Deaf Mental Health Care (Counseling and Psychotherapy)-Neil S. G

Deaf Mental Health CareAuthor(s): Neil S. Glickman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415894753, 978-0415894753\nSynopsis\nThis volume presents a state of the art account of the clinical specialty of mental health care of deaf people. Drawing upon some of the leading clinicians, teachers, administrators, and researchers in this field from the United States and Great Britain, it addresses critical issues from this specialty such as \n\nDeaf/hearing cross cultural dynamics as they impact treatment organizations\n\nClinical and interpreting work with deaf persons with widely varying language abilities\n\nAdaptations of best practices in inpatient, residential, trauma, and substance abuse treatment for deaf persons\n\nOvercoming administrative barriers to establishing statewide continua of care\n\nUniversity training of clinical specialists\n\nThe interplay of clinical and forensic responses to deaf people who commit .