PORA! web seminar on March 11th 2014: Topic ‘’Ernst Lehnhardt CI rehabilitation center in Gustrow, Germany: pediatric and adult therapy structure and organization’

Join us on: –> March 11th 2014, 16:00 Moscow time for experts working with hearing-impaired children, parents and other interested listeners Lecturer: Frau Karola Benedict, educational director of the CI rehabilitation center CIC M-V Cochlear Implant Centrum “Ernst Lehnhardt”, Güstrow, Germany (www.cicmv.de). Presentation: “Ernst Lehnhardt CI rehabilitation center in Gustrow, Germany: pediatric and adult therapy …

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PORA! Forum Discussion on December 19: Topic ‘Hearing-Impaired Children: Step by Step from Diagnostics to Inclusion’

‘We believe in a world where with hearing technology, hearing-impaired people will be able to enjoy communication with ease and without boundaries’ Join us on: –> December 19, 2013 at 4 p.m. (Moscow time) for professionals working with hearing impaired children, parents and other interested listeners Expert: Dr. Boris Moroz, Director for Science and Methodology …

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PORA! Web Seminar on December 5: Topic ‘Hearing-Impaired Children: Step by Step from Diagnostics to Inclusion’

‘We believe in a world where with hearing technology, hearing-impaired people will be able to enjoy communication with ease and without boundaries’ Join us on: –> December 5, 2013 at 4 p.m. (Moscow time) for professionals working with hearing impaired children, parents and other interested listeners Lecturer: Dr. Boris Moroz, Director for Science and Methodology …

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Joanna Kosmalowa answers the questions of experts and parents in the webinar on Parent Counseling on 23.06.2013

[Olga Peskova – Dallas] There are different views on what to advise parents outside the living room, that is, in everyday life. Many suggest taking more time to relax, and devoting time to oneself as well, in order to better cope with all the difficulties. What would you say? For sure. We discuss this not …

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Topic: Counseling of Parents – PORA ! Live Web Seminar, June 23

Meet the global expert: Joanna Kosmalowa –>  June 23, 2013 at 6.00 – 7.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for therapists and other professionals working with hearing impaired children –> June 23, 2013 at 8.00 – 9.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for parents with hearing impaired or deaf children Participation: please indicate planned participation in a comment to this post. Participation …

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The hypothesis proven scientifically

Dr. Dr. h.c. Monika Lehnhardt: here I wanted to present a short summary which I had found in the renowned journal “Otology & Neurotology”. It is another research proving the hypothesis that the provision with a CI before 12 months of age provides better results in expressive speech than implantation between 12 and 18 months. …

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Topic: Integrating Listening and Spoken Language into Daily Routine – PORA ! Forum Discussion, March 17

Get familiar with recordings of the March 3rd webinar:for experts; for parents. Forum Discussion: –>  March 17, 2013 at 6.00 – 7.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for therapists, professionals and interested experts –>  March 17, 2013 at 8.00 – 9.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for parents with hearing impaired/CI recipient children Participation: is open and free in the Web (Audio) Live Classroom, …

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Topic: Integrating Listening and Spoken Language into Daily Routine – PORA ! Live Web Seminar, March 3

Meet the global expert: Christine Evans –>  March 3, 2013 at 6.00 – 7.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for therapists and other professionals working with hearing impaired children –>  March 3, 2013 at 8.00 – 9.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for parents with hearing impaired or deaf children   Participation: please indicate planned participation in a comment to this post. Participation is …

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Forum Discussion re Maria Boboshko February 17

Get familiar with recordings of the February 3rd webinar: for experts; for parents. “Monitoring the Effectiveness of Hearing Devices” will be discussed at 6.00 – 7.30 (Moscow time) with therapists and other professionals working with hearing impaired children at 8.00 – 9.30 (Moscow time) with parents with hearing impaired or deaf children Participation: please indicate planned …

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PORA! Live Web Seminar on February 3rd: topic ‘Monitoring the Effectiveness of Hearing Solutions’

We offer the following Live Web Seminars on the topic mentioned above for different target groups: –> February 3 2013 at 6.00 – 7.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for special pedagogues, kindergarten- & school teacher, professionals interested in the topic –> February 3 2013 at 8.00 – 9.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for parents of children wearing …

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Topic: Auditory Verbal Therapy – PORA Forum Discussion, November 25th 2012

