Great Opportunity: Coming up next month is the Montgomery, Alabama, Mental Health Interpreting Institute 2006. Scheduled for September 12-17, this 40-hour conference offers intensive training in mental health interpreting with Deaf clients, a must for any interpreter or other professional, Deaf or hearing, who works with Deaf clients and professionals in mental health settings. We heard from a past Institute …
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Aug
2006
Walking on Eggshells: Deaf and Hearing in Consultation
By: Deaf Counseling Center
Category: Assessment, Audism, Psychology
Tiptoeing Around the Topic: Without a doubt, one of the most sensitive issues in the Deaf community today is the role of hearing professionals who work closely with Deaf people. Bringing up this topic is a little bit like walking on eggshells. No matter your intentions – to open a dialogue, to encourage introspection, to understand motivation behind behaviors – …
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2006
A Time for Renewal: Practicing what we preach about taking time off from work to refresh mind and body, ASC begins our annual summer vacation tomorrow. We will be closed until August 28th. As much as we enjoy our work and all the people we are fortunate to encounter through our profession, we know how important it is to slow …
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Aug
2006
Go West: San Diego Deaf Group Home Job Opening
By: Deaf Counseling Center
Category: Employment, Psychiatric
Looking for a Job?: San Diego Youth and Community Services (SDYCS) will be opening a Deaf group home in January 2007. We heard from a colleague that the agency is very receptive to the idea of finding a Director who is ASL fluent and who knowledgeable and competent in Deaf culture. For more information, check SDYCS’ webpage and click on …
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2006
An Inspiration in Our Field: A warm congratulations goes out to Dr. Irene W. Leigh, who is this year’s recipient of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Larry Stewart Award. Dr. Stewart was a well-known Deaf psychologist and professor. The award, presented every two years, honors an individual in the field of psychology, whose research, theory, or practice, reflect Dr. Stewart’s …
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Aug
2006
A Different Take on Therapy: Not everyone is keen on sitting face-to-face with a therapist for a traditional therapy session and it’s not always necessary or helpful to do that. Other types of therapy such as art therapy, sand tray therapy, or play therapy can be very effective; so can playing a card game or taking a walk during a …
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Aug
2006
KODA Families: Following up on yesterday’s post on Deaf-hearing relationships, today we turn the spotlight onto KODA families. Short for Kids of Deaf Adults, KODAs are hearing children who have at least one Deaf parent. They may also have Deaf or hearing siblings and other relatives. Depending on their exposure to ASL and the Deaf community, KODAs grow up with …
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Aug
2006
Deaf-Hearing Relationships: Happily Ever After?
By: Deaf Counseling Center
Category: Books, Psychology
An Old Question: Once again up for debate is the seemingly age-old question: Can Deaf-hearing relationships work? Bloggers, including this one, have been weighing in with their opinions lately. A Deaf-hearing relationship can refer to a number of possible scenarios. It could be a signing, culturally Deaf person partnered with a fluent-signing CODA or hearing interpreter, or the same Deaf …
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2006