Hearing care professional
Audiologist (Germany), hearing care (Austria, formerly also Germany) and Hörsystemakustiker (Switzerland) is the professional title for a craftsman , the hearing aids adjusts individually and waits. Hearing care professionals a. Carry out hearing tests , advise customers on the selection of hearing aids, manufacture earmolds and carry out the professional, individual adjustment of hearing systems.
The profession is a recognized training occupation .
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Hearing aid acousticians mainly work in workshops for hearing aid acoustics. However, they are also employed, for example, in laboratories and workshops in specialist clinics and by industrial manufacturers of hearing aids.
The main task of the hearing care professional in the craft area is to determine the nature and extent of hearing impairment on the basis of medical diagnosis, the needs of the hearing impaired accordingly suitable ingredients for the hearing aid choose to assemble the finished hearing aid to adjust this in accordance with the hearing and individual needs of the hearing impaired and Document the hearing improvement using standardized test procedures. The tasks also include advice on hearing protection and special accessories for the hard of hearing. The hearing aid acoustician has theoretical knowledge from the fields of acoustics, anatomy, audiology, psychology and hearing aid technology and practical skills in audiometry, ear impressions, earmold manufacturing, repair technology and hearing aid fitting using software and special measurement technology.
After determining the individual audiometric data, the customer is offered various suitable hearing aids for testing in an initial fitting, since in addition to the optimal acoustic transmission, subjective acceptance also plays a major role in the success of the hearing aid fitting. In addition to initial care, the field of work also includes the accompanying adjustment with repeated checks and readjustments of the hearing aid functions in the course of use, the processing of any cost assumptions by the statutory health insurance companies and the maintenance, repair and care of the hearing systems.
In Germany, the hearing acoustician is a craft that requires approval according to the craft regulations ; the activities, knowledge and skills to be assigned to the hearing aid acoustician trade are named in § 1 Hearing Aid Acoustic Master Ordinance. In Austria, hearing aid acoustics as a craft is a regulated trade according to the trade regulations .
designation
In Germany, a change of name has been used for 2,015 hearing care towards audiologist completed, initiated by the craft itself. So the training regulation an amendment of the Crafts Code was in 2015 amended accordingly (with effect from August 1, 2016) and on 12 May 2017 by the Federal Council decided , which came into force on July 6, 2017 .
On the background of the change, a quote from the President of the Federal Guild of Hearing Acousticians : “The new professional name corresponds to our profoundly changed professional profile. It is not the 'device' that is in the foreground, but the complete individual personal service with the aim of achieving the best possible hearing. Service and advice gain in importance the further technical progress advances ”(Marianne Frickel).
Initial and continuing education
Germany
Hearing care professional (academic title since August 1, 2016 before: Hearing Care ) is an after Handwerksordnung recognized (HwO) training occupation. The dual training with a three-year duration is regulated in the hearing aid training ordinance . The Hearing Aid Acoustic Master Ordinance regulates both the job description and the examination requirements for the relevant master’s examination .
The central training center for German hearing care professionals is the Academy for Hearing Acoustics in Lübeck. She is responsible for inter-company training, master craftsman training and professional training. A major certificate of proficiency (master craftsman's certificate ) is required to exercise the profession independently .
There are around 6,600 hearing aid companies and around 15,000 hearing aid professionals in Germany (as of 2019).
Around 1000 master hearing aid acousticians have completed the training to become a pediatrician , a specialization in the provision of hearing aid to children. Pediatrician is not a protected term. Only if appropriate equipment (child-friendly work material) and sufficient experience with hearing-impaired children go hand in hand can it be assumed that high-quality child care can be ensured.
Austria
A completed training at a secondary school and / or a polytechnic school is required as an entry requirement for teaching . In Austria, the apprentice completes his three-year dual training with the final examination. In addition, training in the second educational path is possible. The successful final apprenticeship examination also enables admission to the vocational matura (vocational matriculation examination) and subsequently to further higher qualifications, e.g. B. at universities of applied sciences .
The admission requirements for the independent professional practice of the handicraft hearing aid acoustics are set out in the hearing aid acoustics ordinance . According to this, in addition to two years of relevant professional experience, the master craftsman's examination or comparable qualifications must be proven.
Switzerland
In Switzerland, the training includes three years of work in a hearing aid specialist shop. After completing the training and passing the professional examination , the graduates receive the Swiss Federal Certificate for Hearing Aid Acousticians. This contract entitles you to run a branch or your own company and to settle accounts with insurance companies. In order to be able to settle accounts with SUVA , four days of further training are necessary per year.
The training is not a basic vocational training , but belongs to the higher vocational training .
Historical
The first training ordinance for the hearing aid acoustician trade dates from August 5, 1968. The first master craftsman exams took place around June 9th to 11th, 1969. Since the first examination committee should have included seasoned masters, but there was not yet any, there was improvisation. Karl Köttgen and Wilhelm Aumann were recognized as "masters of their subject", so that the technical competence was given in the examination board.
Further training regulations were published in 1982, 1997 and most recently in 2016 (current).
Associations
Germany
- Federal Guild of Hearing Acousticians
- European Union of hearing care professionals (EUHA)
- Support group Gutes Hören , approx. 1700 organized companies (status 11/2005)
- Association of German Hearing Aid Acousticians, approx. 120 affiliated companies (as of 5/2006)
See also
Web links
- Audiologist in Berufenet the Federal Employment Agency (Germany)
- Professional and industry information from the Austrian Chamber of Commerce
- Career information from the Swiss Service Center for Vocational Training
- European Union of hearing care professionals (EUHA)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reinhard Selka, Birgit Ostwald: Career start for secondary school students. 56 professions, 56 opportunities . W. Bertelsmann Verlag, Bielefeld 2008, ISBN 978-3-7639-3616-8 , pp. 43-44.
- ↑ hearing care professional . Database for training and job descriptions of the Federal Employment Agency , accessed on July 2, 2017.
- ↑ Appendix A: List of trades that can be operated as trades requiring approval (Section 1, Paragraph 2) , Crafts Code i. d. F. v. June 30, 2017, m. W. v. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ↑ § 94 Z 34 Trade Regulations (GewO 1994) i. d. F. v. July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- ↑ Hearing aid acousticians are now called hearing acousticians . In: Deutsche Handwerks Zeitung , May 16, 2017, accessed on July 2, 2017.
- ↑ a b Hearing aid acoustician becomes hearing acoustician . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Deutsche Cochlea Implantat Gesellschaft (Ed.): Schnecke-Online , May 12, 2017, accessed on July 2, 2017.
- ^ Information from the Academy for Hearing Aid Acoustics Lübeck , accessed on July 26, 2010.
- ^ Federal Guild of Hearing Acousticians
- ↑ Training ordinance of the Austrian Ministry of Economics ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 42 kB), accessed on July 26, 2010
- ↑ FAQ hearing aid acoustician . OHI GmbH, Optometry & Hearing Acoustics Initiative, accessed on January 1, 2016.
- ↑ Federal Law Gazette II No. 57/2003 : 57th Ordinance of the Federal Minister for Economics and Labor of January 28, 2003.
- ↑ Swiss Association of Hearing Aid Acoustics [1] ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 8, 2011
- ↑ http://www.a-hs.ch/weiterbildung.html
- ↑ 50 Years of the Federal Guild of Hearing Aid Acousticians, Innocentia Verlag, Hamburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-9808107-7-7 , p. 39
