Table 7.
Statistically significant logistic regression results showing the likelihood of professionals reporting high levels of clinical skill comfort with caseload characteristics and more years of experience.
| Skill area (c-statistic) and predictors | Estimate | χ2 | p | Odds ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preschool a | ||||
| Assessing language (.738) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 1.521 | 7.072 | .008 | 4.575 |
| Years of experience | 0.081 | 8.483 | .004 | 1.084 |
| Assessing communication approach (.776) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 2.117 | 12.464 | < .001 | 8.309 |
| Years of experience | 0.091 | 11.481 | < .001 | 1.095 |
| Designing therapy goals (.773) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 1.906 | 10.189 | .001 | 6.724 |
| Years of experience | 0.114 | 12.192 | < .001 | 1.121 |
| Promoting language in routines (.760) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 2.248 | 8.431 | .004 | 9.464 |
| Years of experience | 0.075 | 4.276 | .039 | 1.079 |
| Building language through play (.721) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 1.760 | 5.198 | .023 | 5.815 |
| Expanding vocabulary (.734) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 1.715 | 5.524 | .019 | 5.554 |
| Years of experience | 0.089 | 5.330 | .021 | 1.093 |
| Developing oral language (.690) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 1.396 | 6.012 | .014 | 4.037 |
| Years of experience | 0.047 | 3.88 | .049 | 1.048 |
| Promoting literacy (.828) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 3.017 | 22.250 | < .001 | 20.438 |
| Years of experience | 0.089 | 8.448 | .004 | 1.093 |
| Carryover of speech therapy to home (.660) | ||||
| Years of experience | 0.054 | 6.564 | .010 | 1.056 |
| Carryover of language therapy to home (.740) | ||||
| Years of experience | 0.108 | 12.884 | < .001 | 1.114 |
| Inserting earmolds (.872) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 4.051 | 29.208 | < .001 | 57.478 |
| Daily hearing aid checks (.909) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 4.451 | 28.221 | < .001 | 93.781 |
| Years of experience | 0.081 | 4.737 | .030 | 1.085 |
| Use Ling sounds (.913) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 4.381 | 26.764 | < .001 | 79.889 |
| Troubleshooting hearing devices (.818) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 2.924 | 17.364 | < .001 | 18.612 |
| Using FM (.768) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 2.057 | 12.653 | < .001 | 7.822 |
| Developing listening skills (.820) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 2.941 | 22.518 | < .001 | 18.934 |
| Years of experience | 0.060 | 5.084 | .024 | 1.062 |
| School b | ||||
| Assessing speech (.718) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | −2.326 | 9.124 | .003 | 0.098 |
| Assessing language (.659) | ||||
| Years of experience | 0.054 | 4.915 | .027 | 0.055 |
| Designing therapy goals (.813) | ||||
| Number of CDHH on caseload | −0.066 | 9.174 | .003 | 0.936 |
| Years of experience | 0.120 | 13.510 | < .001 | 1.128 |
| Promoting speech (.674) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | −1.781 | 5.327 | .021 | 0.168 |
| Promoting complex language (.739) | ||||
| Number of CDHH on caseload | −0.035 | 3.922 | .048 | 0.965 |
| Years of experience | 0.069 | 6.962 | .008 | 1.071 |
| Expanding vocabulary (.795) | ||||
| Number of CDHH on caseload | −0.045 | 5.290 | .021 | 0.956 |
| Years of experience | 0.122 | 12.047 | < .001 | 1.130 |
| Promoting language with peers (.715) | ||||
| Number of CDHH on caseload | −0.044 | 5.781 | .016 | 0.957 |
| Years of experience | 0.063 | 6.735 | .009 | 1.065 |
| Encourage participation (.757) | ||||
| Years of experience | 0.076 | 7.967 | .005 | 1.079 |
| Self-advocacy (.806) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 1.587 | 4.867 | .027 | 4.889 |
| Promoting literacy (.819) | ||||
| Years of experience | 0.088 | 10.237 | .001 | 1.092 |
| Carryover of speech therapy to class (.664) | ||||
| Years of experience | 0.068 | 8.179 | .004 | 1.071 |
| Carryover of language therapy to class (.708) | ||||
| Years of experience | 0.063 | 6.822 | .009 | 1.065 |
| Carryover of speech therapy to home (.608) | ||||
| Years of experience | 0.046 | 3.862 | .049 | 1.047 |
| Developing sign language (.837) | ||||
| Years of experience | 0.058 | 4.264 | .039 | 1.060 |
| Inserting earmolds (.907) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 3.581 | 16.815 | < .001 | 35.581 |
| Daily hearing aid checks (.931) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 4.845 | 16.899 | < .001 | 127.144 |
| Using Ling sounds (.957) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 4.987 | 16.900 | < .001 | 146.459 |
| Troubleshooting hearing devices (.833) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 3.686 | 13.189 | < .001 | 39.894 |
| Using FM (.784) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 3.309 | 15.437 | < .001 | 27.351 |
| Developing listening skills (.796) | ||||
| Percent of CDHH on caseload | 2.312 | 8.311 | .004 | 10.091 |
| Supporting academic development (.797) | ||||
| Years of experience | 0.077 | 7.858 | .005 | 1.079 |
Note. CDHH = children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
a
For preschool professionals, there were no statistically significant predictors of clinical comfort for the skill areas assessing speech (.579) or developing sign language (.729).
b
For school professionals, there were no statistically significant predictors of clinical comfort for the skill areas promoting language (.701), promoting social language in school (.666), carryover of language therapy to home (.606), or promoting accommodations in school (.777).