Training

Train to become a certified Auditory Verbal therapist through our in-depth online training package, internationally accredited by the Alexander Graham (AG) Bell Academy.

Both our Foundation level ‘Working Through Audition’ course and our Advanced level ‘Auditory Verbal Principles in Everyday Practice’ are accredited by AG Bell Academy. At the end of the advanced training, professionals are ready to apply to the AG Bell Academy to sit the Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) Cert AVT® examination to become a certified Auditory Verbal Therapist.

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Short courses

Take part in one of our online courses where you are given Auditory Verbal strategies that you can apply straight to your practice.

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I’ve learnt so much about early language development and it’s really changed my practice. I’ve realised how important it is that deaf children, especially those that are born to hearing families, have all the opportunities to develop language and communication so that they’re ready to start school alongside their peers.

Justina Shelley, Teacher of the Deaf undertaking AVUK’s advanced training course.

Bursary

As a charity we are often able to offer free or subsidised training online to professionals working with pre-school deaf children. Find out more here.

Continued Mentorship Programme (CMP)

This programme provides ongoing encouragement, guidance, resources and mentoring and provides a platform for professionals to connect with and support one another through regular online meetings and discussion boards.

Clinical Supervision

Where our training package may not be suitable, we are able to offer 1-2-1 mentoring sessions on an ad hoc basis to health and education professionals including Speech and Language Therapists, Teachers of the Deaf and Audiologists.

If you have any questions about our clinical supervision or CMP programme, please use our enquiry form or email [email protected].

Frequently asked questions

Find out more about our frequently asked questions about becoming an Auditory Verbal Therapist.

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What is Auditory Verbal therapy?

Auditory verbal therapy is a highly specialist early intervention programme which equips parents with the skills to maximise their deaf child’s speech and language development.
Training to be an Auditory Verbal Therapist

Find out how you can train to become an Auditory Verbal Therapist in the UK.
Evidence base for Auditory Verbal therapy

Deaf children can learn to listen and speak – like their hearing peers. What's the evidence?
Our mission and values

At Auditory Verbal UK, we want all deaf babies and children to have the same opportunities in life as their hearing peers.
Work for us

Do you have an interest in transforming children’s lives? See our vacancies.
Foundation level

This 6-month course is available in an online learning format. Designed to equip professionals with the core skills needed to develop auditory practice when working with children with hearing loss and their families, we are also able to deliver this course in-service to employers wishing to train groups of staff.
The Education, Heath and Care Plan process

Families have shared that the Education, Health and Care Plan process can sometimes feel daunting or confusing so we have collated the most frequently asked questions to try and help clarify the process.
Early intervention

What are the benefits of an early intervention programme?
Therapy sessions

Auditory Verbal therapy (AVT) is about enabling your child to learn to talk through listening. Read more about the therapy we provide.
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