Private practice is a method of making an independent living with the skills obtained by training and experience as an audiologist. There are various types of private practices including but not limited to adults, pediatric, combination adult and pediatric, tinnitus, hearing conservation, vestibular, forensic, and others. The practice may choose to dispense hearing aids as a part of their aural rehabilitative treatment program. Preparation of an audiology private practice requires intensive business planning and the business skills to compete and sustain a practice over time.
Learning Objectives:
Discuss who should be in private practice.
Describe various types of audiology private practices.
Describe the various components of managing an audiology private practice.
