Program Overview

University College Cork Continuing Professional Development

The University College Cork offers a range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses designed to expand and progress the professional capacities of allied health, educational, and medical professionals.

CPD Therapeutic Skills: Communication and Hearing in Paediatrics and Adults

This CPD course focuses on the therapeutic skills required for communication and hearing in pediatric and adult populations.

Outline

The course aims to determine the stages of communicative, socio-emotional, and cognitive development in children with and without hearing loss. The module content includes:

• Understanding current research findings on how hearing loss influences development in spoken language and literacy
• Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of evidence-based assessments used to evaluate the languages of D/deaf children, including bilingual deaf children
• Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the cognitive, social, and educational challenges for children with and without hearing loss
• Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the effects of late-onset or acquired hearing loss on communication in children and adults

Practicalities

The course duration is three days, and a timetable with exact location details in Brookfield Health & Science Complex will be confirmed closer to the date and once registration is complete.

Requirements

There are no specific requirements listed for this course.

Fees and Costs

The fee for this course is 350.00.

Course Structure

The course is available as a non-credit bearing module for CPD purposes or as a credit-bearing module. CPD certificates will be issued upon completion of the module through Canvas Catalog, UCC's CPD platform.

University College Cork

University College Cork is a registered charity with the Charities Regulatory Authority. The university offers a range of courses and research opportunities, and its CPD programs are designed to support the ongoing professional development of professionals in various fields.