Capitalizing on Community Resources to Build Specialized Behavioral Health Services Together with Persons who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8907423 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kimberly K Mathos (0000-0003-0031-2947, University of Pittsburgh, corresponding author), Robert Q Pollard, Robert Q Pollard Jr (0000-0002-1276-5436, University of Rochester) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 187-193 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Community Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-3853 • E-ISSN: 1573-2789 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10597-015-9940-y |
| PMID | 26507549 |
| OpenAlex | W1829720841 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
There are relatively few counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers who specialize in serving people who are Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing in the United States. Professionals that serve minority populations are often an insular group. They tend to network most often with fellow professionals who understand the language and cultural needs of their service population. Such specialized behavioral health providers rarely have the opportunity to interface with "mainstream" program planners, funders and administrators. Consequently, new recovery agendas, best practice models and community reintegration ideas are only slowly integrated into the care of persons who are Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing. We describe the development and implementation of a task force comprised of "front line" providers, administrators, county government officials, advocates and consumers that has made strides toward effective change in a local behavioral health care system. Methods employed, successes, barriers and other reflections on the task force's efforts also are described
Audiology · Deaf community · Health psychology · Hearing loss · Linguistics · Public health · Sign language · Disability Rights and Representation · Family and Disability Support Research · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
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