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Cochlear Implants, Psychopathology, And Psychosocial Functioning, Aleeza Katz
Cochlear Implants, Psychopathology, And Psychosocial Functioning, Aleeza Katz
2022 SLP Posters
The relationship between psychosocial functioning and speech intelligibility in CWCI as compared to children with typical hearing is mixed.
• Social competence: Despite documented gains in oral language in CWCI, deficits in social competence remained after several years of implant use (Hoffman et al., 2016).
• Socialization and social integration: CWCI made significant progress over time and achieved ageappropriate social development (Bat-Chava, Martin, & Kosciw, 2005).
• Social skills and self-esteem: CWCI who were mainstreamed for more than half of the day reported having hearing friends. More than 75% reported good spoken language skills enabled them to participate more fully …