Auditory Outreach
Student Focused Family-Centered Provincial Resource Program
Mission Statement
Principles
- Services are child-and family-centred
- Supports are culturally and linguistically appropriate
- Services are coordinated and available in the most appropriate setting at the most beneficial or appropriate time
Welcome
The Province of British Columbia, in addition to the regular block of funds allocated to school districts and independent schools for education, also funds a group of education alternatives known as Provincial Resource Programs. These programs help public and independent schools meet the educational needs of students in exceptional circumstances.
The Provincial Resource Program – Auditory Outreach, in collaboration with provincial centres, local audiologists and other service providers, assists public and independent schools throughout the province address the needs of school-aged students with hearing difficulties. Auditory Outreach provides a variety of services including but not limited to: consultation to school staff and to parents, assistance with assessments and assistance with the establishment of goals for individualized programs. Auditory Outreach also loans assistive listening devices to school districts, and group 1 and 2 independent schools, for individual students with hearing loss identified as needing this technology for school use.
Many families with deaf children are opting for cochlear implants. These are surgically implanted devices that stimulate the auditory nerve and allow deaf individuals to perceive sound and develop oral language. Auditory Outreach provides support to students with cochlear implants and other implantable devices (ie. Baha) so that students can derive maximum benefit from this technology.
Cochlear implant requests for support for CI students can be initiated by a parent, a principal, school/district administrator, an implant centre, or by a student if over the age of 18.
links for professionals - from prp site
Links for Professionals
- A Resource Guide for Early Hearing Detection & Intervention
- Back to School! 13 Facts Revisited
- Causes and Types of Hearing Loss
- Classroom Validation Procedures on FM Equipment
- Cochlear Community
- FM Compatibility Guide for Audio Shoes
- FM Listening Evaluation
- Frequency Chart
- Hearing Aid/FM Simulation
- Listening Inventory for Education (LIFE)
- Relationship of Hearing Loss to Learning Needs
- Screening Instrument for Targeting Educational Risk (SIFTER)
- S.I.F.T.E.R.S.& L.I.F.E. CD
- Special Education Services: A Manual of Policies, Procedures and Guidelines - March 2011
- Success For Kids With Hearing Loss
for parents - prp website
Parents
This section currently under revision. Thank you.
More than Meets the Ear: Understanding and Optimizing Your Child's Earmolds
Post-Secondary Communication Access Services
We welcome your questions and comments. Please address them to one of the program's contacts.
Provincial Resource Program Staff
Contact Information
Mailing & Street Address
4351 Ontario Avenue
Powell River, BC V8A 1V3
Toll Free: 1.866.430.4327
Phone: 1.604.485.6283
Fax: 1.604.485.2759 or 1.604.485.2886
Administrator
Joe Coelho joe.coelho@sd47.bc.ca
Coordinator/Hearing Resource Teacher
Rayna Rumley rayna.rumley@sd47.bc.ca
Audiology
Contact Melanie Gosselin to request audiology services. melanie.gosselin@sd47.bc.ca
Speech Language Pathology
Contact Melanie Gosselin to request SLP services. melanie.gosselin@sd47.bc.ca
Assistant Manager/Equipment Requests and Repairs
Melanie Gosselin mgosselin@sd47.bc.ca