Hearing Rehabilitation 1, 15 credits

Admission to the course requires that the student completed at least 45 credits from semester 1-2 as well as a Pass grade on the courses Hearing assessment 1 and Hearing assessment 2.

Students who fail the clinical training (VFU) / equivalent as a result of demonstrating such a serious lack of knowledge, skills or attitudes that patient safety or patient confidence in healthcare is at risk, is qualified to a new opportunity only when the action plan has been established and completed.

The general aims of the course are to give the student knowledge and understanding about the audiological rehabilitation process from technical, educational and psychological aspects. Furthermore, the concepts of professional attitude and counseling are treated in relation to psychological knowledge, self-knowledge and compassion. The student should be able to demonstrate the ability to turn theoretical facts to practical exercises, laboratory sessions and clinical education but also to be able to describe explain and analyse practical knowledge in theoretical arguments. The course builds further on the courses in hearing assessment and technical aspects of hearing aids. The course constitutes basis for future courses in hearing rehabilitation, hearing habilitation and clinical education.

The expected learning outcomes of the course
After completing the course, the student should be able to
- explain, analyse and compare different technical functions in hearing aids and assistive listening devices and how these can influence the individual's hearing situation.
- assess different individuals' psychological, technical and medical needs of rehabilitation and based on this argue for choice of rehabilitation actions
- based on the individual's need and preconditions plan, carry out, document and evaluate hearing rehabilitation measures both with objective and with subjective methods of measurement,
- reflect on one's own patient approach and to by means of counseling communicate with and meet individuals with a professional attitude
- independently assess the ear canal status before impressioning and carry out impressioning
- independently carry out insertion gain measurements and analyse the measurement result.

The following parts are included:

Lectures, laboratory sessions, workshops, seminars and clinical education. Laboratory sessions, workshops, seminars and clinical education are compulsory.

In case of absence from compulsory part, the student is responsible for contacting the course director for a complementary assignment.

The course director assesses how absence from compulsory education elements can be taken again. Before the student has participated in the compulsory parts or has replaced compulsory education, in accordance to the instructions of the course director, the final study results cannot be reported.
Absence from a compulsory education element may lead to that the student can not recover the occasion until next time the course is given.

Part 1: Hearing rehabilitation 8.5 HE credits
Written examination

Part 2: Placement and laboratory assignments 6.5 HE credits
Placement
Preclinical tests
Active participation in laboratory sessions and seminars

For a Pass grade in the course, satisfactory attendance at compulsory parts is also required.

For students who have not passed the regular examination, possibility for re-examination is offered at a total of five examinations, of which the three last in connection to the next occasion when the course is given. As examination, the times are counted the student participated in the same test. Supplementary qualification of written assignment is counted as an examination.

For students who not have passed on the clinical education is offered another period of placement, i.e. total two periods of placement

The examiner may with immediate effect interrupt a student's clinical education, or the equivalent, if the student demonstrates such serious deficiencies in knowledge, skills or attitudes that patient safety or patient confidence in healthcare is at risk. When placement is interrupted in this way it implies that the student fails on current parts and that one clinical rotation opportunity is used up.
At a failure on placement should an individual action plan be established where it appears which activities and examinations that are required before the student is given possibility to new placement in this course.

Examination can take place according to an earlier literature list during a time of one year after the date when a renewal of the literature list has been made. Examination will be provided during a time of two years after a possible close-down of the course.

Assessment criteria for examination, specific instructions for certain tasks and timetable with specification of compulsory parts and list of responsible teachers may be found on Pingpong on the first day of the course.

Course evaluation will be carried out according to the guidelines that are established by the Board of Higher Education. Course evaluation is carried out both through a written course evaluation at the end of the course and and through oral course forum at least once in connection with course where students can state their opinions.