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Deaf,
Deafened & Hard of Hearing Program
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Course |
Title |
Units |
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COUN750 |
Planning
for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons
from Diverse and Underserved Groups
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2 |
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COUN751 |
Psycho-Social
Implications of Deafness &
Hearing
Loss from an Early Age
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1 |
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COUN752 |
Psycho-Social
Implications of Deafness &
Hearing
Loss After the Acquisition of Language
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1 |
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COUN753 |
Mental
Health Assessment of Deaf, Deafened Hard
of Hearing Persons |
1 |
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COUN755 |
Hearing
Loss for Rehab Counselors |
1 |
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COUN757 |
Psychological
Testing of Deaf, Deafened &
Hard
of Hearing Persons
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1 |
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COUN759 |
Substance
Abuse: Working w/ Deaf & HOH |
1 |
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COUN760 |
Deaf
Culture and Mental Health |
1 |
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Sub Total: |
9 |
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Total: |
68 |
COUN704
Psych. Aspects of Disabilities ++
3
+
Course may be taken through Open University (College of Extended Learning)
prior
to acceptance into the program.
++
Recommended but not required for students in Deaf Specialization who may
substitute
751, 752, 753, and 754 for 704.
Coun 750
Planning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons from Culturally Diverse and
Underserved Groups (2 units)
Resources and rehabilitation processes specific to deaf and hard of
hearing adolescents and working age adults. Understanding culturally diverse
and underserved population issues. Identifying impact of students' own
cultural experiences and identity.
PSY-SOC DEAF/HH EARLY AGE
Coun751
PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF DEAFNESS AND HEARING LOSS FROM AN EARLY AGE (1
UNIT)
Focuses on psycho-social assessment of impact of deafness and hearing loss from an early age. Includes language and communication preferences and
level, social and other developmental issues, role of cultural/linguistic history, readiness for work.
HEARING LOSS AFTER LANG
Coun 752
PSYCHO-SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF DEAFNESS AND HEARING LOSS AFTER THE
ACQUISITION OF LANGUAGE (1 UNIT)
Major communication and psychosocial differences between people with early and late onset deafness. Mental health implications, rehabilitation and
social support options, vocational functioning and rehabilitation needs of persons deafened after the acquisition of language.
MENTL HLTH ASSESS DEAF/HH
Coun 753
(Pre-req Couns 703 or Consent of Instructor)
MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF DEAF, DEAFENED AND HARD OF HEARING PERSONS (1
UNIT)
Mental health assessment applied to deaf,
deafened, and hard of hearing individuals; implications of culture, mental
status examinations, family, educational, psycho-social history, and DSM IV
diagnostic criteria for vocational planning. May be repeated for a maximum
of 2 units.
SPEC CON MNTL HLTH DEAF/HH
Coun 754 (Pre-req Couns 753)
SPECIAL CONDITIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PERSONS
(1 UNIT)
Focus on special conditions in mental health in mental health assessment of deaf and hard of hearing individuals such as dual diagnosis, learning
disabilities, HIV/AIDS and problems with social cognition skills. Strategies
for optimizing a consumer's vocational plan.
INTRO AUDIOLOGY FOR COUNS
Coun 755
INTRODUCTION TO AUDIOLOGY FOR REHABILITATION COUNSELORS (1 UNIT)
Intro to audiological services for deaf, hard of hearing and deafened adults. Guidelines for referral, basic components of communication and
sound, hearing mechanism, types, degrees and configurations of hearing loss,medical implications and rehabilitation services.
COUN
756 Coping Strategies: Hearing Loss and Work
(Prerequisite COUN 755)
AURAL REHABILITATION FOR COUNSELORS (1 UNIT)
Aural rehabilitation service paradigms, hearing aids, assistive listening
devices, myths and realities associated with speech and reading;
communication strategies for vocational settings, job site accommodations,
consumer group resources, relevant legislation for vocational
placement/retention.
PSYCH TESTING DEAF/HH
Coun 757 (prerequisite Coun 715 or
Consent of Instructor)
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING OF DEAF, DEAFENED AND HARD OF HEARING PERSONS (1 UNIT)
Overview of use of testing for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing persons.
Categories of testing, appropriate referral questions, differences in testing approaches, norm grouping issues, diagnoses and "special needs deaf
are included.
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PERSONS/
APPLICATIONS/CRITIQUING TEST REPORTS
Coun
758, (Pre req Coun 715, Coun757) (1 UNIT)
Focus on critiquing test reports, becoming informed consumers of test reports, implementation issues regarding report recommendations,
understanding test results on a practical applied level.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE DEAF/HH
COUN 759
SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES WHEN WORKING WITH DEAF, DEAFENED AND HARD OF HEARING PERSONS
(1 UNIT)
Assessment of chemical dependency with Deaf/HH individuals, treatment, and intervention strategies, barriers to services, unique characteristics, thecontinuum of care, drug/alcohol and HIV/AIDS education and prevention,
clinical approaches, relapse prevention, self help groups, ethical considerations.
COUN
760 Deaf Culture and Mental Health
(1
UNIT)
Highlights how deaf culture may affect
delivery of mental health and counseling services. Participants learn to
identify potential cultural influences on effective counseling process.
Funding for this five-year project is provided by
the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation
Services Administration, under its long-term
funding category (grant #H129Q060003).
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