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Innovative Directions In Mental Health Assessment Part Iii: Use Of Interactive Video Technology In Assessment: A Research Project, Elizabeth Eckhardt, Annie Steinberg, Douglas S. Lipton, Louise Montoya, Marjorie F. Goldstein

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This article will report the steps and procedures implemented in the development and testing of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for the Deaf-IV(DDIS-IV). The DDIS-IV is a standardized mental health assessment instrument developed for use with individuals who are deaf, it is self-administered in American Sign Language (ASL) on laptop computer. This research is supported by a Small Business Innovations Research Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. The translation procedure consisted of two translation teams, advisors, and back translation. The technological procedure included the digital videotaping of assessment items in ASL, the use of interactive video software and the …

From Traditional To Innovative Assessment: The Case Of Depression, Irene W. Leigh

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This article reviews various approaches to the assessment of depression in deaf people as based on current research. Studies comparing traditional paper and pencil instrumentation with American Sign Language (ASL) video tape approaches are presented. Results indicate that both approaches do work with deaf clients, depending on language proficiency in either English or ASL. Exploration of computerized technology is warranted.

Assessment Of Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing Persons: A Strengths Based Transactional Deafness Paradigm, Martha Sheridan

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This article discusses the existence of a cultural and professional obsession with pathology which has jaded mental health assessments of consumers. The importance of incorporating ecological and strengths perspectives into the assessment process is discussed. It is suggested that individual and environmental strengths need to be taken into consideration for a more positive, respectful and empowering shift in assessment paradigms to occur. Deaf knowledgeable mental health professionals have an ethical obligation to consider the strengths and meanings of various d/Deaf, hard-of-hearing and late deafened realities as well as the individual's ancestral, cultural, spiritual and gender realities. A strengths based transactional …

Work Experience Of People Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing In Hong Kong, Petrus Ng

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Helping members of the deaf culture to engage in gainful work is an important means of their integration into the community. However, members of the deaf culture are often received simply as those with impaired hearing, and they experience difficulties in obtaining and keeping work. Cross-cultural and communication conflict is a major factor affecting their employment opportunities. Audism, the social prejudgement of the capacities of members of the deaf culture, is part of this conflict. These factors restrict their social and vocational opportunities. The aim of this study is to assess the employment situation of members of the deaf community …

Essays By Deaf Youth: Implications For Counselors And Teachers, David S. Martin, William P. Mccrone, Patricia Martin

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For several years, Gallaudet University's School of Education and Human Services and Pre-College National Mission Programs (now Clerc Center) have co-sponsored an annual national essay contest for deaf and hard of hearing students in schools across the United States. In 1998, an unusually high number of essays -235- were received for review. During the process of serving as members of the judges’ panel for this national contest, the co-authors noted potentially important trends and patterns across the corpus of essays.

Preferences Of Deaf College Students For The Hearing Status Of Their Children, Margery S. Miller, Donald F. Moores, Deborah Sicoli

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The anticipated results of genetic research and the implications for genetic engineering have the potential to reduce the incidence of conditions such as cancer, but questions have been raised about the ethics of proceeding to conditions such as blindness, deafness or color-blindness. One area that has not been addressed is the preferences of deaf individuals for the hearing status of their children. The present study investigated the preference of deaf college students for the hearing status of children they might have in the future. The results indicated that the majority of respondents expressed no preference for hearing status of children. …

Book Review, Patricia Mudgett-Decaro

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Point Of View The Power Of Policy: Premise And Product, William J. A. Marshall

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Mediated Communication In The Postsecondary Education Of Deaf Students, Jerome D. Schein, Diane J. Simon

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As increasing numbers of students with impaired hearing seek postsecondary education, the naivete of many receiving institutions about these students’ needs assumes greater importance. Students report and staff confirm that representative facilities often fail to distinguish between deaf and hard of hearing students. Such confusion leads to inappropriate accommodations, when any are made. The authors suggest antidotes for the neglect and confusion, and offer ideas for alterations in educational administration, for preparing and deploying interpreters, and for research.

