Coaching and Empowering Caregivers of Children with Hearing Loss: an approach to foster well-being - Paperback

by Joanne N. Travers (Author)

According to many developmental psychologists, caregivers have the most influence on children's social, emotional, physical and cognitive development when they have good self-perception, emotional health, economic stability and skills to nurture children successfully. Psychological well-being and a positive approach to coaching and empowering caregivers must become the foundation of success. This book is an important resource for service providers and others who support families who cope with childhood hearing loss. Based on positive psychology and research, the author shares five domains of caregiver well-being. Anyone working in low- and limited-resource communities to empower families will find this resource practical and informative. Content and exercises in the book help to enable parental caregivers as confident and empowered carers of their children's development. The author brings her parenting experience, mind/body health, and international mission experience to fruition in this important resource. It is a culmination of her organization's twenty years of support given to schools and families in the Dominican Republic, Honduras and India. The book is relevant across cultures and is useful for anyone who works with families of children with disabilities including Audiologists, Social Workers, Teachers of the Deaf, Speech Language Therapists, Parent Group Leaders, Parent Specialists and Advocates, Community Rehabilitation Coordinators, Family Centered Service Providers, Students and Pediatricians. Reviewer comments: "A thoughtful and highly informative book. Joanne Travers reminds professionals that when families are supported, informed, and positively engaged in the habilitative process, there are simply no limits to what can be accomplished." Richard Seewald, Ph.D. - Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. "The author has provided uncommon and practical insights for supporting parents and professional carers of children with hearing loss. Her perspectives on a variety of issues confronted in caring for children with hearing loss should enrich cross-cultural understanding of the unique but surmountable challenges of ensuring optimal quality of life for the affected children throughout the life course." Bolajoko Olusanya MD, PhD - Developmental Pediatrician, Lagos, Nigeria. "This should be a mandatory text of consultation for doctors, teachers, audiological staff, psychologists, counselors, speech therapists, and families, as it shows itself to be an excellent educational resource with a view to self-care, emotional healing, and empowerment of families with deaf children." Onelia Aybar, Director of Education - Instituto de Ayuda al Sordo Santa Rosa, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. "Childhood hearing loss and deafness is one of the most common health conditions facing families in low-resource areas of the world, causing a disruption of the educational, economic and social fabric of the family and community. Joanne Travers has many years of experience empowering families of children with hearing loss and now offers her expertise to healthcare and educational providers. This book provides a wonderful guide to help families through this process." James Saunders, MD - Professor of Otology & Neurotology, Geisel Medical School at Dartmouth, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, New Hampshire, U.S.A. "A very informative, practical, and holistic guide for caregivers and professionals who are involved in the habilitation process of hearing-impaired children. Joanne's experience in working with so many families has given this book valuable insights which would immensely assist parents and professionals. It is an inspirational resource with many practical tools and notably includes a strengths approach." Fatema Jagmag, Audiologist and Speech/Language Pathologist - Mumbai, India.