Psychotherapy with Deaf Clients from Diverse Groups

Psychotherapy with Deaf Clients from Diverse Groups
Author: Irene Leigh
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1999
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781563680830

Using the premise that deaf people often are a minority within a minority, 27 outstanding experts outline in this timely volume approaches to intervention with clients from specific, diverse populations. With an overview on being a psychotherapist with deaf clients, this guide includes information on the diversity of consumer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and experiences.

Ethics in Mental Health and Deafness

Ethics in Mental Health and Deafness
Author: Virginia Gutman
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2002
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781563681202

Mental health experts describe ethical decisions in working with deaf clients, particularly issues of communication. Addressing those who provide mental health services to deaf people, 10 chapters are presented by Gutman (psychology, Gallaudet U.) that explore a variety of issues of ethics in dealing with varied populations and settings. Discussions include examinations of the law and ethics, working with children and adolescents, working with minorities, training professionals for mental health services, genetic counseling and testing for deafness, and research involving deaf people.

Towards Best Practices for Surveying People with Disabilities

Towards Best Practices for Surveying People with Disabilities
Author: Thilo Kroll
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2007
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781600211959

The chapters in this book focus on three central themes: Current Challenges in Survey Development for People with Disabilities; Strategies to Promote Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Survey Development; and Issues for Future Development.The book is primarily a book for researchers and practitioners in the disability field. Since the topics presented in the book crosscut multiple disciplines and thus may be suited for students and experts of various disciplines. It hopefully also finds many interested readers among students and teachers of medical, social and disability sciences studies at colleges and universities. While some chapters highlight the currently unresolved barriers towards obtaining accurate measurements for certain disability populations, others introduce innovative ways to plan for and to conduct inclusive surveys. In many instances, the work presented is work in progress and as such it is important in that it is expected to stimulate debate and future research work.

Integration Strategies for Students with Handicaps

Integration Strategies for Students with Handicaps
Author: Robert Gaylord-Ross
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1989
Genre: Education
ISBN:

... This book, the first integration text focusing on teaching strategies, describes pupils, settings, materials, procedures, evaluation, design, and practical techniques for successfully integrating individuals with handicaps into school, work, and community settings. Special features of this valuable text include study questions for each chapter, illustrative case studies, educational models and specific strategies, integration tools for preschool education through vocational training, individual coverage of specific disabilities, exploration of the controversial regular education initiative (REI) movement, new roles for computers and technology in special education, and a parent's perspective on integration.

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Publisher:
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2000
Genre: Deaf
ISBN: