Mental Health

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AdoptionVideo post.4 minDeaf Birth Mother and Open AdoptionA Story Shared by Deaf Birth Mother TamiJo shares the heartbreak and blessings of being a Deaf birth mother of a hearing daughter who was placed in an open adoption. Hi, my name is TamiJo – TJ.October 3, 2019
AdoptionVideo post.7 minKorean-American Deaf Adoptee: Kami's StoryKorean-American Deaf Adoptee Shares Her Story Kami tells her story as a Korean-American Deaf adoptee, recounting the touching moment her mother identified her out of a group of newly arrived babies.September 29, 2019
AdoptionVideo post.5 minDeaf Adoptee Shares Her ExperienceExperience of a Deaf Adoptee Cynthia opens up about being a Deaf adoptee, sharing some experiences she had that are common among adoptees.September 25, 2019
ASLVideo post.10 minAdoption Barriers Faced by Deaf LesbiansDeaf Lesbians' Systemic Barriers to Adoption Ella and Judy discuss the challenges they faced as first-generation lesbian mothers dealing with systemic barriers to adoption.September 20, 2019
ASL5 minDeaf Transracial and Trans-Country AdoptionDeaf Transracial and Trans-country Adoption Edna shares her family’s experience with Deaf transracial and trans-country adoption.September 20, 2019
ASL4 minDeaf Indian Adoption: Maureen's StoryAdvice for Prospective Adoptive Deaf Parents Maureen shares her Deaf Indian adoption experience and offers two important pieces of advice for prospective adoptive parents.September 19, 2019
AdoptionVideo post.3 minDeaf Adoption: Unwanted Medical Advice StoryRon discusses dealing with a medical issue related to his son and some unwanted medical advice from the doctor.September 18, 2019
ADHDVideo post.5 minAdoption: A Deaf Adoptive Parent, Kym's StoryAdoption and the Medical Community Hi, I’m Kym Symansky. I’m the mother of three children through international adoption.September 11, 2019
CounselingVideo post.1 minNeurodiversity: Nettie's Knitting StoryNeurodiversity: Nettie's Knitting Story Knitting as therapy Knitting offers many wonderful therapeutic benefits. Nettie has plenty to teach us.September 10, 2019
CounselingVideo post.1 minNeurodiversity: Ulualo's Home Depot Job StoryRight support and Environment lead to success A Deaf woman, Ulualo, of Home Depot takes pride in her job and demonstrates that everyone with neurodiversity can make a contribution, with the right…September 10, 2019
AutismVideo post.4 minAutism: Deaf Mother's Tie StoryImportant Autism Lesson Mother Learned Raising a son with autism: Tammy Jo, parent of a Deaf child with autism, shares a story about raising her son.September 6, 2019
ADHDVideo post.3 minNeurodiversity: Toni's ADHD StoryNeurodiversity: As part of DCC’s spotlight on neurodiversity, Toni shares her struggles with ADHD, which is prevalent in 4.4% of the US population. Dealing with ADHD: Hello! I’m Toni.September 3, 2019
AccommodationVideo post.1 minDeaf Parent Raising Children with AutismAs part of our Neurodiversity video series, Bobba shares from her heart about raising two children with autism.August 30, 2019
DeafVideo post.4 minGrief After a Murder of Grant WhitakerComplicated Grief after Murder of Deaf Young Man Deaf Counseling Center’s Dr. Candace McCullough and Sharon Duchesneau share some thoughts on the complicated nature of grief after murder of Grant…August 28, 2019
CounselingVideo post.3 minDoes Virtual/Online Counseling Work? 2007Videophone and Internet-based Counseling:Who Benefits? One more video from our archives, this one from 2007, featuring Sharon introducing the concept of online/virtual/videophone counseling.August 24, 2019
ASLVideo post.3 minRethinking the ASL Therapy Sign (2006)Feeling nostalgic after reviewing our archives. Here’s a throwback video by our (much younger!) Sharon, sharing thoughts about a new sign for “counseling”, 13 years ago in 2006.August 21, 2019
CounselingVideo post.4 minGrief: Sandy's ASL Story of Her Son Being ShotHi, my name is Sandy Graham. I’m from Michigan. My son was shot when he was only 14 years old, back in 1997. He would have been 36 years old today.August 16, 2019
CounselingVideo post.4 minDeaf Parent's Suicide GriefTerrylene shares the profound grief she experienced upon her son’s death. For me, grief was a foreign word until it comes crashing down on my life.August 15, 2019
CounselingVideo post.1 minDeaf Counseling: Broken Leg, Broken HeartDeaf Counseling: Broken Leg, Broken Heart Transcript: Sharon Duchesneau - If you fall and break your leg, would you run tomorrow or next week? Of course not.August 10, 2019
AudismVideo post.1 minSign Language: WhyISignTranscript: whyisign This is actually about why we sign here at Deaf Counseling Center. All of us are Deaf and we work with Deaf people from all over the US.August 10, 2019
ASL11 minNAD's position on Mental Health InterpretingPosition Statement on Mental Health Interpreting Services with People who are Deaf The purpose of this position statement is to acknowledge and emphasize the importance and need for specialized sign…May 29, 2018
ASLVideo post.3 minTherapy, the Deaf Way - National CampaignMay 1st marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Month – and the kick-off for Deaf Counseling Center’s month-long national campaign to bring attention to the mental health needs of our Deaf…May 1, 2018
Counseling2 minNational Association of the Deaf on Mental Health Servicesby National Association of the Deaf Mental Health Services Obtaining mental health services is a personal and private decision.April 29, 2018