Exploration of parental perspectives and involvement in therapeutic communication approaches for deaf and/or hard-of-hearing children at special schools in South Africa

Medical Humanities, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. medhum - 012900

Published: Jan. 20, 2025

Family-centred intervention optimises the development of communication abilities and academic outcomes in children with hearing loss. Cognisance family values, respect for differences adaptations to cultural linguistic diversity ensure collaboration parent-professional relationships. This study investigated parental involvement perceptions regarding approaches implemented (i.e., traditional speech-language therapy listening spoken language-South Africa—adapted Auditory Verbal Therapy) profound The was conducted at special schools loss across four provinces South Africa, where grade-level core skills are taught using a mainstream curriculum complemented by specialised instruction. Data were collected through self-administered survey retrospective record review. An inductive analysis transcripts conducted, Fisher’s exact test assessed associations between data sets. Findings demonstrated limited informational counselling provided parents options. Following initiation process, findings indicate buy-in, fuelled their aspirations child Although results suggest that prefer language therapeutic modality, this approach is hindered lack culturally sensitive linguistically appropriate care. an important finding, particularly multilingual multicultural contexts like Africa. These context-specific emphasise interventionists must be cognizant parental-informed decision-making, sensitivity effective collaborations.

Language: Английский

Short-Form Video Addiction of Students with Hearing Impairments: The Roles of Demographics, Parental Psychological Control, and Psychological Reactance

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 11, 2025

Language: Английский