Clinical Education Guidelines for Audiology Externships
This document has been retired. See Externship Resources. The entry-level degree for the profession of audiology is transitioning from a master’s to a doctorate (Doctor of Audiology [AuD]) degree. The academic and professional training for the audiology doctorate must fully prepare the student for independent professional practice upon graduation.
Position Statement on the Audiologist’s Role in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vestibular Disorders
Vestibular problems may affect individuals throughout the life cycle and may occur in infants as well as elderly individuals. Vestibular disorders may be due to syndromes, disease, toxins, or trauma.
Distance-Learning Options for Audiologists
This document has been retired. It is the position of the American Academy of Audiology that obtaining the Doctor of Audiology (AuD) degree through distance learning mechanisms is appropriate for a transitional period for experienced practitioners who wish to upgrade their credentials to evolving standards.
Position Statement: Preventing Noise-Induced Occupational Hearing Loss
This position statement addresses the issues relevant to audiologists engaged in preventing occupational noise-induced hearing loss. Audiologists’ roles and responsibilities as overseers for hearing loss prevention programs and essential qualities of best practices for preventing noise-induced occupational hearing loss are outlined.
Considerations for the Use of Support Personnel for Newborn Hearing Screening
This document has been retired. The Academy’s Task Force on the Early Identification of Hearing Loss agrees that the use of support personnel in newborn hearing screening programs is an appropriate and often necessary strategy to achieve universal detection of congenital hearing loss. The roles and responsibilities of support personnel should be clearly defined. Support personnel should be supervised, preferably by a licensed/certified audiologist.
Pre-Purchase Assessment Guideline for Amplification Devices
This document has been retired. It is the position of the American Academy of Audiology that every person seeking treatment of hearing disorders through the use of amplification devices receive a comprehensive audiological evaluation prior to purchase.
Educational Audiology Association Position Statement: Auditory Integration Therapy
This document has been retired. This position statement provides the Educational Audiology Association position on auditory integration therapy and supports the position put forth by both the American Academy of Audiology and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Position Statement and Guidelines of the Consensus Panel on Support Personnel in Audiology
This document has been retired and replaced by the 2021 “American Academy of Audiology Position Statement: Audiology Assistants.”
Position Statement: Cochlear Implants in Children
This document has been retired. See 2019 Clinical Practice Guideline: Cochlear Implants; American Cochlear Implant Alliance Task Force Guidelines for Determining Cochlear Implant Candidacy in Children, endorsed by the American Academy of Audiology; and American Cochlear Implant Alliance Task Force Guidelines for Clinical Assessment and Management of Cochlear Implantation in Children with Single-Sided Deafness, endorsed by the American Academy of Audiology.
Position Statement: Auditory Integration Training
This document has been retired and replaced by the 2010 “American Academy of Audiology Position Statement on Auditory Integration Training.”
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