Professional outcomes - the impact of training in Auditory Verbal therapy

Research shows that as well as improving outcomes for deaf children, professionals recognise significant growth in knowledge and skills as a result of pursuing training in Auditory Verbal therapy and qualifying as Listening and Spoken Language Specialists, accredited by the Alexander Graham Bell Academy – the worldwide certification body.[86]

Analysis of the development of knowledge and competence for professionals undertaking AVUK’s foundation training in Auditory Verbal practice (n=65) shows 98.5% agreed or strongly agreed that “This training has changed my everyday practice for the better."

Preliminary analysis in 2025 of the amalgamated data for the development of knowledge and competence for professionals undertaking AVUK’s advanced training in Auditory Verbal therapy (n=22), across nine areas of learning known as domains, shows highly significant increases in each of the areas (https://agbellacademy.org/certification/lsls-domains-of-knowledge).