Learner Outcomes
1. Discuss current issues in paediatric bilateral cochlear implantation and importance of auditory rehabilitation to help children to maximize functional benefits of bilateral hearing.
2. Define auditory processes that are enhanced by bilateral hearing.
3. Describe key components of an auditory rehabilitation session with a child who has bilateral cochlear implants.
4. Isolate significant features and extract diagnostic information from an edited five-minute video clip of an aural rehabilitation session with a child who received bilateral cochlear implants sequentially.

Course Presenter (full bio)

Karen MacIver-Lux, MA, Aud(C), Reg. CASLPO, LSLS Cert. AVT, is the President and CE Administrator of SoundIntuition. She oversees the development of online courses, learning experiences, and products for professionals and families who dedicate their lives to helping individuals with communication disorders reach their highest listening and communication potential. Karen has held the position of Lecturer in the School of Human Communication Disorders and has lectured at numerous universities across Canada and United States. Karen is also the Director of MacIver-Lux Auditory Learning Services and provides auditory learning services for individuals with hearing loss of all ages and their families. From 1997-2007, Karen worked as an auditory-verbal therapist and coordinator of clinical services at the Learning to Listen Foundation (LTLF), North York General Hospital in Toronto.  In addition, she worked as a clinical audiologist for several years.  She also served as a director of the board of Auditory-Verbal International, Inc.