Integrating Lived Experiences into Audiology Education to Bridge the Empathy Gap

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Názov: Integrating Lived Experiences into Audiology Education to Bridge the Empathy Gap
Autori: Kathleen Cienkowski, Shari Eberts
Zdroj: Transformative Social Impact, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 1-8 (2025)
Informácie o vydavateľovi: HCI Academic Press, 2025.
Rok vydania: 2025
Zbierka: LCC:Theory and practice of education
Predmety: person-centered care, community-engaged learning, audiology education, patient narratives, experiential learning, Theory and practice of education, LB5-3640
Popis: Community-engaged learning (CEL) offers a unique opportunity to bring the lived experience of hearing loss into the classroom, enhancing empathy and the implementation of person-centered care(PCC) among audiology students. This paper describes an initiative at the University of Connecticut that integrated CEL into an advanced hearing aids course. Students engaged with patient narratives through the book Hear & Beyond and attended a community meeting hosted by Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA). Reflections demonstrated enhanced awareness of real-world challenges and a renewed commitment to PCC. This pilot project offers a model for incorporating CEL into audiology education to improve hearing care outcomes.
Druh dokumentu: article
Popis súboru: electronic resource
Jazyk: English
ISSN: 3066-8239
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/3066-8239
DOI: 10.70175/socialimpactjournal.2025.1.2.4
Prístupová URL adresa: https://doaj.org/article/5ee0741cfe6d40bbbc2474f47aa0fbcc
Prístupové číslo: edsdoj.5ee0741cfe6d40bbbc2474f47aa0fbcc
Databáza: Directory of Open Access Journals
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Abstrakt:Community-engaged learning (CEL) offers a unique opportunity to bring the lived experience of hearing loss into the classroom, enhancing empathy and the implementation of person-centered care(PCC) among audiology students. This paper describes an initiative at the University of Connecticut that integrated CEL into an advanced hearing aids course. Students engaged with patient narratives through the book Hear & Beyond and attended a community meeting hosted by Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA). Reflections demonstrated enhanced awareness of real-world challenges and a renewed commitment to PCC. This pilot project offers a model for incorporating CEL into audiology education to improve hearing care outcomes.
ISSN:30668239
DOI:10.70175/socialimpactjournal.2025.1.2.4