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TOMATIS Praha
TOMATIS Prague
Autism,developmental disorders of speech, hyperactivity
Thierry Gaujarengues
President of company TDSA
Today: 3.4. Name-day: Richard
About the Listening Program
The Listening Program TOMATIS consists of three parts:
1. Diagnosis
Before the Listening Program there are few steps which help to establish:
- the type of Listening Program – Development Listening Program or Therapeutic Listening Program
- the course of the Listening Program
- the length of the Listening Program
This part concerns:
- Listening Checklist
- interview with the client, eventually also with his/her parents (if the client is a child) – the aim of this interview is to find out what should be improved od which difficulties should be removed
- diagnostic tests (Therapeutic Listening Program)
- short video recording (in some cases)
- initial Listening Test
- evaluation of the Listening Test
- forming of the Listening Program
- feedback of certified consultant of TOMATIS Method to the wishes of client – realistic view on aims and expectations, possibilities extent of the TOMATIS Method
2. The Listening Program
The Listening Program consists of 60 listening hours and is divided into 3 cycles. The first part is meant as the base for other following cycles. It is intensive and in terms of time very concentrated stimulation, so it is optimal to use three following weeks (5 days + 5 days + 5 days).
After the break which is 4-6 weeks follows second cycle. The second cycle concerns 15 listening hours which should be concentrated in 8 following days.
The last part of basic Listening Program, the third cycle, begins after 4-6 weeks of break and has the same course as the second cycle.
The break is necessary for integration of changes caused by the stimulation.
Between the cycles we make a set of control Listening Tests. So we can notice all actual changes and trends of the progress. The Listening Program can be modified if needed.
3. Evaluation
Before the finishing of the Listening Program we complete and evaluate all documentation. We present the comparison of initial and final information to the client. The following step is the final assessment of the success rate of the Listening Program from both sides – the client`s and the certified consultant`s. Then we suggest the next step – the successful finishing or continuing with another cycle (in case of Therapeutic Listening Program).
