- Title
- Parental readiness for cochlear implant decision-making
- Creator
- Duncan, Jill
- Relation
- Cochlear Implants International Vol. 10, Issue S1, p. 38-42
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cii.384
- Relation
- http://www.maney.co.uk/index.php/journals/cim
- Publisher
- Maney Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2009
- Description
- This paper reviews the sparse literature on parental readiness for cochlear implant decision-making. It urges professionals to be cautious when engaging parents in the process and emphasizes the need for professionals to have appropriate training in counselling and parent education. It highlights a range of beliefs and feelings that parents may experience when faced with decision-making; draws attention to possible parent, professional and agency discrepancies in beliefs; and brings to light two common decision-making processes used by families of children with a disability. It concludes with recommendations for improving practice and a call for action.
- Subject
- deafness; cochlear implants; parents; decision-making
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/805399
- Identifier
- uon:6852
- Identifier
- ISSN:1467-0100
- Language
- eng
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