Work Samples And Normative Data: Are Deaf Norms Really Needed?, John W. Shiels

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Language Assessment Of Deaf Children: American Sign Language And English, Rita Vis Dubé

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Many people recognize American Sign Language (ASL) as the first native language of the Deaf community. However, traditional educational programs have focused only on the development of English language in its spoken, written, and perhaps signed forms. In recent years, the bilingual/bicultural philosophy of deaf education, which recognizes ASL and English as equal and viable languages for the instruction of deaf children, has come to light. The integration of this approach into developmental educational programs for deaf children had tremendous implications for language specialist and educators with regard to the development and assessment of the language abilities of deaf students. …

Research On Deafness And Higher Education Discussion Based On An Overview Of Research, Berth Danermark

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The research conducted mainly by researchers at NTID has contributed in an important and valuable way to our understanding of the problems involved in this issue. However, about 90 percent of hearing-impaired students are attending institutions outside Gallaudet or NTID, what is needed is knowledge about the conditions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing students in mainstreamed colleges and universities. From what is known about the changes regarding labor market, demography, and educational system the lack of knowledge about deaf and hard-of-hearing students in this setting seems serious. The research task should be to find the social mechanisms that underlie the …

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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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.

Attitudinal Changes Of Employers To Hearing Impaired Workers After Utilizing An Asl/Awareness Videotape: A Pilot Study, Sandy Silver

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Potential employers and staff of deaf/hard of hearing employers were surveyed focusing on their attitudes, knowledge and anxiety towards the hearing impaired. An instructional videotape was developed and presented focusing on work related American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary and awareness issues. A pre- and post-test were administered to determine significant changes and perceived levels of comfort with regard to this population and employment. Results indicated that there was a significant improvement in attitudes after viewing the videotape. Additionally, there was a markedly positive indication regarding the hiring of hearing-impaired workers.

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 …

Thoughts About Asl Versus English From An Old Teacher, Glenn T. Lloyd

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

JADARA

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 …

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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 …

Self-Concept Among Deaf And Hearing Children Of Deaf Parents, Matt J. Searls

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This study compared a sample of hearing college students with a sample of deaf college students, all having deaf parents, on each of the nine dimensions of self-concept assessed through the revised form of the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS). It addressed the question: Do the measured self-concepts of hearing children, reared by deaf parents, differ significantly from those of deaf children of deaf parents? Significant differences were found between TSCS mean scores for the deaf and hearing college students on the Behavior and Moral-Ethical Self scales. No differences resulted on the other six subscales or on the Total score of …

Model Mental Health State Plan (Mmhsp) Of Services For Persons Who Are Deaf Or Hard-Of-Hearing, Randall R. Myers

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This article presents the vision and accessibility level model for the Model Mental Health State Plan (MMHSP) of Services for Persons who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. The final document will be made up of guidelines, recommendations, and resources which will help states evaluate existing services, develop new services, and develop a state plan to meet the treatment and accessibility needs of citizens who are deaf and mentally ill. The document is being developed by the Model Mental Health State Plan Subcommittee of ADARA's Mental Health Section.

100 Years In Psychology And Deafness: A Centennial Retrospective, Robert Pollard

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This article is from an address the author made to Division 26 of the American Psychological Association. It reviews the development of psychological services provided to deaf persons in the United States. The article discusses the evolution of psychological testing, personality assessment, treatment of psychopathology, and the role of linguistics and sign language in psychology and deafness.

A Cross Cultural View Of Counseling With Deaf Clients, Neil Glickman

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Violation Of Constitutional Rights: The Language Impaired Person And The Miranda Warnings, Mccay Vernon, Joan Coley

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Curriculum-Making And Development In A Pakistani University, Said Imran, Mark Wyatt

The Qualitative Report

Despite frequent calls for increased teacher engagement in curriculum-making and development, there are still many English language teachers worldwide who are required to work with materials that are either culturally inappropriate or inadequate. A related concern is that such materials may deprive teachers of their creative and professional capabilities to address students’ needs and interests, so that, weighed down by contextual challenges, the teachers then simply deliver the materials, adhering to the textbook closely. Contextual challenges faced by teachers may be more acute in the developing world. However, it is unclear to what extent teachers in under-resourced contexts cope. In …

Does She Want You To Open The Door? New Realities For Traditional Gendered Sexuality, Angela Towne, Elliot Ruggles, Betsy Crane, Meghan Root

The Qualitative Report

In contemporary United States culture, young people may face contradictory gender-related pressures. Changing gender norms resulting from social movements in the latter half of the twentieth century (e.g., sexual revolution, feminism) collide with traditional expectations, such as female virginity until marriage. This study used cross-gender focus groups to examine young people’s gendered experiences in the wake of social change. Data were collected with 35 millennials (ages 18-27) in Pennsylvania who self-identified as having traditional views about relationships and sexuality. Participants articulated current traditional expectations, which included educational and career responsibilities for women as well as behavioral expectations that participants associated …