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Advocating and Career Opportunities - Coggle Diagram
Advocating and Career Opportunities
Advocacy
the act or process of pleading, supporting, or recommending a cause or person.
Dated back to 1760
Abbe de L’Epee worked with Deaf people in Paris
Established first deaf school
Laurent Clerc- one of Abbe's first hired teachers
Deaf-Hearing Collaboration
Benefits of helping Deaf people conversely help hearing people
hearing people get the opportunity to learn about attitudinal behaviors that Deaf people experience day to day
hearing people also learn how Deaf people combat these barriers
deaf people learn about hearing perspectives
Mental Health Care Providers
Lack of mental heath services directly in ASL
Clinical psychologist
promote positive personal development
guidance adoption to various life situations
EMT
-Emergency evaluation product
Helping individuals determine choices easily
Vocational Rehab/Counseling
Help Deaf clientele develop self-advocacy/efficacy skills = confidence in work skills
Different types of rehabilitation services:
Audiological evaluation/assessment
assistive devices
telecommunication devices
Speech/Language Theary
Job coaches/Vocational rehab
Role: help vocational clients learn how to accurately carry out jobs one on-one-basis.
Career possibilities:
Early Childcare Educators (ECE)
Career options not limited to teacher, but those with a passion involved with younger children
covers nursery, preK, and kindergarden
Valuable position that enhances and propels deaf children's language and social skills
beneficial for educating parents communication too
Strategies worked with:
nonverbal communication
directing attention
language and meaning connection
Teachers
Teachers are crucial roles not just for Deaf students but children that are hearing, mute, autistic, or simply respond better to sign language
Interpreters
critical need for ASL interpreters
Interpreters are not just needed for Deaf people but essentially for hearing too
Being fluent in ASL does not equate to being a qualified Interpeter
Being an interpreter is an advocate role because you can provide immediate access to information and communication
Other Career Opportunities
Emergency Medical Tech (EMT)
if EMT specialists are familiar with ASL this will allow better flow of evaluation of situation and decision making