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While American Sign Language (ASL) or Langue des Signes Québécoise (LSQ) interpreters are a prerequisite for communication access, this is merely the first step to providing culturally affirmative mental health treatment to the Deaf population. This chapter emphasizes the need to move beyond tokenistic inclusion toward an ethic of Deaf heart--a commitment to humility, reflexivity, and deep respect for Deaf ways of knowing and being. Through five case examples of both Deaf and hearing clinician-led therapy sessions, we demonstrate how diverse therapeutic approaches--including Internal Family systems, polyvagal, and Brainspotting, can embody these qualities and behaviours in practice. Hearing clinicians working cross-culturally cannot claim Deaf hearts but work to earn this designation through their sensitivity, passion, understanding, and giving back to the Deaf community.

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Working in the field of Deaf Mental Health: What Clinicians Need to Know

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    2025年

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  • Megan Kaluba,
  • William Schmidt,
  • Michal Morgan,
  • Tim Likely,
  • Michael Dawthorne

摘要

While American Sign Language (ASL) or Langue des Signes Québécoise (LSQ) interpreters are a prerequisite for communication access, this is merely the first step to providing culturally affirmative mental health treatment to the Deaf population. This chapter emphasizes the need to move beyond tokenistic inclusion toward an ethic of Deaf heart--a commitment to humility, reflexivity, and deep respect for Deaf ways of knowing and being. Through five case examples of both Deaf and hearing clinician-led therapy sessions, we demonstrate how diverse therapeutic approaches--including Internal Family systems, polyvagal, and Brainspotting, can embody these qualities and behaviours in practice. Hearing clinicians working cross-culturally cannot claim Deaf hearts but work to earn this designation through their sensitivity, passion, understanding, and giving back to the Deaf community.