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10/25/2016  |   8:40 AM - 9:45 AM   |  BGPOP Building 4A/B/C

Audiological Counseling in Clinical Practice

The study aimed to survey theoretical and practical courses in counseling offered to students and time spent with patients in various counseling sessions given to patients by practicing audiologists. The study also examined the audiologist’s ability to provide different types of counseling services and professional preparation on counseling skills. Twenty-five practicing audiologists participated in the study. Approximately, 50% of audiologists had some counseling training as part of their curriculum of study. In the audiologists’ respective clinical work, more emphasis has been given to providing information, with less time to personal adjustment counseling. A higher number of practitioners advocated for a need to increase time or credit allocated to the teaching of personal-adjustment counseling. Implications of study are discussed.

  • Importance of personal adjustment counseling in clinical practice
  • The role of information and personal adjustment counseling in clinical practice
  • Curriculum upgrade to include beyond only information on use of rehabilitative devices to include general adjustment techniques

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Dele Owolawi (POC,Primary Presenter), Decibel Hearing Consultants, decibelhearingC@gmail.com;
Wahab Dele Owolawi. Ph.D (Associate Professor of Audiology) Qualifications: 1. Ph.D Audiology (University of Ibadan, Nigeria) with specialization in Noise and Auditory Conservation 2. M.Sc. Audiology (Victoria University of Manchester, UK) with specialization in Malingering & Forensic Audiology including Paediatric Audiology 3. M.Ed Clinical Psychology (University of Ibadan, Nigeria) 4. B.Ed Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology (University of Ibadan, Nigeria) Prof. Owolawi has to his credit several publications in peer-review journals mainly on noise-induced hearing loss, early detection of hearing loss in children, simulated hearing loss, and aural (re)habilitation. He has attended and presented research papers both at local, regional and international scientific conferences. As a senior lecturer in South Africa, he served on the prestigious university research ethics committee of University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. He also served as a visiting professor/external examiner to the then Medical University of South Africa (Medunsa)-now University of Limpopo, Medunsa campus, South Africa.
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