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NOTE TO PARENTS:
All certified Berard AIT Practitioners in the world are required to meet the credential criteria and successfully complete a four day Professional Seminar training course taught by an Auditory Integration Training Instructor.
Certified
Berard AIT
Practitioners must
successfully complete a final written examination.
Read more about the professional
training
requirements to become a
Berard AIT
Practitioner.
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Who were you trained by and when?
Was/is that person a
certified
Berard AIT Professional Instructor?
How extensive was your training program?
What kind of ongoing supervision and support do you receive as a Berard AIT Professional?
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NOTE TO PARENTS:
In the past, some AIT Practitioners who are using the Digital Auditory Aerobics (DAA) device were allowed to purchase their DAA equipment with virtually no proper professional training given. Avoid using any AIT Practitioner who does not have the proper professional training! |
What equipment will you be using for Auditory Integration Training?
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NOTE TO PARENTS:
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Why did you choose the equipment you
are now using for your Auditory Integration Training practice?
What headphones will you use?
Do they
meet the standards for Auditory Integration Training?
What
music
will you use for Auditory Integration Training?
Does this
music
meet the standards for Auditory Integration Training?
What other professional credentials
and experience do you have?
Do you have training in any other type(s)
of Listening Intervention(s)?
If so, which other intervention(s)?
What level of professional training/certification did you receive for
that intervention(s)?
What is the total fee you charge for
Auditory Integration Training sessions for a child?
for an adult?
for more than one member of the same family?
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What does this fee charged include,
specifically?
Is a deposit required to schedule sessions?
If so, how much and what are the terms of this deposit?
What method of payment do you accept?
Do you accept payment terms?
What disclosures and/or forms will I/we
be required to sign prior to beginning
Auditory Integration Training?
What are the PRECAUTIONS that you recommend
during and after Berard
AIT?
Are there
airplane
travel precautions?
Are there
medical precautions?
Are there headphone precautions?
Are there noise exposure
precautions?
Are there any
other
types of precautions to be aware of?
Where will the AIT listening
therapy sessions be conducted?
Is the location quiet?
May I attend and/or observe AIT sessions with my child?
As the AIT Practitioner,
will you personally be supervising and observing my child during their
AIT sessions?
If you will not be supervising all
Berard AIT sessions directly,
who will be supervising them?
Is that individual also certified as a
AIT Practitioner?
If not, what specifically are the credentials of this individual?
Is
audio
testing required for my child?
Where will the
audio
testing be conducted?
Who will conduct the
audio
testing?
What is that Practitioner's professional background, training and experience
in conducting the Berard
AIT Audio Testing Protocol?
How many children (or
adults) in total have you provided AIT services to in your professional AIT practice
to date?
How many children (or adults) have
you already you provided AIT services to (or do you anticipate
providing services to) in
your professional AIT practice this year?
How should I best
prepare
my child for the Berard
Auditory Integration Training sessions?
How is it best to acclimate my child to you, your office environment
and the AIT process before beginning
sessions?
How should I best prepare my child(ren)
for the
audio
testing if they are
able to be tested?
What happens if my child can no cooperate well enough to be tested
accurately?
What is your
expectation of my child during the AIT sessions?
What is your expectation of me as the parent during the
AIT sessions?
What is the highest intensity level
of decibels that a child is exposed to during the
AIT
listening sessions?
What is the highest intensity level of decibels that an adult is
exposed to during the AIT listening sessions?
Are there known periods of
adjustment
during and/or after AIT?
If so, is there a certain time frame that is typical?
What is that time frame?
How many of the Participants you trained for
AIT went through an
adjustment
period?
What should I be aware of about
a
possible adjustment or regression period during/after
AIT for my child(ren)?
Are they any time intervals I can expect for adjustments?
How much experience do you have working
special needs children and their families?
What is the biggest contribution you feel that you will make to my child(ren)/my family as our AIT Practitioner?
Optional Other Questions To Ask About Berard Auditory Integration Training
Request name(s) and phone number(s)
for at least three (3) references of parents of children who have used
the
AIT Practitioner
that you are interviewing for
AIT or related services in the
past year to determine if were those parents are well satisfied.
After you complete PARENT AIT CHECKLIST and discuss it with the Berard AIT Practitioner, you may wish to ask:
Is Berard AIT appropriate for my child(ren) in your professional opinion?
Do you believe AIT is the BEST listening intervention to be used for my child(ren), given what has been disclosed to you about my child(ren) in the Parent AIT Checklist ?
Why? or Why not?
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