to assist parents in understanding
and coping with their child's hearing loss
to assist parents in developing effective
communication strategies with their children with hearing loss
to promote early identification of
hearing loss through active involvement in education of medical students
and the provision of information to other members of the medical community
and public
to provide comprehensive
diagnostic and rehabilitative services to children with hearing loss on
the caseload
to conduct research
into more effective means of working with children with hearing loss and
their families, including:
a) distance education
b) outcome measures
c) referral processes
d) parent-child interaction
e) development of educational materials
f) cochlear implant rehabilitation