Foreword to the Second Edition   Harry Levitt

Foreword to the First Edition   Mark Ross

Introduction

Goals and Topics   Joseph J. Montano and Jaclyn B. Spitzer

Acknowledgments

Contributors

PART I

DEVELOPING A KNOWLEDGE BASE: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

1

History of Adult Audiologic Rehabilitation: A Map for the Future   Patricia A. McCarthy and Jerome G. Alpiner

2

Defining Audiologic Rehabilitation   Joseph J. Montano

3

The International Classification of Functioning: Implications and Applications to Audiologic Rehabilitation   Jean-Pierre Gagne, Mary Beth Jennings, and Kenneth Southall

4

The Sociological Effects of Stigma: Applications to People with an Acquired Hearing Loss   Kenneth Southall, Jean-Pierre Gagne, and Mary Beth Jennings

PART II

BUILDING THE AR PLAN: ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION

5

Self-Assessment in Adult Audiologic Rehabilitation: Research Applications   William Noble

6

Clinical Utility of Self Assessment   Kathleen Cienkowski

7

Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Audiologic Rehabilitation   Harvey B. Abrams and Theresa Hnath Chisolm

8

Assessment for Implantable Technologies   Jaclyn B. Spitzer and Dean M. Mancuso

9

Hearing Aid Technology and the Importance of Verification   Ruth Bentler and Yu-Hsiang Wu

PART III

THE REHABILITATIVE TOOLBOX: THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT

10

The Biopsychosocial Approach in Patient- and Relationship-Centered Care: Implications for Audiologic Counseling   Sue Ann Erdman

11

Patient Motivation in Adult Audiologic Rehabilitation   John Greer Clark and Carissa Maatman Weiser

12

Self-Efficacy Theory in Audiologic Rehabilitation   Sherri L. Smith

13

Communication Partnership Therapy as Audiologic Rehabilitation   Christopher Lind

14

Visual Speech Perception in Spoken Language Understanding   Charissa R. Lansing

15

Auditory Training   Robert W. Sweetow and Jennifer Henderson-Sabes

16

One-to-One Speech Communication Training for Adults With Cochlear Implants   Geoff Plant

17

Group Audiologic Rehabilitation for Adults: Justification and Implementation   Jill Preminger and Laura Nesbitt

18

Incorporating Communication Partners into the AR Process   Jill Preminger and Joseph Montano

19

Hearing Assistance Technology Systems as Part of a Comprehensive Audiologic Rehabilitation Program   Linda M. Thibodeau

20

Peer Support/Consumer Perspective   Samuel Trychin

PART IV

EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF AR: SPECIAL ISSUES

21

Evidence-Based Practice in Adult Audiologic Rehabilitation   Louise Hickson

22

Music and Cochlear Implants in Audiologic Rehabilitation   Geoff Plant

23

Vocational Issues for Persons With Hearing Loss   Sophia E. Kramer and Arjenne H. M. Gussenhoven

24

Audiologic Rehabilitation for Older Adults   Patricia B. Kricos

25

Tinnitus Management   Craig W. Newman and Sharon A. Sandridge

26

Auditory and Cognitive Processing in Audiologic Rehabilitation   M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller

27

Audiologic Rehabilitation with Older Adults: Research Needs   Barbara E. Weinstein

Index