Making a program of supporting mothers whose babies were found to be hearing impaired in the newborn hearing screening : From a view point of accepting their children's hearing-impairment.

(1)为了了解新生儿听力筛查的现状，我们对新生儿听力筛查的实施和后续情况进行了调查。a)我们对大阪府听障儿童日托中心的照顾者进行了调查，并总结了结果。b)我们调查了北海道听力筛查的实施情况，并向被发现有听力障碍的母亲发放了问卷。c)我们采访了孩子出生后不久就进行听力障碍测试的母亲，(2)翻译了美国科罗拉多州科罗拉多州的《早期干预：以家庭为中心的家庭支持聋重听家庭的方法》视频，介绍了美国科罗拉多州的科罗拉多州家庭访问早期干预计划。(3)我们加入了东京国立大冢聋人学校，并共同出版了针对新生儿家庭的小册子，这些家庭被筛查归类为“参照”。(4)我们组织了一场名为《关于新生儿听力筛查的思考》的研讨会，并将其报告发布并分发给相关机构。(5)组织了一场名为《新生儿听力筛查中父母的善后照顾》的会议，邀请了大冢聋人学校早教支持中心的木岛泰夫先生。

(1) In order to understand the current situation concerning Newborn Hearing Screening, we have conducted an investigation on its implementation and after-care.a) We conducted a survey of care-takers at day-care centers for hearing impaired children in Osaka prefecture, and summarized its results.b) We investigated the situation concerning screening test implementation in Hokkaido and administered a questionnaire to mothers, whose children were found to be hearing impaired.c) We interviewed the mothers, whose children were tested hearing impaired soon after their birth, in half-structured interview setting and summarized its results.(2) We have translated a video "Early intervention: Illustrated the Family-centered Approach for Supporting Families with Babies who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing", which introduces "Colorado Home Visiting Early Intervention Program" in Colorado, U.S.A.(3) We joined Tokyo state Otsuka School for the deaf and co-published booklets for families of new born children, who are categorized as "refer" by the screening test.(4) We organized a symposium, called "Think about the Newborn Hearing Screening", and published its report and distributed it to related institutions.(5) We organized a conference, called "After-care of parents in Newborn Hearing Screening" and invited Mr. Teruo Kijima from the Otsuka School for the Deaf Early Educational Support Center.