Table 3 Interaction workability qualitative data from parents' and practitioners' perspectives.
| Â | Parent Perspective | SLT Perspective |
|---|---|---|
Congruence | Â | Â |
   Co-operation | Parents believe that the SLT will identify a problem in their child and treat it Parents expect to have their expectations met Parents are not sure how effective SLT intervention is Parents have hopes and fears about having their child's difficulties identified | SLTs believe they will locate problems in the parents and that they will treat those problems SLTs believe the intervention can be successful SLTs believe that the intervention is not successful for all participants SLTs believe that the intervention may highlight the chronicity of the child's difficulties for the parents |
   Legitimacy | Parents expect SLT to work on a 1:1 basis with their child Parents expect to follow advice from the SLT Parents expect this to lead to change in their child | SLTs believe that the parents are the legitimate focus of the intervention SLTs expect parents to follow advice from SLT and change their interaction with their child |
   Conduct | Parents expect to be able to have discussion Parents value partnership approach in relation to child's speech/language impairment Parents expect the SLT to help the child produce normal speech behaviours and they expect to be able to observe that happening in the SLT sessions | SLTs expect parents to follow their advice SLTs expect to see demonstrable change in the parent using video examples in the sessions |
Disposal | Â | Â |
   Goals | Parents accept that the goal of the intervention is related to their interaction strategies with their child | SLTs believe that HPP helps them set joint goals with parents SLTs adjust the components of the HPP intervention due to parental feedback/preference |
   Meaning | Parents accept that they are the focus of the intervention and can recognise change in their interaction and they attribute this change to the HPP | SLTs believe that the HPP will lead to predicted changes in the parent and they can theorise that this will impact positively on the child, but they know that this has not always been demonstrated in research studies |
   Outcomes | Parents would like to see outcomes in everyday activities and value an increase in normality in their child's behaviour | SLTs look for outcomes of the intervention in the verbal and non-verbal interaction between the parent and the child |