1. The Emerging Self: A Lifelong Process. Perspectives in Psychology.
Perspectives in Sociology.
Personality Development.
Establishing a Sense of Identity.
Perspectives in Deafness.
Deaf Communities.
Establishing a Deaf Identity.
Developing a Positive Self Concept.
Establishing a Deaf Identity: A Lifelong Process.
Impact of the School Setting on Deaf Identity.
Strategies for Enhancing the Deaf Child's Self Concept.
Enriching Self-Identity.
2. Family Dynamics and Deafness. Variations in Family Structure.
The Diversity of American Families.
Economic Variability and the Family Unit.
Hearing Parents/Deaf Children: Cultural Conflicts.
3. Sociolinguistics and Deafness. Linguistics: A Study of the Nature and Structure of Language.
Stages of Language Development.
The Conversational Domain and Deafness.
The Literate Domain and Deafness.
The Metalinguistic Domain and Deafness.
4. The Educational Domain: Promoting Social/Emotional Growth and Development. Characteristics of the School-Aged Population.
Classrooms That Promote Social Competence.
Adapting Classroom Management Approaches for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students: Fostering Social and Emotional Growth and Development.
Educational Interpreters: Providing the Communication Link.
Classroom Participation and Emotional Security in Mainstream Settings.
Psychological Development in the Residential School Settings.
Enhancing Self Esteem: Promoting Social Competence.
5. Sexuality and the Deaf Community. Contemporary Explanations of Sexual Behavior.
Acquiring Sexual Knowledge: Sources of Information.
Deaf Children and the Acquisition of Sexual Information and Knowledge.
School-Based Health and Sex Education Programs.
Residential School-Based Health and Sexuality Education Programs.
Homosexual Behavior and Gay Identity.
Deafness and Homosexuality.
HIV and AIDS.
Designing Comprehensive Sexual Education Programs for Deaf Students.
6. Social Development and Deafness. Social Cognitive Theory: The Work of Albert Bandura.
Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory.
Emotional Intelligence and the Work of Daniel Goleman.
Agents of Socialization.
Views of Deafness: Society's Perceptions and Expectations.
A Look at Deafness: The Socialization Process.
The Function of Play.
Social Play, Constructive Play, and Games.
Peer Interaction and Popularity.
Developing Friendships.
7. Identifying the Healthy Personality. Gordon Allport.
Carl Rogers.
Eric Fromm.
Carl Jung.
Viktor Frankl.
Abraham Maslow.
Healthy Personality and Deafness.
Developing a Healthy Deaf Personality Within the Hearing Community.
Developing a Healthy Deaf Personality Within the Deaf Community.
Applying the Theories: A Look at Deafness and Healthy Personality Development.
Applying Allport's Theory to Deafness.
Applying Rogers' Theory to Deafness.
Applying Fromm's Theory to Deafness.
Applying Jung's Theory to Deafness.
Frankl's Theory Applied to Deafness.
Applying Maslow's Theory to Deafness.
8. Psychological Assessment of Deaf Individuals. Origins of Psychological Testing.
An Overview of the Assessment Process.
Assessment and the Deaf Population.
Infant Assessment.
Assessment of School-Age Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Adolescents.
Assessment of Adults.
Test Results and the School-Aged Population.
Mental Health Assessment and the Deaf Population.
9. Counseling Techniques and Therapeutic Models. Mental Health Professionals.
Clients Seeking Mental Health Services.
The Counseling Process: Facilitating Change.
Meeting the Needs of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Clients.
Clients Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Characteristics of Congenitally Deaf Individuals.
Socialization and Language.
Characteristics of Adventitiously Deaf Individuals.
Counseling Within the School Setting.
Counseling Techniques, Theories, and Strategies.
Ramifications of Communication Within the Counseling Setting.
Spoken Communication Strategies.
Interpreters.
Techniques and Strategies.
Techniques Involving the Visual/Spatial Linguistic Features of ASL.
Current Psychotherapies and Their Use with Deaf Individuals.
10. Mental Illness and Deafness. Defining Abnormal Behavior.
Factors That Contribute to Abnormal Behavior.
Classifying Abnormal Behavior.
Mental Status Exam.
Identifying Mental Illness in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals.
Conducting Mental Status Exams with Deaf Clients.
Prevalence of Mental Illness Within the Deaf Population.
11. Crisis and Intervention. The Multifaceted Nature of Abuse: Contributing Factors.
Sexual Abuse and Children
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Prevention Programs: Providing Children with Strategies.
Surviving Sexual Abuse: Providing Treatment for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals.
Eating Disorders and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Population.
Alcohol and Substance Abuse and Deafness.
Prevalence of Alcohol and Substance Abuse.
Characteristics of Chemical Dependency.
Treatment Strategies, Programs, and Barriers to Recovery.
Barriers to Recovery.
Success Rates of Treatment Programs.
Prevention: Taking Steps to Reduce Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
12. Community Mental Health Agencies: Providing Services to Those Who Are Deaf. A Brief Historical Overview of Mental Health Services for Persons Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Standards of Care Recommendations for Accessibility.
Community-Based Mental Health Agencies: Providing Treatment for Deaf Consumers.
Recognizing Traditionally Underserved Persons Who Are Deaf.
Contemporary Problems of Service Delivery.
Mental Health Service Delivery Systems.
Future Directions: Focusing on Program Implementation.
