Professional Psychology and Deaf People: The Emergence of a Discipline

This article depicts obstacles and opportunities that face students and consumers who are deaf and who interface with the profession of psychology. The rapid evolution of scholarship, specialized education and service programs, and related professional endeavors regarding psychology and deaf individ...

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Published in:	The American psychologist 1996-04, Vol.51 (4), p.389-396
Main Author:	Pollard, Robert Q
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult American Psychological Association American Sign Language Communication Methods, Total Communication Problems Community Services Deafness Deafness - psychology Deafness - rehabilitation Education, Graduate Education, Special Ethics Female Health Care Services Human Humans Male Professional Development Professional Education Professional Organizations Professional-Patient Relations Professionalization Psychologists Psychology Psychology Education Psychology, Clinical - education Scholarship Sign Language Social conditions & trends Specialization U.S.A United States
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Summary:	This article depicts obstacles and opportunities that face students and consumers who are deaf and who interface with the profession of psychology. The rapid evolution of scholarship, specialized education and service programs, and related professional endeavors regarding psychology and deaf individuals is described. The emergence of a field of professional psychology and deaf people as a discipline in its own right is posited. Professional standards and ethics in this emerging discipline are discussed, especially those pertaining to fluency in American Sign Language (ASL) and to the accessibility of deaf people to the profession of psychology as well as to the services of the profession. The potential for the American Psychological Association to further or hinder this emerging discipline and the advancement of all psychologists with disabilities are considered.
ISSN:	0003-066X 1935-990X