Upcoming Events

Thursday November 5th, 2026, 9-11 AM

Central Auditory Processing (CAP) within the educational setting.

Free for Members, $35 for Non-Members

This presentation will be provided by a Hayley Holmes, AuD, an Educational Audiologist with the Ventura County Office of Education, to school psychologists and will focus on understanding Central Auditory Processing (CAP) within the educational setting. The presentation will review foundational concepts of auditory processing, the distinction between hearing sensitivity and central auditory processing, and the overlap between auditory processing concerns and areas such as language, attention, memory, phonological processing, and learning. The Bellis/Ferre model will be introduced as the primary framework used to guide CAP assessment and interpretation here at Ventura County Office of Education. This model examines patterns of strengths and weaknesses across multiple auditory tasks, including areas such as auditory decoding, prosodic processing, and auditory integration, to help connect test findings with functional listening and academic concerns. The presentation will also provide an overview of CAP testing, current candidacy guidelines, and factors that may impact the interpretation of results. School psychologists will learn about patterns within psychoeducational testing that may warrant consideration of a CAP evaluation, including weaknesses with auditory or verbally presented information, phonological processing, auditory memory, speech-in-noise understanding, and discrepancies between auditory and visual performance. Emphasis will be placed on multidisciplinary interpretation and the importance of considering CAP findings within the broader context of a student’s cognitive, linguistic, academic, and functional profile.

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