Article | November 01, 1997Developing Partnerships With the Families of Children Who Have Hearing Impairments David B. McNaughton Author Affiliations & Notes David B. McNaughton The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA © 1997 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Articles Article | November 01, 1997 Developing Partnerships With the Families of Children Who Have Hearing Impairments SIG 9 Perspectives on Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood, November 1997, Vol. 7, 3-5. doi:10.1044/hhdc7.3.3 SIG 9 Perspectives on Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood, November 1997, Vol. 7, 3-5. doi:10.1044/hhdc7.3.3 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation McNaughton, D. B. (1997). Developing Partnerships With the Families of Children Who Have Hearing Impairments. Perspect Hear Hear Dis Child, 7(3), 3-5. doi: 10.1044/hhdc7.3.3. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Developing Partnerships With the Families of Children Who Have Hearing Impairments You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × Parent involvement in the assessment process is critical to the development of successful audio-logical interventions for children (Matthews, 1995). Supporting family involvement in the assessment process provides two principal benefits for an audiologist. First, the audiologist can develop an understanding of the family’s priorities, resources, and concerns, which will assist in the development of functional and achievable intervention programs (Turnbull & Turnbull, 1997). Second, the assessment process provides an opportunity for the audiologist to introduce the parent to the issues considered in an audio-logical assessment and the wide variety of factors to be considered in the development of interventions (Luterman, 1991). First Page Preview × View Large Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, become a SIG affiliate, or purchase a short-term subscription. Become a SIG Affiliate Join a SIG Pay Per View Entire SIG 9 Perspectives on Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood content & archive 24-hour access $25.00 Buy Now This Issue 24-hour access $17.00 Buy Now This Article 24-hour access $10.00 Buy Now Sign In or Create an Account Please sign in using your ASHA.org login. If you do not have an ASHA login, you may register with us for free by creating a new account. Sign In or Create an Account We've Changed Our Publication Model... The 19 individual SIG Perspectives publications have been relaunched as the new, all-in-one Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. Learn more > Related Articles Related Topics