Procedures to provide expertise to other professionals, business, industry, courts, attorneys, public and private agencies, and/or individuals in all areas related to the profession of audiology including program development, evaluation, or supervision.

Consulting services enhance the understanding of auditory and vestibular systems and the appropriate management of hearing loss, related auditory disorders, and vestibular dysfunction.

Consulting services facilitate changes in the acoustic environment and development of programs or instrumentation for the prevention, identification, diagnosis, treatment of auditory and vestibular system dysfunction, or referral to appropriate resources

Expected outcomes of consulting services are variable and are negotiated between the consultant and consultee(s).

From Preferred Practice Patters for the Profession of Audiology (December 21, 2006)