If you are looking to pursue Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) Auditory Verbal certification check out the new AG Bell Academy requirements related to the certification process for candidates.
According to AG Bell, all changes are found in July 2017 versions of the following documents on the Academy website:
- LSLS Cert. AVT Application
- LSLS Cert. AVEd Application
- LSLS Certification Handbook
- LSLS Mentor Handbook
- LSLS Mentor Evaluation Form F-1
Click here for a summary of all changes.
We appreciate the time and commitment of the AG Bell Academy Board and the Mentoring Taskforce to the growth in knowledge and skill of each professional pursing LSL certification and the enhancement of the LSL certification process all with the expectation of improving the LSL outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Thank you to these Hearing First members who are members of the AG Bell Academy Board:
Thank you to these Hearing First members who are members of the AG Bell Academy Board:
Ellen Estes M.S., LSLS Cert. AVEd, Board Chair
Emma Rushbrooke, M.Phil (Audiology), B.A. Dip Aud, MAudSa, LSLS Cert. AVT, RNC, Board Chair-Elect
Teri OuelletteM.S., Cert. AVEd, Immediate Past Board Chair
Rollen Cooper M.S., LSLS Cert. AVEd
Emilio Alonso-Mendoza, J.D., CFRE
Sherri Fickenscher, M.S., LSLS Cert. AVEd
Ulrika Lofkvist, Ph.D., LSLS Cert. AVEd, M.Sc.
Jane Madell Ph.D., LSLS Cert. AVT
Ted Meyer, M.D., Ph.D.
Lee Rech, J.D.
Ellen Thomas, M.A., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
Jenna Voss Ph.D., CED, LSLS Cert. AVEd
And the Mentoring Task Force:
Cheryl L Dickson LSLS Cert. AVT, Task Force Chair
Rollen Cooper, M.S., LSLS Cert. AVEd
Hannah Eskridge, MSP, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
Sherri Fickenscher, M.S., LSLS Cert. AVEd
Mary Jones M.A. CCC-SLP. LSLS Cert. AVT