SMORUM, DK November 14 – The Ear Foundation has released a new report that confirms the benefits the Ida Institute’s My World Pediatric Counseling Tool as a means for hearing care professionals to understand the child’s perspective and enable children to become active partners in their own care.
Developed in 2011 by the Ida Institute in cooperation with a group of audiologists, My World uses play theory to help children describe their experiences with hearing loss. The tool is designed as a game board and allows children to act out their days with a variety a characters, locations, and accessories.
The Ear Foundation study was conducted through a series of training sessions in the UK and Belgium involving audiologists, teachers of the deaf, teaching assistants, speech language therapists and mainstream school staff. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with 100% of respondents stating that the child they used the tool with enjoyed playing with My World and 87% indicating that My World made it easy to problem solve with the child. An impressive 92% of study participants reported that My World helped them achieve the goal of their session. Several also stated that they adapted their goals based on the information gathered by using My World.
In addition to better understanding the professionals’ experience using My World, the Foundation also gathered their recommendations on how to further develop the pediatric counseling tool.
To learn more about the My World Pediatric Counseling Tool and to order a copy of the game board, visit https://idainstitute.com/toolbox/my_world.
Read the full report at the Ear Foundation website:
About the Ear Foundation
The Ear Foundation ( https://www.earfoundation.org.uk ) provides independent information, education and support for deaf children, young people, and adults with cochlear implants and other technologies, their families and their supporting professionals. We also carry out child and family-centred research in the field of cochlear implantation and other hearing technologies. Our vision is that all deaf people have the opportunity to hear, communicate and develop spoken language using the latest technological interventions.
