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Preferred Methods Of Communication Of Four Deaf-Blind Adults: A Field Report Of Four Selected Case Studies, Gary Dean Yarnall

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Book Review, Tovah M. Wax

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Employment Trends For Occupations Requiring Vocational And Associate’S Degrees, John Schroedel, Paul Geyer

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This article, second in a special series devoted to employment trends, focuses on occupations requiring some postsecondary training, usually for a one- to two-year Vocational or Associate’s degree. The first article (Geyer & Schroedel, 1995) concentrated on occupations requiring a Bachelor’s degree or higher. Forthcoming articles will report on occupations requiring (a) significant on-the-job trainings or (b) a secondary diploma or less education.

Rehabilitating The Client With Monaural Hearing Loss, Jerome D. Schein, Maurice H. Miller

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Rehabilitators receive little, if any, advice about how to manage the client with a monaural hearing loss (MHL). How seriously should they view that condition? The rehabilitation literature devotes very little space to MHL. Indeed, rehabilitation textbooks have almost nothing to say about the effects of MHL can have and about what steps rehabilitators should take in responding to clients who present themselves with MHL. A review of the audiological and ontological research, however, leads to the conclusion that clients with MHL deserve rehabilitators’ careful attentions. These clients should be treated thoughtfully and sympathetically, because MHL’s effects can be, and …

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Deaf Persons And Their Doctors, Alice Nemon

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Life Style Analysis: A Method For Assessing The Deaf Client, Carl Quedenfield, Nyk Bartkiw

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Prescriptive Self-Evaluation For School And Rehabilitation Counselors Serving Deaf People, William P. Mccrone, Rudolph E. Gawlik

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A Scale For Assessing Hearing Adults’ Beliefs About The Capabilities Of Deaf Adults, Paul James Berkay, Emmett J. Gardner, Patricia J. Smith

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This paper describes the Opinions About Deaf People (ODP) Scale, a scale for assessing hearing adults' beliefs about the capabilities of deaf adults. It addresses a specific gap in instrumentation, as previous instruments assessing attitudes about deaf persons were not specifically developed to assess this domain. They were adapted from instruments designed to measure attitudes toward other disabilities or general attitudes toward disabilities. The scale addresses a variety of commonly held misconceptions about deaf people. These misconceptions were identified from literature review and interviews with deaf professionals. This paper includes a copy of the GDP scale and administration and scoring …

Applications Of Gestalt Therapy In Deafness Rehabilitation Counseling, David B. Peterson, Debra L. Gough

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Techniques used in Gestalt therapy can be applied to working with clients who are deaf in a rehabilitation counseling setting. Gestalt therapy focuses on the whole person, encouraging the assessment of both assets and liabilities. Such a focus avoids the emphasis of disability exclusively. This approach teaches awareness, utilizing the client-therapist relationship and dialogue as tools in the counseling process. The importance of dialogue in the process is emphasized to maximize client involvement. The theory is phenomenological and emphasizes individuality, a focus that discourages the drawing of stereotypes regarding people who are deaf. Acknowledged is the need for individual consideration …

The Development Of A Communication Assessment Paradigm For Use With Traditionally Underserved Deaf Adults, Greg Long, Robin Alvares

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Within the congenitally deaf population there exists a sizeable number of individuals who are considered to be traditionally underserved. These individuals are characterized by severe communication deficits irrespective of modality (e.g., speech, sign language, reading, writing). Unfortunately, there are few evaluators, and fewer assessment protocols, available to assess the communication skills of this population. Addressing this issue, this paper will describe this population, discuss limitations associated with current communication assessment strategies, and subsequently provide a model to structure communication assessment built upon a functionally based, ecological perspective.

A Pragmatic Approach To Communication For Severely Multiply Handicapped Deaf Persons, Doris W. Naiman

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Education With Impact: A Model For Rrcep-Vr Partnership, Blake S. Clark

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The Need For A Counselor-Teacher For The Deaf In Rehabilitation Settings, Carol Hyland, Dennis Galvan

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Clinical Hearing Aid Dispensing: A Five Year Review, James J. Pappas, H. A. Ted Bailey Jr, Sheila S. Graham

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Job Coaching: A Means To Reduce Unemployment And Underemployment In The Deaf Community, Pamela J. Belknap, Kimberly A. Korwin, Nancy M. Long

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Historically, vocational rehabilitation approaches to assisting deaf people to succeed in employment have been lacking. This contributes to unemployment and underemployment among the deaf community. This article discusses barriers to employment experienced by deaf people, the traditional role of vocational rehabilitation services, and service gaps related to job retention and advancement. A model for the provision of job coach services is provided that calls for the coach to be a member of a team providing routine ongoing services. Current and future efforts to develop coach training opportunities are described as well.

