AV Therapy is the recommended habilitation approach for cochlear implant children. Soundbridge employs four full time audiologists and an audiology assistant. Equipment that functions properly is a top priority, so the audiology department stocks spare cochlear implants parts, including a speech processor. We have close working relationships with the four closest hospital implant centers to ensure each child's implant provides optimum benefits. Each child also receives speech and language assessments, psychological evaluations, and occupational and physical therapy screenings.
Children make rapid progress, assisted by the latest computer software.
Parents and teachers support learning with consistent expectations and appropriate reinforcement. A parent resource center that carries books, videotapes and educational materials is located at our center. Parent support groups provide opportunities for parents to network with each other and receive the latest information on the new technology. Technology now helps us open new doors for children with hearing losses.