Intro -- CONTENTS -- Part I AUDITORY-VERBAL PRACTICE -- Chapter One INTRODUCTION TOAUDITORY-VERBAL PRACTICE -- INTRODUCTION -- TERMINOLOGY -- MEDICAL INFLUENCE ON AUDITORY-BASED LEARNING -- PRACTITIONER PIONEERS OF AUDITORY-VERBAL PRACTICE -- CONTEMPORARY AUDITORY-VERBAL PRACTICE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter Two AV PRACTICE: PRINCIPLES, MENTORING, AND CERTIFICATION PROCESS -- INTRODUCTION -- PRINCIPLES OF THE AV APPROACH -- LSLS CERT AVT & LSLS CERT AVED PRACTITIONER COMMONALITIES -- CERTIFICATION OVERVIEW -- CERTIFICATION PROCESS -- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CERT AVT & CERT AVED -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter Three EVIDENTIARY PRACTICE -- INTRODUCTION -- IMPORTANCE OF EVIDENCE -- EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE -- CLARIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTS -- QUALITATIVE TYPES OF EVIDENCE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter Four RESEARCH FINDINGS FOR AV PRACTICE -- INTRODUCTION -- EVIDENCE FOR AV PRACTICE -- LOOKING TO THE FUTURE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Part II THROUGH THE WIDEST LENS POSSIBLE -- Chapter Five CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE -- INTRODUCTION -- BRONFENBRENNER’S BIOECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS THEORY -- CORE CONCEPTS -- AV PRACTITONER AND CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter Six SERVING FAMILIES WITH DIVERSE CULTURES -- INTRODUCTION -- DIVERSITY: DIFFERENCES OR DEFICITS? -- CULTURAL PLURALISM -- AV PRACTICE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter Seven FACTORS INFLUENCING CHILD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES -- INTRODUCTION -- FACTORS AFFECTING CHILD OUTCOMES -- EVIDENCE FROM THE LOCHI STUDY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter Eight A POSITIVE FRAMEWORKFOR ENABLING THE FAMILY -- INTRODUCTION -- ESTABLISH A POSITIVE MINDSET -- BENEFITS FOR FAMILIES -- STRATEGIES FOR AV PRACTITIONERS -- FACILITATE SOLUTION-FOCUSED PROBLEM-SOLVING -- ENABLE TO PROMOTE SELF-DETERMINATION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter Nine TOWARD FAMILY-CENTERED PRACTICE -- INTRODUCTION -- FROM PARENT TO FAMILY INVOLVEMENT -- CONTINUUM OF FAMILY-BASED MODELS -- FAMILY-CENTERED PRACTICES -- BARRIERS TO COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS -- A CALL FOR ACTION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter Ten THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CONTEXT OF PARENTAL DECISION-MAKING -- THEORIES OF DECISION-MAKING -- UNDERSTANDING INFORMED CHOICE -- MODELS OF TREATMENT DECISION-MAKING -- FACILITATING PARENT DECISION-MAKING -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter Eleven A SYSTEMIC PERSPECTIVEAND RELATIONAL STRATEGIES -- INTRODUCTION -- FAMILY FUNCTIONING -- NONJUDGMENTAL RELATIONAL STRATEGIES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter Twelve PARENT-CHILD INTERACTIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS -- DYADS INCLUDING CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Part III FAMILY-CENTERED EARLYINTERVENTION AV PRACTICE -- Chapter Thirteen THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT—HOME -- INTRODUCTION -- PATTERNS OF DAILY LIFE -- TYPES OF ROUTINES -- UNPREDICTABILITY -- INTERVENTION FRAMEWORKS -- LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AV PRACTITIONERS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Appendix 13.1 A ROUTINES-BASED ACTIVITY WITH POTENTIAL OBJECTIVES -- Appendix 13.2 FAMILY ROUTINES-BASED QUESTIONNAIRE -- Chapter Fourteen A MODEL FOR THE EVALUATION OF FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS -- INTRODUCTION -- ASSESSMENTS OF FAMILY EMOTIONAL VARIABLES -- FAMILY NEEDS FOR SUPPORT/FAMILY NEEDS SURVEY -- FAMILY COMMUNICATION VARIABLES -- LANGUAGE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTA/LENA CHARACTERISTICS -- APPLICATION OF THEORY TO PRACTICE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Appendix 14.1 LENA RECORDING SUMMARY SAMPLE -- Chapter Fifteen SUPPORTING AND ENGAGING FAMILIES -- INTRODUCTION -- RECENT STUDIES ON FAMILY SUPPORTS -- COMPONENTS OF FAMILY SUPPORT -- SUPPORTING AND ENGAGING FAMILIES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter Sixteen HOME VISITS—SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT -- INTRODUCTION -- EVIDENCE FOR HOME VISITING EFFECTIVENESS -- PARENT-IMPLEMENTED INTERVENTION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Appendix 16.1 PARENT COACHING DOMAIN -- Appendix 16.2 PARENT GOALS ADAPTED -- Part IV EPILOGUE -- Chapter SeventeenONE PRACTITIONER LEARNS TOBECOME FAMILY-CENTERED -- INTRODUCTION -- STORIES THAT ILLUSTRATE FAMILY-CENTERED PRACTICE -- TELEPRACTICE CHANGES THE MODEL -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter Eighteen EDITORS’ SUMMARIES & COMMENTS, OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES -- INTRODUCTION -- SUMMARIES AND COMMENTS -- OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Appendix 18.1 INFORMATION NEEDED BY ALL PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS -- .