Professional Pages: Postgraduate Diploma in Auditory Verbal Therapy

The postgraduate Diploma in Auditory Verbal Therapy – the first of its kind in the UK and Europe – plays a vital role in modernising service delivery to meet the needs of today’s hearing-impaired children.The qualification provides the highly specialised skill set required to develop the listening and speaking potential of children identified by the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP). Effective intervention with babies and very young children can have a life-shaping impact on their language and learning outcomes.The diploma focuses on how professionals can best maximise the potential of very early intervention.

Geared to the needs of babies and very young children, this postgraduate course is designed for teachers of the deaf, speech and language therapists, audiologists and other professionals working with the 0-4 age group. It can be taken over a period as short as four terms or longer to suit the individual participant. Part 1 is delivered by online distance learning and does not require a sabbatical period. Part 2 involves short periods of residential learning and clinical placement.

The courses are vital stepping stones in making a service-transforming difference for health and education bodies and a life-changing difference for the child.The combination of early diagnosis, appropriate hearing-assistive technology and effective intervention makes it possible quickly to close the gap between hearing-impaired children and their hearing peers, giving children every chance of starting mainstream school with age-appropriate language and minimising the amount of special needs support required.

Entry requirements

You must have an existing professional qualification in the disciplines of education of the deaf, speech and language therapy, or audiology. Candidates must be registered with the relevant professional body and be currently employed in an auditory / spoken language-based early intervention service for children who are hearing-impaired. An IELTS score of 6.5 or more is required to demonstrate sufficient proficiency in English language where appropriate. Course credits may be offered to those with previous AVT training.

All students are initially registered for Part 1, leading to the postgraduate Certificate in Hearing and Development. Places on Part 2, leading to the postgraduate Diploma in Auditory Verbal Therapy, are limited. Places are competitive depending on performance in Part 1.

More information

Download diploma information flyer here

Fees

Please contact us for current fees or see:

• Certificate in Hearing and Development (Part 1): http://www1.aston.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught-programmes/school/life-health-sciences/pgcert-in-hearing-development/
• Diploma in Auditory Verbal Therapy (Part 2): http://www1.aston.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught-programmes/school/life-health-sciences/auditory-verbal-therapy/

Applications

To apply online go to: http://www1.aston.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught-programmes/school/life-health-sciences/auditory-verbal-therapy/

News Jan 2009: We are delighted to welcome a new cohort of professionals to our Postgraduate Certificate in Hearing and Development. The fourteen speech and language therapists and audiologists from across the UK and Europe will complete this year long distance learning course alongside their professional local practice. The Certificate, run by AVUK in conjunction with Aston University, is the first part of the Postgraduate Diploma in Auditory Verbal Therapy; together the two courses are vital stepping stones  towards making a service-transforming difference. AVUK is very excited about this new cohort and confident that the course will help in our aim of ensuring that Auditory Verbal Therapy is available locally to every family who would choose it for their hearing-impaired child.

For more information about the Postgraduate Diploma in Auditory Verbal Therapy please download the flyer or email info@avuk.org