On November 25, 2012 we offer two Live Online Discussions about the forum topic, for different target groups: -> at 6.00 -7.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for therapists, professionals and interested experts -> at 8.00 – 9.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for parents with hearing impaired/CI recipient children Participation: is open and free in the Web (Audio) Live …

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PORA for parents – webinar, November 11th 2012

Topic : „Audioverbal Therapy – Accelerating Progress in Learning to Listen and Speak“
(presentation of global expert Dimity Dornan)
Time: 8 p.m. Moscow time.
Location: login to Live Online Room – (problem to login ? see: Info)
Synopsis: This time Dimity Dornan will focus on the principles of Auditory Verbal Therapy – the therapy that believes in the empowerment of parents. She will explain why experts believe babies are born to hear and why she holds the view “Every time you do something for your child that he can do for himself, you deprive him of an opportunity to learn”.
Participants: parents and experts working with hearing-impaired children.
Language: English with translation into Russian.

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PORA for professionals – webinar, November 11th 2012

Topic : „Audioverbal Therapy – Accelerating Progress in Learning to Listen and Speak“
(presentation of global expert Dimity Dornan)
Time: 6 p.m. Moscow time.
Location: login to Live Online Room – (problem to login ? see: Info)
Synopsis: This time Dimity Dornan will focus on the principles of Auditory Verbal Therapy – the therapy that believes in the empowerment of parents. She will explain why experts believe babies are born to hear and why she holds the view “Every time you do something for your child that he can do for himself, you deprive him of an opportunity to learn”.
Participants: parents and experts working with hearing-impaired children.
Language: English with translation into Russian.

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PORA for Parents – Forum Discussion, Oct. 28, 2012

Topic : „Telepractice and Audioverbal Therapy“
(Discussion of Presentation Todd Houston 2012-10-14 – see recording)
Time: 8 p.m. Moscow time –
Location: login to Live Online Room – (problem to login ? see: Info)
Synopsis:  We expect active contributions from the participants commenting on Todd Houston’s presentation on October 14th. (see recording) Their statements, suggestions and questions will be discussed. Monika Lehnhardt will moderate the session. She will also bring up all comments posted in our weblog until this date.
Participants: parents and experts working with hearing-impaired children.
Language: German with translation into Russian.

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PORA for Professionals – Forum Discussion, Oct. 28, 2012

Topic : „Telepractice and Audioverbal Therapy“
(Discussion of Presentation Todd Houston 2012-10-14 – see recording)
Time: 6 p.m. Moscow time –
Location: login to Live Online Room – (problem to login ? see: Info)
Synopsis:  We expect active contributions from the participants commenting on Todd Houston’s presentation on October 14th. (see recording) Their statements, suggestions and questions will be discussed. Monika Lehnhardt will moderate the session. She will also bring up all comments posted in our weblog until this date.
 Participants: experts working with hearing-impaired children.
Language: German with translation into Russian.

Additional information:  

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PORA for parents – webinar, October 14th 2012

Sunday, October 14th, at 8 p.m. Moscow time Meet the Global Expert: Todd Houston „Telepractice and audioverbal therapy“ Synopsis: Todd Houston will talk about the practice of rehabilitation according to the method of audioverbal therapy, specifically when the communication between SLP/therapist and the family takes place across distances (telepractice). This is especially relevant for countries …

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PORA for professionals – webinar, October 14th 2012

Sunday, October 14th, at 6 p.m. Moscow time Meet the Global Expert: Todd Houston „Telepractice and audioverbal therapy“ Synopsis: Todd Houston will talk about the practice of rehabilitation according to the method of audioverbal therapy, specifically when the communication between SLP/therapist and the family takes place across distances (telepractice). This is especially relevant for countries …

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Meet Global Experts Live Online: Hearing loss in babies – a neurodevelopmental emergency, Dimity Dornan, May 10th 2012

Aim of the meeting: within the framework of PORA – meeting with international expert, certified audio-verbal therapist Dimity Dornan to discuss the reasons, the treatment and rehabilitation of hearing impairment in newborns and infants.

Agenda: the presentation of Dr. Dimity Dornan “Hearing loss in babies – a neurological emergency”.

To find out more about Dimity Dornan, please follow this link to her profile. To find out more about audio-verbal therapy, please click here.

When:  May 10th 2012, 9.30 CET (Berlin time). The meeting will be recorded and published, open for comments of interested participants.

Where: live online (audio conference room) – join the meeting here. In case of technical problems, please contact us on skype (a.slukhai).

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