Subject Area
Education, Rehabilitation Counseling, Social Work
Abstract
Ten Deaf professionals were interviewed about their perspectives on resilience risk and protective factors that affect career success. Thematic analysis revealed four main risk factors, all related to inequalities: (a) audism and linguistism; (b) networking challenges; (c) working harder than hearing peers; and, (d) promotion limitations. The Deaf community was described as a resilience protective factor that counters the work-related risk factors because it provides: (a) social support; (b) role models; and, (c) “Deaf can” optimism. The results have important implications for vocational rehabilitation, education and counseling programs as they highlight the protective factors Deaf employees need for work-related resilience.
Recommended Citation
Kurz, K. B., Hauser, P. C., & Listman, J. D. (2016). Work-Related Resilience: Deaf Professionals’ Perspectives. JADARA, 50(3), 88-109. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/jadara/vol50/iss3/1
