PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS AS A FACTOR IN EVALUATING CHILDREN FOR THE MULTICHANNEL COCHLEAR IMPLANT

Authors
KAMPFE CM HARRISON M OETTINGER T LUDINGTON J MCDONALDBELL C PILLSBURY HC
Citation
Cm. Kampfe et al., PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS AS A FACTOR IN EVALUATING CHILDREN FOR THE MULTICHANNEL COCHLEAR IMPLANT, American annals of the deaf, 138(3), 1993, pp. 297-303
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Rehabilitation,"Education, Special
Journal title
American annals of the deaf → ACNP
ISSN journal
0002726X
Volume
138
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
297 - 303
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-726X(1993)138:3<297:PEAAFI>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Recent developments in technology have resulted in a new assistive dev ice for profoundly deaf children: the cochlear implant. However, many variables must be considered when evaluating children for the device, one of which is parental expectations. Because expectations are someti mes unreasonably high, cochlear implant teams need to be aware of the dynamics involved in expectations and of ways to help parents come to a realistic understanding of the benefits and limitations of implants.