Renée Punch|Merv Hyde
Communication, Psychosocial, and Educational Outcomes of Children with Cochlear Implants and Challenges Remaining for Professionals and Parents
Griffith University|University of the Sunshine Coast
paper provides overview synthesis findings large multifaceted study investigating outcomes paediatric cochlear implantation study included children implanted several australian implant clinics attending variety early intervention educational settings across range locations eastern australia investigated three major aspects childhood cochlear implantation 1 parental expectations childrens implantation 2 families decisionmaking processes 3 communication social educational outcomes cochlear implantation deaf children employed mixedmethods approach quantitative survey data gathered 247 parents 151 teachers qualitative data semistructured interviews 27 parents 15 teachers 11 children adolescents cochlear implants summarised findings highlight several areas challenges remain implant clinics parents educators children cochlear implants reach full potential personally educationally socially