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The Procedure UsedHaving provided this initial training, the project was ready to respond to the needs of families identified by teachers in the pre-school service and then by teachers in the school for the deaf. The procedure used once a family was identified was: (a) The teacher outlined the project to the family. (b) The deaf coordinator met the family with the teacher. (c) After having met the family and gained some insight into their circumstances, the deaf coordinator chose which deaf consultant would be most appropriate to work with the family. (d) Finally, the coordinator introduced the deaf consultant to the family. The time and date was fixed for the deaf consultant to visit each week. Most visits are in the evenings with the children at home, although some are held during the day. For example, if the father worked shifts then we would tend to arrange our visits around the most convenient times for the family as a whole. Each visit lasts for one hour and is usually on a weekly basis, although occasionally they take place fortnightly. At the beginning and during the first year of the project, this was an open ended arrangement with the deaf consultant working with the same family over the whole period of time. In subsequent years, as will be explained below the commitment from each deaf consultant is to a 6-week block rather than for a whole year at a time. |
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