Under ideal conditions, children with hearing loss receive services from both a clinical audiologist and an educational audiologist to support their unique needs. Collaboration between these professionals is critical to the success of these children, and this webinar will discuss overcoming obstacles that may interfere with this partnership. The presenters will explore barriers and practical solutions to collaboration challenges such as difficulties with cross-professional communication, staffing concerns in schools, and more.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Identify at least three barriers and possible solutions to successful collaboration between clinical and school audiologists
• List possible supports and accommodations children with hearing loss require to be more successful in the educational setting
• Discuss the need for students to have both a clinical audiologist and an educational audiologist on their team

Related Courses

This is one of three courses in the ASHA Audiology 2024: Educational Audiology webinar series. See all the courses in this series.

Presenter Information

Erin Donlin, AuD, CCC-A, (she/her/hers) is an educational audiologist with CESA 4 in West Salem, Wisconsin, serving school districts in the LaCrosse  area. She has spent nearly 20 years as an educational audiologist and is an affiliate of ASHA SIG 9 (Pediatric Hearing and Hearing Disorders). Dr. Donlin is previous chair of the ASHA School Finance Committee and currently serves as vice chair of the Committee for Nominations and Elections. She has also served as Past President of the Educational Audiology Association and currently is the Educational Audiology Review (EAR) Editor and the 2025 EAA Summer Conference Chair.

Financial Disclosures:

• Full-time employee of the Cooperative Educational Service Agency #4 in West Salem, Wisconsin
• Compensation from ASHA for this presentation
  

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• None

Kimberly Ward, AuD, CCC-A, CH-AP, is an associate professor and audiologist at the University of Southern Mississippi. She is a proud Past President of the Educational Audiology Association and the Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. Ward has served ASHA in multiple capacities including service as the 2024 ASHA Convention Audiology Co-Chair, prior service as a member of ASHA’s Healthcare Economics Committee (HCEC) as well as the Scientific and Professional Education Board (SPEB), and has previously chaired ASHA’s Medicaid Committee. She continues to serve on leadership boards and committees for numerous state and international philanthropic and professional organizations.

Financial Disclosures:

• Full-time employee of the University of Southern Mississippi
• Compensation from ASHA for this presentation

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• None

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning assessment by the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Content origination date: October 11, 2024
End date: October 13, 2029

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).