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May
2018

Therapy, the Deaf Way – National Campaign

May 1st marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Month – and the kick-off for Deaf Counseling Center’s month-long national campaign to bring attention to the mental health needs of our Deaf community. It is essential for Deaf people to have access to therapy. Join us – and you’ll have a chance to win a brand new 9.7 inch iPad in silver, space gray or gold!

Participating in the Campaign

Who: Anyone who is Deaf or an ally of the Deaf community, who lives in the US

Why: Because Deaf people deserve quality mental health care and access to therapy

When: Now until the drawing on May 31st

What to do:

1. Go to www.facebook.com/deafcounseling to download and print Deaf Counseling Center’s “I Support” sign.

*If you don’t have a printer, you can write your own sign. Copy everything: “Deaf Counseling Center. I SUPPORT #TherapyTheDeafWay, #AccessToDeafCounselors and #DeafCounseling“.

2. Take a close-up picture of yourself holding the sign.

3. Post your photo on Facebook or Instagram and add the following 3 hashtags: #TherapyTheDeafWay, #AccessToDeafCounselors and #DeafCounseling. Tag Deaf Counseling Center

4. Follow us on Instagram (www.instagram.com/deafcounseling) and like us (Deaf Counseling Center)on Facebook. Make sure your settings are public so we can find you for the drawing. Boost your chances of winning by posting on BOTH Facebook and Instagram!

We will share your pictures in our Deaf Counseling Center album: Therapy, The Deaf Way – National Campaign.

The sign can be found in the comment box below, in a separate post, and in Deaf Counseling Center’s Therapy, The Deaf Way – National Campaign photo album.

Transcript for the video:

Sharon Duchesneau: It’s May Mental Health Awareness Month. Here at Deaf Counseling Center, we want to make the most of it. It’s not news that hearing people don’t understand Deaf people’s needs when it comes to counseling. Insurance companies, doctors and government programs are not aware of the barriers Deaf people face when trying to find counseling. For instance, insurance companies will often refer a Deaf person to a hearing counselor whom they think can sign. Upon meeting the counselor, however, it’s clear that ASL fluency is not there. Other times, Deaf people are referred to counselors who provide interpreters. It’s not very comfortable going through a third-party to talk to a counselor though. This is our opportunity to educate hearing people about the unfair barriers we face. We want all of you to get involved with this awareness campaign. You will even have the opportunity to win a brand-new iPad that comes with an Apple pencil and a really good camera that you can use for counseling sessions or anything else. If you win, but don’t need an iPad, you can give it someone who would benefit from it. So, what do you need to do? Download and print the picture that says “Deaf Counseling Center, I SUPPORT, etc.” If you don’t have a printer, you can write out the sign using the exact same words. Take a close-up picture of yourself holding the sign. Post it on Facebook or Instagram with these three hashtags: #TherapyTheDeafWay, #AccessToDeafCounselors, #DeafCounseling. Tag @DeafCounseling, follow us on Instagram @DeafCounseling, and like us on Facebook. Make sure your setting are public, otherwise, we won’t be able to find you if they are private. This campaign will last for a month. Get your friends and family to join so we can make noise on social media and educate everyone. At the end of the month, we will pick a winner. Looking forward to it!

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