title: Evaluating training courses for parents of children with cochlear implants.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the change in effective communication between parents and children with cochlear implants when the parents attended a modified Hanen training course (Watson 1995). The study demonstrates that the course led to improvement in the effectiveness of the parent-child interaction, as rated by naïve independent observers. The Erber rating scale (Erber et al. 1995) was implemented as a tool for evaluating changes before and after the courses. Using video samples taken at the above intervals, the ratings showed a significant increase in effective communication at the end of the courses.
authors.affiliation: South of England Cochlear Implant Centre, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, Southampton SO17 1BJ. scp@isvr.soton.ac.uk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paganga
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harrigan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lutman
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003638:Deafness / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014741:Video Recording