Techniques In Treating Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse: Problematic Areas In Their Application To The Deaf Population, Daniel B. Swartz

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Problems exist in identifying and treating deaf "survivors" of child sexual abuse. Even when they are identified, there are problems in effectively applying existing regimens of therapy to this special population. While main streaming the deaf person into society seems to be the wave of the future, and there are positive aspects to this, careful consideration, respect, and acknowledgement must be given to the special culture of the deaf person. Employing existing therapeutic methods, with only the adjustment of supplying an interpreter for the Deaf, may not be enough.

Hiv Services For Mental Health Consumers With Hearing Impairment: Risk Assessment And Prevention Strategies, Lisa Razzano, Judith Cook, Kelly Keany

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This paper describes an HIV risk assessment screening for deaf clients with severe mental ilnes at a large psychosocial rehabilitation agency in Chicago, IL. The agency has developed education, prevention, and ongoing support services to respond to the needs of this at-risk population. The results of an HIV risk assessment screening of 39 clients with this dual diagnosis are presented, detailing the numbers and characteristics of clients who report engaging in high risk sexual and drug use behaviors. Reported rates of sexual activity, number of partners, sexually transmitted disease history, intravenous and recreational drug use behaviors, and alcohol use are …

Acculturative Stress: A Useful Framework For Understanding The Experience Of Deaf Americans, Robert G. Brubaker

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Acculturative stress is a pattern of responses individuals may experience when they come into contact with a culture other than their own. This paper explores the possibility that Deaf Americans experience acculturative stress as a consequence of their contact with hearing people. The components of a theoretical model of acculturative stress are presented along with a review of relevant research. The potential utility of the model for generating research and developing interventions is discussed.

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Counseling With Deaf Clients: The Need For Culturally And Linguistically Sensitive Interventions, Paul Freedman

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Many counselors and therapists who work with culturally Deaf clients have had the unfortunate experience of trying to use what they consider to be an appropriate intervention, only to see it elicit a response of silence and puzzlement from the client. At other times the clinician may become creative and use an intervention that seems to propel the session forward. Why is it that certain types of interventions tend to work better with Deaf clients? Why is it that some interventions seem inappropriate? Are there certain types of interventions that are best suited for use within a visual/gestural mode of …

Computerized Simulation Of Case Management With Deaf Clients: Tools For Instruction And Evaluation Of Information Gathering Strategies, Chris Reid, Fong Chan

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Many counselors and case managers working with individuals who are deaf have incomplete knowledge about the complex factors that affect case management, learning primarily through trail-and-error what information is really necessary to develop effective rehabilitation plans. Computer-based training using simulations of cases involving management of deaf individuals allows trainees to try out various strategies and receive expert feedback about “best practices” for the simulated cases without harming actual clients. A brief description of simulations currently utilized in rehabilitation training is presented, the development of a deafness-specific case is described and current training applications using that simulation are discussed. The development, …

Deaf Professionals Forum: The Participants’ Viewpoints., Nancy Dellch Bock

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Program Outcome Research In Residential Programs For Deaf Mentally Ill Adults, Cynthia Nickless

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A brief description is presented of a recent research investigation of program outcome in a deaf, mentally ill adult population. General benefits and limitations of outcome research are discussed. Special emphasis is given to the unique circumstances and methodological considerations that exist when conducting outcome research on a deaf, psychiatric population. Lastly, suggestions for similar research endeavors are presented.

Cross Cultural Ethics In The Conduct Of Deafness Research, Robert Q. Pollard Jr.

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This paper argues for and illustrates the application of contemporary cross-cultural ethical principle sand practices in deafness research. The relevance of framing some deafness researchas cross-cultural is first explained. A gradient is defined where cultural bearing varies from low to high, depending on a study’s topic and design. It is concluded that scientists should employ contemporary cross-cultural ethical practices when their studies have cultural bearing. The evolution and nature of these special ethical practices are then detailed. They extend research protections beyond the individual participant to the host community as a collective entity. They address: relations with the heterogeneous host …

The View From Within And Without: Conducting Research On Deaf Asian Americans, Tane C. Akamatsu

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This paper is a reflection on the process of researching and writing about Deaf Asian Americans (Akamatsu, 1993; Fischgrund & Akamatsu,1993). As a hearing person, I have used both quantitative and qualitative methods to study issues of bilingual language development primarily in deaf populations. However, it was not until recently that I realized that much of what I knew about deafness was in relationship to white Deaf Americans, and that much of what I knew about Asian Americans was about hearing Asian Americans. Two questions are considered in this text

1. In what way does looking at a problem from …