Exploring the use of video interaction guidance (VIG) with hearing parents of deaf / hard of hearing children

Parents’ experiences of VIG were explored through semi-structured interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. For Rachel, Sarah and Elizabeth VIG appears to have positively impacted their attuned interactions and PSE as evidenced through descriptive statistics and analysis of parental interviews. Parenting stress was reported to be within ‘normal’ ranges pre- and post-VIG.

Two themes ‘process of VIG’ and ‘outcomes of VIG’ with additional subthemes were identified from parental interviews for each parent. Qualitative analysis indicates that the parents of DHH children in this study perceived VIG to have some positive outcomes and to be a worthwhile intervention. Strengths and limitations of the research, and implications for families of DHH children, VIG and Educational Psychologists (EPs) and future research are discussed.