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Strategies to Facilitate Social Interaction with Adults with Congenital Deafblindness: Communication Partner's Perceptions
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ. CHILD.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9546-2264
Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
2024 (English)In: International journal of disability, development and education, ISSN 1034-912X, E-ISSN 1465-346XArticle in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

In the study of communication, meaning-making may be explained as a process consisting of collaborative and distributed actions between participants in interaction. This view is of special importance in communication with individuals living with deafblindness. Staff working in group housing for people with congenital deafblindness can be considered as communication partners. Using a qualitative and explorative design, 18 communication partners have been individually interviewed concerning their perceptions of strategies to facilitate social interaction with adults with congenital deafblindness. The interviews were transcribed and analysed using content analysis. The analyses generated three categories of perceived strategies 1) having essential competence and qualities, 2) getting to know and understand each other, 3) use of facilitating techniques. The results indicate that staff continuity in homes for people with deafblindness is key for the well-being of the people cared for. Combinations of perceived experiences from interviews, and forthcoming video-ethnographic observations, may form the basis of training programs.

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Taylor & Francis, 2024.
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Congenital deafblindness, adults, communication, social interaction, communication partners, facilitating strategies
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Media and Communication Studies Educational Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-65949DOI: 10.1080/1034912X.2024.2379462ISI: 001271385500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85198858024Local ID: HOA;;965830OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-65949DiVA, id: diva2:1889408
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Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2018-01840Available from: 2024-08-15 Created: 2024-08-15 Last updated: 2025-02-18

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