Registration is open for the May 3, 2010 ALD Training Class.

 There has been a change in the pricing based on your feedback. It has been simplified. The course has one price - $300 per person for the 6 week online course. You will have access to CRC approval at the end of the class if you need hours.

Go to www.aldtraining.com to register and pay with a pro-card or credit card. If you prefer a Purchase Order, you can fax, email or mail it:      

Fax: 859-342-4979, email:  Read More

Okay. I’ve been talking to a lot of people about the ALD Training Program recently and this topic came up twice in a week. The sentiment was that VR as an agency was not doing all it could to prepare counselors in dealing with the largest, and largest growing, disability group in America.

Some counselors felt somewhat overwhelmed or not confident in their ability to serve this population well. Other’s feared that when a counselor is untrained or inexperienced with hearing loss issues, they determined these individuals to be ineligible for services.   

These comments came from across the country - From counselors in the trenches - From passionate experienced counselors - and from counselors who did not feel confident in their ability to provide services.

“Not serving an entire population because of our limitations as an agency is not acceptable.”

“If we aren’t trained to know how to adequately assess a situation or what services are available and clients are deemed ineligible for services because of our lack of training, it is a blatant misuse of federal and state money and that is unethical. We deal with the largest disability group in America.” 

 “We are basically discriminating against people with hearing loss.”

I explained how the ALD Training Program specifically addresses these concerns. Understanding hearing loss and hearing loss issues is addressed in Module 1. It helps lay the groundwork in understanding hearing loss and how it can impact the work environment. We cover the impact of hearing loss on 3Ps, Read more »

Don’t Delay! The next training online training class begins Feburary 15, 2010. Register a group by sending a purchase order or go online and register for an individual at www.aldtraining.com if you want to use a credit card. Read more in the JOIN NOW section of the website.

 2010 Class Schedule

February 15, 2010            May 3, 2010                       July 19, 2010                      November 1, 2010

Any questions? Contact Becky Morris at Beckym@beyondhearingaids.com or 800-838-1649.

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Wow - How time does fly. The inaugural class of the ALD Technical Training Program completed just a few short weeks ago and based on the evaluations, it was an overall success. I thought you’d like to see the comments. You can simply click here to read them. Here’s a quick sample:

“This program was very informative and very much user friendly. I like that I am able to use and reference the information to help me do my job with much more confidence. I have saved many of the resource lists and links and find it very helpful.

“Videos were excellent (when operational on my computer). Very informative and concise. Being able to see the products, see the concepts/charts made learning fun and enjoyable.”

I broke the cardinal rule of blogging, I didn’t keep you up to date as the training class progressed. I’ll be doing a better job as the next class begins as I share some of the new resources available to class participants. Read more »

It’s been a grueling few weeks to get the ALD Training Program finalized but things are looking really good. I envisioned being able to give you a preview of some of the courses, but wasn’t sure how to do it. 

Perserverence pays off!   The video link is below. You may need to hit the ‘Read More….’ button to get to the rest of the message.  Read more »

Boy, has it been busy here as the first group of people are starting the Nov 2, training classes. We’ve just begun WEEK 2 and there will be 4 more classes. Everyone should be fnished well before the Christmas break.

I’ll post again soon with comments from the students. I even plan to have a preview available of some of the content for you to see. So I’ll be talking to you again very soon.

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Hawaii VR signed on for the ALD Training Program just this past week as charter members of the program and we couldn’t be happier. I’m looking forward to working with them and eagerly await their thoughts and input on the website and program.

Now for an update on the training program… Read more »

Imagine you are on coffee break at a conference. You want to spend time talking with peers about some issues you are facing and you want some fresh insights.

You can still talk with peers, just online. This is your chance to network with others around the state, and around the country.

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Counselor’s Success! Corner is one of the networking opportunities available on the Learning Center website. Here is the description:

CONGRATULATIONS !! You just get off the phone or out of a meeting that went really well. You found new information or made a great contact. Tell Someone. It’s high Read More