to aid in the positive discussions All of the above

8.  Anxiety, shame and fear are three examples of? Key words used in assessing a child's hearing Reactions used in evaluating the effectiveness of the Group AR tool Positive reactions when dealing with hearing loss Emotional reactions that can be addressed during the Methods and Facilitation stage.

9.  What are the two techniques that can help you stimulate participant challenges? Problem identification and speech perception Pragmatic approach and psychosocial approach 15 things exercise and repair strategies Feedback forms and clear facilitation

10.  What does the 15 things exercise attempt to achieve? Identifies the issues with communication Restricts communication Assists in preventing communication problems from occurring Reduces stress in the communication process