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Person- and Family-Centered Care in Audiology provides practicing professionals and future hearing care professionals with essential information on how to optimize outcomes by being responsive to individual client experiences and needs. Holistic care considers unique client and family factors that influence their behaviors for help seeking and engaging in the treatment process. This book will teach providers how they can leverage the benefits of evidence-based psychological strategies to understand and address the challenges their clients experience and support behavior change. The first section of the book provides foundational knowledge on person- and family-centered care, challenges experienced by clients and clinicians, as well as ethical and professional responsibilities of hearing care professionals. The second section explores how to apply counselling skills intentionally in practice and provides case examples and practical tips. The final section includes chapters on specific populations and remote service delivery. Treating the whole person, including their psychosocial experiences, leads to better outcomes, more satisfied clients, and a more highly valued professional service.