CHILD WITH HEARING DISABILITY AND FAMILY: CHALLENGES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Abstract

The Brazilian law on the inclusion of people with disabilities, sanctioned in 2015, seeks to guarantee fundamental rights to this part of the population, aiming at their social inclusion and citizenship. But in practice, this task is far from being consolidated. In the specific case of people with hearing loss and deafness, especially if they are congenital or acquired in childhood, they encounter difficulties in communication that, in addition to impacting the family since diagnosis, often limit or hinder the public's access to a diversity of By the professionals themselves. The present text aims to raise this discussion, addressing the challenges and contributions of psychology to the hearing impaired child and their families. It presents a brief overview of such deficiency in Brazil, the possible demands and actions of the psychologist in these frameworks, as well as the adaptive resources available. It also highlights the gains of due follow-up of cases, such as enhancing psychosocial development and minimizing losses due to disability, as well as due care and guidance to parents, in favor of re-signifying issues associated with the problem that may bring suffering.