Hearing impairment: a family crisis.
This paper reviews the initial crisis for hearing impaired children and their families from the perspective of the clinician who must assess their adjustment at the point of entry into a school for the deaf. The use of crisis theory as it relates to the special needs of this client group is discussed.
D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D003638:Deafness / Q000523:psychology*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology