Please see below for WE Listen International Inc. information and registration details.
Speakers Programs
Lectures

WE Listen International Inc. proudly presents an international speakers’ programme (ISP) for Auditory-Verbal therapists, Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Otolaryngologists, Researchers, Teachers, Communicative Disorders Assistants, administrators, medical staff, students, and parents. All are welcome.

Offered as one-day conferences or in workshop format, the ISP aims to present cutting edge information from well-regarded speakers in the fields of Audiology, Listening and Spoken Language interventions.

Autumn conferences are in October or November and Spring conferences are in April.

UPCOMING CONFERENCES
2011 SPRING - FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012
Hot Topics - Born to hear: Cortical auditory plasticity, development and re-organization in children with hearing impairment; Central auditory development and behavioural outcomes in children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD); and New directions: Use of cortical response biomarkers in the clinical practice of audiology.
Distinguished Presenter: Dr. Anu Sharma, Professor Dept. of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Venue and Time: Memorial Hall, North York Civic Centre - 5100 Yonge St., Toronto, M2N 5V7
Time: Registration 7:30 am, Conference 8:30 am - 4:00 pm.
For: Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Otolaryngologists, Researchers, Teachers, Auditory-Verbal Therapists, Communicative Disorders Assistants, Students, Parents
Cost: $275 (by April 6, 2012) or $325 (at the door)
Sponsors: WE Listen International Inc. is very pleased to introduce PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSOR Phonak Canada (www.phonak.canada.com) and GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR Cochlear Canada (www.cochlear.com) of this event.
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PAST CONFERENCES

Cochlear Implants and Children: The State of the Art (Dr. Blake Papsin, Dr. Karen Gordon, Dr. Jon Shallop, Anne Beiter. Nov 25, 2011)

Four Hot Topics - 1. Non-Linear Frequency Compression for Children with Moderate Hearing Loss: From Good to Great!; 2. Clinical decision making in determining bimodal vs. bilateral cochlear implantation. Bilateral vs. Bimodal: Is there a clear winner?; 3. Cochlear Implants and FM systems. Radio makes the star!; 4. Contemporary management of challenging cases: The sky's the limit! (Jace Wolfe, Ph.D - April 1, 2011)

A Trio of Topics: Behavioural Testing in Children:Low Tech but High Yield, Assessment of Hearing and Management in Children with Special Needs, and Empowering Families Through the EHDI Process: Infancy to Adolescence (Dr. Anne-Marie Tharpe)

Reading, Literacy and Auditory-Verbal Practice (Kathryn Wilson)

A Game Plan for Becoming a Winning Coach (Teresa Caraway and Joanna Smith)

Sound Speech for Speech Sounds (Nancy Caleffe-Schenck)

Auditory-Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (Dr. Pat Roush)

Auditory-Verbal Practice and Children with Additional Challenges: Assessment and Intervention (Christine Perigoe)

Auditory-Verbal Practice: A Quartet of Topics; 1) The "Older" Beginner Listener, 2) Tips for Speech Development in AV Practice, 3) Parent Coaching and Guidance, 4) Behaviour Management in AV Practice (Judith Simser)

GENERAL INFORMATION
Warren Estabrooks provides lectures on a variety of Auditory-Verbal related topics to various audiences around the world.

His presentations, seminars, workshops, and program consultations focus on the development and enhancement of listening and spoken language in children and adults with all degrees of hearing loss.

Primarily the audiences are combinations of professionals, parents and caregivers. The professional audience typically includes audiologists, speech-langauge pathologists, teachers of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, classroom teachers and specialists who work with children who are deaf or hard of hearing, educational administrators, and medical teams.

TOP REQUESTED PRESENTATIONS
The Future of Listening

Listening for Life

Auditory-Verbal Practice:  Charting the Course

Auditory-Verbal Practice:  Staying the Course

The Science and Art of Auditory-Verbal Practice Today

Listening and Spoken Language:  Beyond the Basics

The Baby is Listening

Listen to This:  Part I and Part II

Techniques and Strategies in Auditory-Verbal Practice

Auditory Therapy for Teens and Adults

Auditory-Verbal Children Go to School

Auditory-Verbal Practice:  A Paradigm Shift

Hearing Technology and Auditory Therapy:  Miracles in Action

WE Listen International Inc. recognizes Cochlear Canada (Visit Cochlear) and Oticon Paediatrics (Visit Oticon Pediatrics) as corporate sponsors of the Speakers' Programme.