You will learn to perform, thanks to this qualification, the best activities to ensure the auditory rehabilitation of the child who has recently been fitted with a hearing aid"

Early language acquisition can be significantly affected by Hearing Impairment, since Hearing Impairment is a major barrier to a child's cognitive development. Because of this, in recent years, new therapies have emerged aimed at enhancing the useful auditory remains and favoring a learning process that places the child at a similar pace to the rest of his peers in the school environment. Given the advantages offered by these new methods in improving the quality of life and teaching, professionals in the education sector are obliged to manage their use to ensure the welfare of the youngest children. 

That is why TECH has created the postgraduate certificate in Hearing Impairment, with which the student will adopt the most updated skills in this field to improve their dealings with children suffering from various disorders of this caliber. During 150 hours of intensive learning, the student will handle the most efficient assessment and diagnostic instruments to detect a possible Hearing Impairment and will master each of the existing phases in the intervention of the same. Likewise, they will acquire certain notions of sign language to communicate with patients with a very high hearing loss. 

This academic program has a 100% online methodology, which will enable the student to achieve excellent learning without the need to travel to a study center. Additionally, access to didactic content in a wide variety of textual and multimedia formats will guarantee an individualized, comfortable and adapted training to the academic needs of each student.

Improve your treatment with children who suffer from different types of Hearing Impairment and position yourself as a relevant professional in this area"

This postgraduate certificate in Hearing Impairment contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in Speech Therapy, familiar with the treatment of patients suffering from some type of Hearing Impairment
• The graphic, schematic and eminently practical contents with which it is conceived provide excellent practical information on those disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• The practical exercises where the self-evaluation process can be carried out to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection 

This postgraduate certificate will provide you with didactic contents, developed by speech therapists, that will be completely applicable in your daily professional life"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training programmed to train in real situations. 

The design of this program focuses on Problem Based Learning, through which the professional must try to solve the different situations of professional practice that arise throughout the academic course. For this purpose students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system developed by renowned experts. 

Master the most sophisticated methods of assessment and diagnosis of possible hearing loss through this program"

Enjoy a 100% online teaching that will enable you to achieve effective learning without neglecting your daily chores"

The postgraduate certificate in Hearing Impairment has been designed to allow the professional linked to the world of education to enhance their knowledge in dealing with the child who suffers from some type of Hearing Impairment. In this way, they will delve into the methods of early assessment and assimilate the best strategies to optimize their learning in the school environment. All this, thanks to the achievement of a series of established general and specific objectives. 

Specialize in dealing with the child who suffers from Hearing Impairment to become a first level professional in the world of Speech Therapy"

General Objectives

• Provide a specialized education based on theoretical and instrumental knowledge that will enable the student to obtain skills in detection, prevention, assessment and intervention in the logopathies treated
• Consolidate basic knowledge of the intervention process in the classroom and other spaces based on the latest technological advances that facilitate access to information and the curriculum for these students
• Update and develop specific knowledge on the characteristics of these disorders in order to refine the differential and proactive diagnosis that sets the guidelines for intervention
• Raise awareness in the educational community of the need for educational inclusion and holistic intervention models with the participation of all members of the community
• Learn about educational experiences and good practices in speech therapy and psychosocial intervention that promote the personal, socio-family and educational adaptation of students with these educational needs  

Specific Objectives

• Assimilation of the anatomy and functionality of the organs and mechanisms involved in hearing
• Deepen in the concept of hypoacusis and the different types that exist
• Know the assessment and diagnostic tools to assess hearing loss and the importance of a multidisciplinary team to carry it out
• Be able to carry out an effective intervention in a Hypoacusia, knowing and internalizing all the phases of such intervention
• Know and understand the functioning and importance of Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants
• Deepen in Bimodal Communication and to be able to understand its functions and their importance
• Approach the world of sign language, knowing its history, its structure, and the importance of its existence
• To understand the role of the Interpreter in Sign Language (ILSE) 

Thanks to this program, you will master the most useful mechanisms to perform an optimal intervention in hypoacusis"