Examining the Influencing Factors on Deaf Children in Treatment Procedure and Family Environment

Abstract

Objectives: This paper aims to determine the factors that affect the position of deaf children within the professional treatment procedure and family environment. Methods: The sample consisted of 217 respondents, of which 94 were parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and 123 respondents were professionals. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were applied for processing the results. Testing was performed with Wilks lambda, and the tested significance in the discriminant analysis was done via the F test at the statistical significance of 0.01. Results: The results demonstrated a relationship between the influence of the communication system and the attitude of the environment toward deaf children where the communication discriminatory factor was isolated. Insufficient information from the experts and decision-making factors in the education and rehabilitation processes are also isolated. Discussion: The obtained results indicated that it is necessary to carry out a series of systematic activities to improve and enhance the cooperation between parents and professionals to increase the level of information of professionals and to develop better models of counseling, education, and working with parents.