If I complete a five-day AV Training course, does it mean that I can begin to
provide AV therapy?
Yes! Of course, each succeeding year of AV experience will improve one’s AV
expertise. And mentoring with a Certified AV Therapist will also improve one’s
capabilities plus better enable one to pass the exam in order to become a Cert.
AVT.
How will this count toward my AVT Certification?
In order to become a Cert.AVT, one must first have a degree in either audiology,
speech-language pathology, deaf education, or related field AND a license,
certification, or appropriate credential necessary to practice audiology,
speech-language pathology, or education of the hearing impaired in the
professional's jurisdiction. Then, according to current AVI standards (2003),
one must have 80 contact hours of AV study plus a minimum of 1,200
auditory-based therapy hours over a three-to-six year period (200 of these hours
can be include assessment, parent meetings, school/home visits, assistance with
audiological evaluations). This 1,200 hours of professional experience must
include at least 9 months of supervision/mentoring by a Cert.AVT during the 3-6
year period. Further details on the supervision and mentoring can be obtained
from a Cert.AVT or the AVI office. Subsequent to meeting at least the
academic/credential requirement, to obtaining 80 hours of AV study, and to
obtaining 1,200 auditory-based therapy hours, the professional may take the
written exam.
A-V Training with Ellen Rhoades counts as part of your AV study. For example, as
a result of a five-day training workshop, you will get a certificate from Ellen
that states you have completed 40 hours of AV Training; then, you can secure the
rest of your internship hours (40) by attending AV courses, AVI conferences, or
by participating in Ellen’s follow-up mentoring program.
What do I need to do to start this AV Training?
Just contact Ellen Rhoades, either by e-mail, fax, or phone. Every attempt
will be made to respond to all calls as soon as possible. Please understand
that, when she is consulting, you may not get a response to your phone calls and
faxes for another week. However, Ellen does travel with her laptop, so all
e-mails are typically answered within a 24-hour period.
Where is AV Training offered?
Anywhere at a site that is convenient to you. Even a family can take
advantage of this training in their child’s own home.
If this training is for less than 10 professionals, it is suggested that the
workshop be generally conducted around a table. This fosters comfortable
informality and open conversation. This also lends itself to verbal role-playing
during the latter part of the training workshop.
What should my group make available to this consultant so that she can offer
us optimal AV Training?
The following equipment would be most helpful:
- a 1/2" VHS recorder-player and monitor
- a screen and LCD projector for the presenter's PowerPoint-equipped laptop
PC (or similarly functioning digital projector which would enable the
presentation to be displayed on a TV monitor)
For training workshops that are a minimum of three days, it is suggested that
at least one child be made available so that the consultant can demonstrate AV
activities, strategies, and techniques.
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