THE CAROLINA SUMMER INSTITUTE IN AUDITORY-VERBAL THERAPY

An educational opportunity presented by:

The Carolina Children’s Communicative Disorders Program/The Carolyn J. Brown CASTLE UNC School of Medicine, Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery

June 15 – 26, 2009

Faculty Includes:

Hannah Eskridge, M.S.P., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVT                                     Kim Panciera, M.Ed., LSLS Cert AVT

Krista Heavner, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVT*                                     Sherri Vernelson, M.Ed., LSLS Cert AVED

Lillian Henderson, M.S.P., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVT                                   Beth Whitfield, M.Ed., LSLS Cert. AVT

Megan Katz, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT                                     Kathryn Wilson, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT**

Sharon Moore, B.S, CED, LSLS Cert AVT*                    

Special Recognition and Thanks

             *Office of Education Services -      NC Department of Health & Human Services

            **Division of Speech and Hearing University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Special thanks to the OES and the UNC-CH Division for their contributions of staff time to the success of the Carolina Summer Institute

Scholarships Provided By:

Limited scholarship money has been made available courtesy of special funding.  To submit a request for scholarship, please include an additional letter with your application stating your need for scholarship funds to be able to participate in this year’s Carolina Summer Institute in Auditory-Verbal Therapy.

Description:

This year’s Institute will provide instruction and training to audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and teachers of the hearing-impaired who wish to develop their skills in Auditory-Verbal Therapy, an auditory-based, spoken language approach for children with hearing loss.

Faculty will present modules for professional training from the Auditory Verbal International, Inc. Standardized Curriculum.  The following module is scheduled for presentation:  Development of an Auditory Function / Auditory-Verbal Techniques (Copyright ã 2001 by Auditory-Verbal International. All Rights Reserved)

The following special topics designed to support the practice of Auditory-Verbal Therapy will be covered during the practicum week:

·         Planning and Implementing the Auditory-Verbal Session

·         The Development of an Auditory Feedback Loop:  Strategies for Speech Babble and Critical Elements

·         Beyond Input:  Strategies for the Elicitation of Specific Vocabulary and Language Targets

Training will occur through lectures, discussions, videotape analysis, self-study and hands-on practicum experiences with children who are enrolled in Auditory-Verbal Therapy and their families.

Now in its twelfth year, the Carolina Summer Institute in Auditory-Verbal Therapy has provided training in the principles and practice of Auditory-Verbal Therapy to at least one hundred eighty professionals from around the country.

For more information, please contact Hannah Eskridge, MSP, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT at

919-419-1428, heskrigd@unch.unc.edu