Validation of an educational resource for speech therapists on the use of video feedback in training families of hearing-impaired children

ABSTRACT Purpose To develop and validate an educational resource aimed at speech therapists for the application of video feedback in training families of children with hearing impairments. Methods a methodological validation study. The educational resource developed consisted of a manual that covers the basics of video feedback and provides a step-by-step guide for its application adapted to training families of hearing-impaired children, with a tutorial video to review the content, as well as a special section with two family-child interaction videos and an analysis form for case studies. Seven speech therapists from a hearing rehabilitation service in Brazil’s National Health System participated in the study. They evaluated the manual and the tutorial video using an adaptation of the Health Education Content Validation Instrument. Results the educational resource was considered valid in terms of relevance and adequacy of content and presentation, with a Content Validity Index of over 0.80, incorporating suggestions from the evaluating speech therapists. The final product of this study can be accessed and is available as an Open Educational Resource on the institutional website. Conclusion the educational resource has been validated and could contribute to the continuous training of speech therapists on the video feedback procedure applied to the training of families of hearing-impaired children. This resource has the potential to improve the therapeutic results of such a population and promote family-child interaction. RESUMO Objetivo desenvolver e validar um recurso educacional direcionado aos fonoaudiólogos para a aplicação do videofeedback na capacitação de famílias de crianças com deficiência auditiva. Métodos estudo metodológico de validação. O recurso educacional desenvolvido consistiu em um manual que aborda os fundamentos do videofeedback e fornece um guia passo a passo para sua aplicação adaptada à capacitação de famílias de crianças com deficiência auditiva, com tutorial em vídeo para revisão do conteúdo, além de uma seção especial com dois vídeos de interação família-criança e um formulário de análise para estudo de caso. Participaram da pesquisa sete fonoaudiólogos de um serviço de reabilitação auditiva do Sistema Único de Saúde, que julgaram o manual e o tutorial em vídeo por meio de uma adaptação do Instrumento de Validação de Conteúdo Educativo em Saúde. Resultados o recurso educacional foi considerado válido em termos de relevância e adeq