To create sustainable change in the hearing and speech rehabilitation, the programme was created that aimed to reach maximum of people who support children and grown-ups suffering from hearing loss and their families. Professional speech therapists who graduated from Professional Certificate in Hearing Rehabilitation (PCHR) in Lahore are now fully equipped to train and regularly support parents and other relatives of children with hearing devices within the newly developed Professional Certificate in Family Support.
The first round of Family Support Workshops held on 29 June 2024 demonstrated the effective outcome of the training programmes. The participating 120 caretakers received useful theoretical knowledge on hearing loss and hearing and speech rehabilitation as well as practical tools, tips, and techniques to use in their everyday activities and communication. This valuable skillset will contribute to the hearing and speech development of their children or family members with hearing loss. Further workshops for caretakers are to follow in the second half of the year.