CENTER FOR HEARING LOSS IN CHILDREN

儿童听力损失中心的主要目标是改善 各种程度听力损失儿童的未来前景，从 从温和到深刻，通过一个紧密整合的研究计划， 研究培训、继续教育和信息传播。 中心的所有项目，包括六个拟议的研究项目， 围绕三个总体主题组织：1)及早确定 教育意义重大的听力损失，2)有效的治疗 教育意义重大的听力损失，以及3)了解听力损失的原因 儿童听力损失的最终目标是预防和治疗 治疗。因为在这一领域的研究和临床实践 儿童听力损失需要多学科的努力，研究 该计划将使用行为研究、遗传学、 和神经生物学。为学员提供的研究培训计划，范围从 本科生到博士后研究员将在以下各个领域提供 该中心进行的研究。我们将特别强调 招收聋哑人、重听人或 少数群体的代表性不足。继续教育计划是 针对为儿童提供服务的不同专业群体 听力损失。信息传播计划旨在 为父母提供与养育有关的各种主题的信息 一个听力损失的儿童，并教育公众关于身份识别的知识， 儿童听力损失的原因、后果以及如何预防。 信息传播计划是对研究培训的补充 该计划以独特的努力告知家长、辅导员和学生 在沟通中有关于就业机会的听力损失 科学。

The primary goal of the Center for Hearing Loss in Children is to improve the future prospects of children with all degrees of hearing loss, from mild to profound, through a tightly integrated program of research, research training, continuing education and information dissemination. All programs of the Center, including the six proposed research projects, are organized around three overall themes: 1) early identification of educationally significant hearing loss, 2) the effective remediation of educationally significant hearing loss, and 3) understanding the causes of hearing loss in children with the ultimate goal of prevention and treatment. Because both research and clinical practice in the field of childhood hearing loss entail multidisciplinary efforts, the Research Program will employ techniques drawn from behavioral research, genetics, and neurobiology. A Research Training Program for trainees ranging from undergraduates to postdoctoral fellows will be offered in all areas of research conducted by the Center. Special emphasis will be placed on recruiting students who are deaf, hard of hearing, or members of underrepresented minority groups. The Continuing Education Program is targeted at the diverse group of professionals who serve children with hearing loss. The Information Dissemination Program is designed to provide parents with information on a variety of topics related to raising a child with hearing loss and to educate the public about identification, causes, and consequences of childhood hearing loss and how to prevent it. The Information Dissemination Program complements the Research Training Program with a unique effort to inform parents, counselors, and students with hearing loss about career opportunities in the communication sciences.