Articles by Clinton Nowicke, PsyD

Clint (he/him) is a post-doctoral fellow at Compass Counseling in Louisville, Kentucky. He is a recent graduate of Eastern Kentucky University’s recently APA-accredited Psy.D. program, and is available for therapy and assessment for the DHH community. While on internship, he was featured in Piplo Production’s ASL-edition of Once I Was Very, Very Scared, a book for children about traumatic experiences.

A Crash Course in Deafness for Therapists

A Crash Course in Deafness for Therapists

Typically, when therapists are asked to define “cultural competence” their response is usually race-based or location-based. Occasionally some include gender and sexual minorities, age, and ability. It’s rare that clinicians and therapists with little experience in deafness consider “Deaf” as a culture.

The topic of deafness and Deaf culture is vast, with many aspects to consider. It would be impossible to cover everything in only a few blog posts. This article is the first of a series about working with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) clients is intended as a starting point for clinicians to begin their own research into deafness and Deaf culture.