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Background <p>Deaf and hard-of-hearing people are particularly affected by mental illness and thus have a&#xa0;high need for psychosocial support. To provide successful care, professionals need competencies specific for the target group.</p> Objective <p>There are so far no empirical findings on the extent, the acquisition and the importance of mental health care competencies for the deaf. This study aims at closing this research gap.</p> Material and methods <p>In a&#xa0;quantitative online survey, <i>n</i> = 94&#xa0;professionals working in the psychosocial care for deaf and hard-of-hearing people were asked about their perceived competencies, perceived counselling self-efficacy and professional quality of life. They also provided sociodemographic, educational and work-related information.</p> Results <p>The results of a&#xa0;multiple linear regression showed that the factors “number of training offers attended” (β = 0.46), “level of German sign language” (β = 0.33), “being deaf, hard-of-hearing, or child of deaf adults” (β = 0.18) and “professional experience in mental healthcare of deaf people” (β = 0.16), significantly predicted the perceived mental healthcare competencies for deaf people. In addition, there was a&#xa0;significant positive correlation between perceived mental healthcare competencies for deaf people and the perceived counselling self-efficacy (<i>r</i> <i>=</i> 0.60) as well as the subscale “burnout” (<i>r</i> <i>=</i> 0.25) of the Professional Quality of Life Scale.</p> Conclusion <p>For the first time, this study presents empirical findings on the acquisition and importance of psychosocial care competencies for deaf people. At the same time, it illustrates structural problems, such as a&#xa0;higher burden on more competent professionals, which need to be addressed by training and education programs.</p>

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Kompetenzerleben von Fachkräften in der psychosozialen Versorgung von Menschen mit Taubheit/Hörbehinderung

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    2026年7月10日

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  • Eva Hartmann,
  • Laura Avemarie

摘要

Background

Deaf and hard-of-hearing people are particularly affected by mental illness and thus have a high need for psychosocial support. To provide successful care, professionals need competencies specific for the target group.

Objective

There are so far no empirical findings on the extent, the acquisition and the importance of mental health care competencies for the deaf. This study aims at closing this research gap.

Material and methods

In a quantitative online survey, n = 94 professionals working in the psychosocial care for deaf and hard-of-hearing people were asked about their perceived competencies, perceived counselling self-efficacy and professional quality of life. They also provided sociodemographic, educational and work-related information.

Results

The results of a multiple linear regression showed that the factors “number of training offers attended” (β = 0.46), “level of German sign language” (β = 0.33), “being deaf, hard-of-hearing, or child of deaf adults” (β = 0.18) and “professional experience in mental healthcare of deaf people” (β = 0.16), significantly predicted the perceived mental healthcare competencies for deaf people. In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between perceived mental healthcare competencies for deaf people and the perceived counselling self-efficacy (r = 0.60) as well as the subscale “burnout” (r = 0.25) of the Professional Quality of Life Scale.

Conclusion

For the first time, this study presents empirical findings on the acquisition and importance of psychosocial care competencies for deaf people. At the same time, it illustrates structural problems, such as a higher burden on more competent professionals, which need to be addressed by training and education programs.