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Nancy Meyers Consultant to the Deaf Community Health Worker Project

Nancy Meyers Consultant to the Deaf Community Health Worker Project. Anita Buel Project Director anita.dchw@gmail.com. challenges & consequences of Language Deprivation. Impact on health, well-being & future of deaf immigrant. Implications for Health & Social Service Organizations.

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Nancy Meyers Consultant to the Deaf Community Health Worker Project

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  1. Nancy Meyers Consultant to the Deaf Community Health Worker Project Anita Buel Project Director anita.dchw@gmail.com

  2. challenges & consequences of Language Deprivation Impact on health, well-being & future of deaf immigrant Implications for Health & Social Service Organizations

  3. Vulnerable subsets immigrant Traditionally underserved Deaf Community

  4. Current Clients of Deaf Community Health Worker

  5. 94% of interviewees said it was VERY important or important to learn how to sign. Current clients attending ABE classes

  6. Age of Clients

  7. Marital Status

  8. Referrals

  9. Time in Direct Service

  10. First mentioned challenge

  11. Use Social Services Use Health Care System

  12. What’s it mean, “they’re missing concepts?”

  13. “From the Button-down Mind of Bob Newhart” Excerpts from “Why No One will ever Play Baseball” • How many people can play this new game? • You got nine guys on each side? • That’s 18 guys? Boy, that’s a lot of people! • There’s a pitcher and a catcher and they throw a ball. • Is that all? • No. A guy on the other side stands between the pitcher and the catcher with a bat. • What’s a BAT? • It’s like a stick? • He swings the bat at the ball…or maybe he doesn’t? • Depending on what? • If it looked like it were a ball he may not swing? • So the pitcher throws a ball over a plate ?? • If it stays above the knees but below the shoulders • it’s a strike… • Three strikes and the guy’s out, • But after four balls, he walks? Why four? • If he gets a hit, he runs, around the bases, • unless somebody catches him…but not the catcher? • But the ball has to be fair • What’s FAIR?

  14. With few exceptions, clients fall into two categories. Relies mainly on gesture, drawing, or other nonlinguistic means of communication. Grossly limited or impaired language abilities. Very limited vocabulary, which is likely to include home signs. Signs using isolated signs or short sign phrases. Signs may be used incorrectly. Almost no grammatical structure. (Excerpts from Neil Glickman, 2008) Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Deaf and Hearing Person with Language and Learning Challenges

  15. Examples of missing grammatical structure Subject and object confusion Poor, or no use of time indicators Poor, or no use of temporal sequencing Excerpts from Neil Glickman, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Deaf and Hearing Person with Language and Learning Challenges (2008)

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