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A Review of the Psychotherapy Process with Hearing Impaired Individuals

İşitme Engelli Bireylerle Psikoterapi Sürecinin Gözden Geçirilmesi

Şeymanur Altıner(FATİH SULTAN MEHMET VAKIF ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0009-0008-8039-4711
İbrahim Sönmez(FATIH SULTAN MEHMET FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-6276-2356
Çiğdem Yavuz Güler(FATİH SULTAN MEHMET VAKIF ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-1607-0789
Pages
168–181
Publication Date
2025-12-01
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The review highlights the need for additional studies.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The study discusses the challenges faced by hearing-impaired people as well as the therapeutic process.
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Key Findings & Data:The primary challenge addressed is communication.
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Conclusion & Impact:The review highlights the need for additional studies.
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⚙️Variables:İşitme Engelli · Psikoterapi · İletişim

Abstract

The study discusses the challenges faced by hearing-impaired people as well as the therapeutic process. The primary challenge addressed is communication. The development of verbal language is adversely affected by congenital hearing impairment. Socialization and the utilization of mental health treatments are impeded by hearing impairment. In general, mental health practitioners lack the necessary skills to effectively interact with people who have hearing impairments. Although using interpreters makes communication easier, there are drawbacks, including concerns about confidentiality, mistransmitted signals, and altered therapeutic relationship dynamics. For a more successful method, it is advised that therapists learn sign language. Hearing impaired individuals may face a variety of problems including social withdrawal, aggression, anxiety, depression, loneliness and stigma. Less verbal, tangible, and visual methods (painting, sand play, creative drama) as well as methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and EMDR have been found to be successful in the therapeutic process. The review highlights the need for additional studies.

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Bu çalışma, işitme engelli bireylerle psikoterapi sürecini ve karşılaşılan zorlukları ele almaktadır. Ele alınan zorluklardan birincili iletişimdir. İşitme engeli sözel dil gelişimini olumsuz etkilemektedir. Ek olarak, işitme engeli, toplumsallaşmayı ve ruh sağlığı hizmetlerinden yararlanmayı güçleştirir. Ruh sağlığı uzmanları genellikle işitme engellilerle çalışma konusunda yeterli bilgiye sahip değildir. Tercüman kullanımı iletişimi kolaylaştırsa da gizlilik sorunları, mesajların yanlış aktarılması ve terapötik ilişkinin dinamiklerini değiştirme gibi dezavantajları vardır. Terapistlerin işaret dilini öğrenmesi daha etkili bir yaklaşım olarak önerilir. İşitme engelli bireyler sosyal geri çekilme, saldırganlık, kaygı, depresyon, yalnızlık ve damgalanma gibi çeşitli sorunlarla karşılaşabilir. Terapi sürecinde az sözel, somut ve görsel ağırlıklı teknikler (sanat, kum oyunu, yaratıcı drama) ile Bilişsel Davranışçı Terapi (BDT), Kabul ve Kararlılık Terapisi (KKT), EMDR gibi yaklaşımlar etkili bulunmuştur. Mevcut çalışma, alanda yeterli çalışmanın olmadığını ve daha fazla araştırmaya ihtiyaç duyulduğunu vurgulamaktadır

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Altıner, Ş., Sönmez, İ., Güler, Ç. Y. (2025). A Review of the Psychotherapy Process with Hearing Impaired Individuals. Journal of Interdisciplinary Education: Theory and Practice, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 168–181. https://doi.org/10.47157/jietp.1700315

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