Mothers’ and fathers’ involvement in intervention programs for deaf and hard of hearing children

Abstract

For the Israeli-Arab population, the findings underscore the differences between mothers' and fathers' multiple dimensions of involvement in the intervention program of their D/HH children and their predictors. The results suggest important avenues for prevention and intervention activities when working with families of children who are D/HH. Implications for rehabilitation Parental involvement in intervention programs for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) is vital to children's progress and an essential component of implementing family-centered service provision. Understanding of both mothers and fathers multiple dimensions of involvement and the factors that facilitate or hinder their parental involvement in their children's intervention programs, will equip professionals to better support parents of D/HH children aligned with the principles of family centered care service delivery. Mothers and fathers style of involvement reflects on gaps between the goals of family centered care and their implementation in the realities of everyday practice. The experiences and behaviors of mothers and fathers should not be seen as interchangeable.

Análise da efetividade de um programa de intervenção para famílias de crianças com deficiência auditiva

“…It is worth noting that strengthening family-centered intervention and improving the preparation of family members for situations related to hearing impairment of their child (19)(20)(21)(22) , through their reception and listening with the support of the other members of the group, were aspects reached in the proposed intervention, in agreement with the recommendations of the literature (1,9,14) .…”

“…Through the analysis of pre-intervention and post-intervention interaction videos, a significant improvement in the quality of communication between mothers and their children was noticed, a fact that was highlighted in studies as a predictive factor of language development in children with hearing impairment, pointing out the importance of working with families to improve the prognosis and the abbreviation of auditory therapy (6,8,9,16,19) .…”

“…Scientific evidence suggests that intervention programs for the hearing-impaired child population should be focused on the family (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10) .…”

“…The understanding that hosting and orientations to the families are key points for adherence to the speech-language intervention process (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15) in auditory habilitation and/or rehabilitation is essential, and studies that seek to define effective intervention models of this nature are desirable.…”

Is the Right to Access to the Services and Supports Ensured for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children? An Ethnographic Study Based on the Experience of Hearing Parents

“…Secondly, we did not include the features that would significantly affect the parent's experience, such as the age of the child, the family's socioeconomic status, or the gender differences in parent care, just to name a few. Taking into account the gender differences in caring for a DHH child in further research could allow us to explore the possible measures that could benefit the parents' involvement in the services offered to their DHH child [35]. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that despite the heterogeneity in our sample pool, parents were able to report similar or recurrent accessibility challenges for care.…”