Become a Professional Counselor with Deaf, Deafended
& Hard of Hearing Persons:
San Francisco State University trains rehabilitation counselors to
work with Deaf,
Deafened & Hard of Hearing Persons. In addition to a full
rehabilitation
master's degree counseling curriculum, it includes:
* Psycho-social Aspects of Deafness & Hearing
Loss from an Early Age
* Psycho-social Aspects of Deafness & Hearing
Loss After the Acquisition of Language
* Mental Health Assessment
* Aural Rehabilitation
* Psychological Testing
* Working with Underserved Deaf Persons
* Deaf Culture and Mental Health
This program can be taken in conjunction with career, college, school,
gerontology, and marriage, family & child counseling. A bachelor's
degree is
required. Personal experience with hearing loss, intermediate
sign language &
adaptive devices are useful. Stipends of about $10,000 are available
for
qualified students.
For more information, contact:
Alice Nemon, DSW,
San Francisco State University,
Deafness Rehabilitation Training Project,
College of Health & Human Services,
1600 Holloway Ave,
San Francisco, CA
94132, (415) 338-7869 V/TTY
URL: http://www.sfsu.edu/~counsel/drehab/
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