This edited volume picks up where Psychological Perspectives on Deafness, Volume 1 ended. Composed of review chapters that reflect cutting-edge views from well-known international researchers within the field, this book surveys issues within the field of deafness, such as cognition, learning disabilities, social development, language development, and psychopathology. It also highlights the many new and exciting findings currently emerging from researchers across a variety of disciplines--psychology, education, linguistics, and child development. The chapters will engage, challenge, and lead the field on to productive empirical and theoretical work relating to the broad range of questions which concern the psychological perspectives on deafness.

This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the major psychological, social, and educational issues affecting the lives of children, adolescents, and adults who are deaf and hard of hearing, and their families. Psychological, Social, and Educational Dimensions of Deafness presents an inclusive description of current research and practice that is complemented by the voices of individuals through personal essays that highlight and illustrate significant concepts and trends. Professionals and pre-professionals preparing for roles in education, psychology, counseling, rehabilitation, interpreting, and speech and hearing science will find the book timely, readable, and thorough. Each chapter focuses on a topic relevant to the broad scope of issues related to the lifelong development of individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing. The chapters can also provide in-depth discussion and offers a core of current information from which instructors and readers can apply both personal and professional experiences. For therapists, counselors or psychologists working with people who are deaf and their families, or anyone interested in gaining more knowledge on deafness.

This comprehensive text fills a huge void in the field! Romel W. Mackelprang and Richard O. Salsgiver introduce an empowerment approach to working with persons with disabilities -- a direction that lights the way for human service workers and provides clients with greater independence and resilience. The authors are ardent in their desire to empower persons with disabilities by building on their strengths. This comprehensive book features a ground-breaking, strengths-based approach that fills a void in the available material on this topic, and thoroughly prepares helpers to work successfully with persons who have disabilities.

Table of Contents Part 1: Perspectives on Consultation and Training bull; Role Expansion for School Psychologists: Challenges and Future Directions, Jane A. Siegel and Ester Cole bull; Multidisciplinary School Teams: A Five-Year Follow-up Study, Ester Cole and Rob Brown bull; Canadian Consultation in an International Context: A Review of the Literature, Ingrid E. Sladeczek, Nancy Lee Heath, Aron Blidner and Lisa Marie Lanaro bull; Problem-Solving Consultation in the New Millennium, Ingrid E. Sladeczek, Thomas R. Kratochwill, C. Lisa Steinbach, Patrick Kumke and Lisa Hagermoser bull; What Does it Mean to Consult? Teeya Scholten bull; Integrating School and Clinical Child Psychology: An Innovative Model for Training School Psychologists, Esther Geva, Judith Wiener, Michele Peterson-Badali, and Nancy Link Part 2: The Psychologist as a Change Agent bull; Collaborative Consultation Training in a Multicultural Context, Solveiga Miezitis bull; Parent-Teacher Mediated Intervention: A Growth-Promoting Process, Ester Cole bull; Underachieving Adolescents: Assessment and Intervention, Janet Zarb bull; Empowerment Plus: A "Wholistic" Approach to Cost-Effective Psychological Service Delivery in the Area of AD/HD, Teeya Scholten bull; School Psychology in Multicultural Inclusive Communities: Responding to Childrens' Needs, Ester Cole and Jane A. Siegel bull; Bringing Narrative Thinking into School Psychology Practice, Ilze Arielle Matiss bull; Deaf Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Different Kind of Multiculturalism? C. Tane Akamatsu and Ester Cole bull; Collaborative Consultation in French Immersion: Observing Communication and Interaction Patterns, LaurieCarlson Berg bull; Consulting about Young Children: An Ecosystemic Developmental Perspective, Sharone Maital and Anat Scher Part 3: Consultation in School-Based Programs bull; Appraisal for a Better Curriculum, Jane A. Siegel and Ester Cole bull; Suicide Preventi

Covers the develoment of one's identity, the emergence of the healthy personality, and the establishment of mental health services for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It provides the reader with a review of assessment instruments, counseling techniques and therapeutic models. Family dynamics are discussed from a multiplicity of ethnic backgrounds reflecting the cultural diversity that is evident within the Deaf community. Furthermore, strategies for classroom management are included that focus on enhancing the emotional growth of deaf and hard of hearing children. The broad scope of the subject matter presented allows flexibility and provides fresh material for new approaches to courses related to this topic within the field of deaf education.