Subject Area
Social Work
Abstract
Deaf Mental Health Care (DMHC) is a specialty involving clinical expertise and self-awareness in therapeutic work with D/deaf people.1 Within the DMHC framework, this case report describes the psychotherapy of one Deaf individual, whose developmental experiences are common among D/deaf people. It illustrates how clinical models developed with hearing people informed the clinical team working with this Deaf individual. The treatment integrated focused skill-building with reparative emotional and linguistic “attunement.” In addition, the case illustrates how clinicians and their clients can use the intersections of their different languages and cultures as growth opportunities.
Recommended Citation
Ball, J., & Sankin, L. (2024). Case Study in Deaf Mental Health Care: Integration of Therapeutic Attunement and Skills-Training. JADARA, 56(2), 33-58. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/jadara/vol56/iss2/3
