An audiological fear reduction program for a child

Author(s): Grunblatt, H.

Journal/Book: Lang Speech Hearing Serv Sch. 1998; 29: 10801 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-3279. Amer Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc. 45-47.

Abstract: This article presents a program for reducing the fear of audiological procedures in a 6-year-old female student who is deaf. Developed by a school audiologist and the school counselor, this eight-session program involved several interventions. These included familiarizing the subject with the procedures and providing reassurance, hands-on activities, graded exposure to the procedures, peer modeling, and reinforcement for cooperation with the procedures. A significant reduction in anxiety and an increase in cooperation with audiological procedures the school was noted. At 8-month follow-up, the client was cooperative when earmolds were made for her at the school. Ln addition, some generalization to another audiological setting was reported.

Note: Article Daar L, St Francis de Sales Sch Deaf, Dept Support Serv, 260 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn,NY 11225 USA

Keyword(s): earmolds; hearing aids; phobia; desensitization; anxiety

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