Auditory Verbal Therapists

Auditory-Verbal Therapy is an approach that combines the specialty of audiology, speech and language pathology, as well as deaf education, with the aim of helping children with hearing loss develop spoken language through listening, enabling them to thrive in mainstream environments.

Through formal and informal diagnostic assessments, the Auditory-Verbal Therapist (AVT) makes individualised intervention plans and provides early intervention services to infants and children. The AVT works well with a multidisciplinary team and would advocate for the child's integration into mainstream education. Besides coaching parents and caregivers in the use of Auditory-Verbal techniques and strategies, the AVT also helps adults with hearing loss manage their use of hearing technology to maximise their hearing potential.

Requirements: 

• AVT: LSLS Cert AVT qualification     
• Auditory-Verbal Habilitationist: An audiology, speech and language pathology or deaf education degree, and is willing to pursue LSLS Cert AVT qualification (from AG Bell Academy)