Welcome to PEAK
PROGRAMMING . EDUCATION . ADVOCACY . KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT THIS TOOL
Anecdotal evidence suggests that deaf and hard of hearing students benefit when involved in structured, supportive, peer-to-peer experiences. Two successful school-based peer support groups located in Alberta and Ohio have achieved these positive outcomes. Factors contributing to success were a leader-mentor model combined with student, audiologist, community mentors.
Our aim with this work was to develop a template for a structured school-based support and resource program, that would guide school-based hearing care professionals on how to bring together students with hearing loss to share experiences, learn about education, advocacy, and living with hearing loss.
HOW TO USE THIS TOOL
This tool is in a ‘tour bus’ jump on/jump off format; a circular flow model that allows for flexible starting points. Included are modules with content related to various topics on learning and living with hearing loss. These Modules are stops on the circular tour, which each stop containing one or more objectives related to self-determination and self-advocacy
- Competency
- Autonomy
- Relatedness
LEGEND – Objectives related to self-determination & self-advocacy

COMPETENCY
