Canadiana

Canadiana
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Total Pages: 1244
Release: 1985
Genre: Canada
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Psychological Processes in Deaf Children with Complex Needs

Psychological Processes in Deaf Children with Complex Needs
Author: Lindsey Edwards
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2008
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1843104148

This book is a concise and authoritative guide for professionals working with deaf children and their families. It draws on the latest evidence to explain the impact of hearing impairment and uses case studies to focus on the key issues for assessment and intervention. It also suggests practical strategies for treatment and development.

Educating Deaf Learners

Educating Deaf Learners
Author: Harry Knoors
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 689
Release: 2015-06-10
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0190215208

Education in general, and education for deaf learners in particular, has gone through significant changes over the past three decades. And change certainly will be the buzzword in the foreseeable future. The rapid growth of information and communication technology as well as progress in educational, psychological, and allied research fields have many scholars questioning aspects of traditional school concepts. For example, should the classroom be "flipped" so that students receive instruction online at home and do "homework" in school? At the same time, inclusive education has changed the traditional landscape of special education and thus of deaf education in many if not all countries, and yet deaf children continued to lag significantly behind hearing peers in academic achievement. As a consequence of technological innovations (e.g., digital hearing aids and early bilateral cochlear implants), the needs of many deaf learners have changed considerably. Parents and professionals, however, are just now coming to recognize that there are cognitive, experiential, and social-emotional differences between deaf and hearing students likely to affect academic outcomes. Understanding such differences and determining ways in which to accommodate them through global cooperation must become a top priority in educating deaf learners. Through the participation of an international, interdisciplinary set of scholars, Educating Deaf Learners takes a broader view of learning and academic achievement than any previous work, considering the whole child. In adopting this broad perspective, the authors capture the complexities and commonalities in the social, emotional, cognitive, and linguistic mosaic of which the deaf child is a part. It is only through such a holistic consideration that we can understand their academic potential.

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.