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Description

Clinicians working with children who have hearing loss often encounter complex barriers that impact diagnostic follow-up, cochlear implant readiness, family engagement, and long-term outcomes. This webinar will address common challenges such as trauma exposure, caregiver stress, barriers based on social determinants of health, and the emotional toll on providers. Learners will gain practical, trauma-informed strategies to improve communication, trust-building, and family-centered care. The webinar also provides tools for conducting needs assessments and identifying early signs of compassion fatigue.

Learning Outcomes    
You will be able to:

• Identify indicators of trauma and social stressors that commonly affect children
• Apply trauma-informed communication strategies when interacting with pediatric patients and families to reduce fear, increase trust, and improve care engagement
• Explain the provider risks and early signs of secondary traumatic stress/compassion fatigue

Related Courses

This is one of three courses in the ASHA Audiology 2026: Cochlear Implants webinar series. See all the courses in this series.

Presenter Information

Brittney Sprouse, AuD, ABA, PASC, is the Director of Audiology and a pediatric audiologist at UChicago Medicine. Dr. Sprouse received her Doctorate in Audiology from the Northeast Ohio AuD Consortium (University of Akron) in 2009. Dr. Sprouse is not only an American Board of Audiology-Certified audiologist, but she also holds the Pediatric Audiology Specialty Certification (PASC). She has been actively involved on the state and national level, including 2019 President of the Illinois Academy of Audiology (ILAA), Past President of the Ohio Academy of Audiology (OAA), and additional board and committee positions, and she is currently on the board of directors for the American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACIA). Some of her clinical interests include cochlear implants, electrophysiology, ototoxicity monitoring and the management of patients with complex medical conditions. She is also deeply passionate about integrating trauma-informed principles into audiological care to ensure a supportive, empathetic, and holistic experience for patients and their families.

Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by 11:59 p.m. ET on the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Live webinar date: March 11, 2026   
End date: March 13, 2031

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).
Subject code 5020 Audiologic Habilitation/Rehabilitation