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Jun
2024
Stephen Frederic McCullough/Stephen Hugh McCullough

In Memoriam: Reflecting on A Complicated Father-Daughter Relationship

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: Grief, Health, Interpreters, Neurodiversity, Parenting/Families, Relationships, Sexism Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

In this poignant memoriam, Deaf Counseling Center’s CEO, Dr. Candace McCullough, offers an authentic reflection on a complicated father-daughter relationship. Her words evoke feelings that many of us can relate to and remind us that there is no right or wrong way to grieve or talk about death.

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19
Sep
2019
Deaf Indian Adoption

Deaf Indian Adoption: Maureen’s Story

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: Adoption, ASL, Assessment, Audism, Children, Counseling, Deaf, Health, Language, Medical, Mental Health, National, Parenting/Families, Psychology, Therapy, Videos Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Advice for Prospective Adoptive Deaf Parents Maureen shares her Deaf Indian adoption experience and offers two important pieces of advice for prospective adoptive parents. Communication Access and Medical-Related Issues Hi, I’m Maureen Behrens. I’d like to share my adoption story, focusing on communication access and medical-related issues. I adopted my daughter about 10 ½ years ago, through the Holt International …

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11
Sep
2019

Adoption: A Deaf Adoptive Parent, Kym’s Story

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: ADHD, Adoption, Counseling, Deaf, Health, Medical, Mental Health, Parenting/Families, Psychology, Relationships, Therapy, Videos Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Adoption and the Medical Community Hi, I’m Kym Symansky. I’m the mother of three children through international adoption. I want to share my experience with adoption, particularly with the medical community. When our children came home, I felt like they were my children, 500% mine, even though they did not come from my womb. They are children who came from …

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10
Aug
2019

Deaf Counseling: Stress & Self-Care

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: Anxiety, Counseling, Deaf, Health, Quotes, Videos Tags: , , , ,

Transcript/Video Description: Title Slide (black with white text): Stress & Self-Care, Deaf Counseling Center, www.deafcounseling.com Sharon (Caucasian woman with black/grey hair, wearing glasses, standing in a kitchen in front of a cookie sheet with a measuring cup full of blue water and a glass one quarter filled with blue water): All of us have different types of stress in our …

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17
Mar
2018

Early Healthy Deaf Identity vs. Early Hearing Detection & Intervention

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: Audism, Children, Conference, Counseling, Depression, Health, Language, Parenting/Families, Psychology, Videos

As the 17th Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) annual national meeting opens in Denver, Colorado, this weekend, Deaf Counseling Center’s licensed therapist, Sheli Barber, reminds everyone attending of the importance of paying attention to the Deaf child’s healthy identity. When language and culture are made accessible to Deaf children, the years of therapy needed to unpack the trauma associated …

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25
Sep
2017

The Leaf: ASL Poem by John Maucere about Addiction

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: Accommodation, Addiction, Audism, Counseling, Death/Dying, Depression, Health, Language, Videos

Seeking Help for Addiction: In this beautiful and powerful ASL poem, the  well-known Deaf actor and comedian John Maucere illustrates his journey of recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. John’s courage in sharing his personal story is inspiring – and a reminder to all of us that the dangers of addiction are very real and the consequences more serious than …

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3
Jun
2015

Deaf-Friendly Stress Tips in ASL

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: Assessment, Counseling, Health, Videos

Take Charge of Stress: Never underestimate how one simple stress-reducing action can brighten your day and improve your health. Click here to see a video about stress tips in American Sign Language (ASL). It offers some great tips for managing stress, including, but not limited to, meditation, exercise, and laughter. How Stress Affects Us: Our bodies, minds, and emotions all …

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