DED 520 - Counseling Parents of Deaf Children

Credits: 3
This course facilitates the development of communication and counseling skills of teachers of Deaf students and ASL Specialists. These skills will be applied to conferencing parents of Deaf children in family and in parent-group settings. Appropriate materials and activities for teaching ASL and Deaf Culture for parents and families are presented. Specific instruction to support parents’ role in the language development of their Deaf child is highlighted.