Psychology Today Hit Piece Labels Conspiracy Thinking A Psychotic Illness

This is a little off topic, but are there really psychologists for the deaf? If so, how are they different from psychologists that hearing people use? Do they sign? I apologize if my question seems ignorant, but I don't know alot about Deaf Culture/deafness and whether or not there was such a thing. :ty:

P.S. I'd also be curious to know why Grummer doesn't trust psychologists.
 
Hear Again said:
This is a little off topic, but are there really psychologists for the deaf? If so, how are they different from psychologists that hearing people use? Do they sign? I apologize if my question seems ignorant, but I don't know alot about Deaf Culture/deafness and whether or not there was such a thing. :ty:
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They do exist, and they are few and sparse. They are more sensitive to the things that come with deafness.

Like for example, if I go a psychologist who is aware of deafness (or blindness)-- I can't be labelled as attention-deficit or autism since the behaviours associated with attention-deificit and autism can be attributed to deafness or blindness. They are not as quick to make false diagnoses.

Just my experience. Not all of them sign though, most of them cater to the late-deafened or sudden-deafened.
 
Jiro said:
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*it's a comic pix (my favorite comic strip called Savage Chickens). a chicken is laying on couch, whining to a shrink - "Everybody hates me!" and a shrink said - "I don't hate you". Next - a shrink said "but to be fair.... I get paid not to" :lol:
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yeah, I have conspiracy against Psychologist that they only diagnose you for money.
 
souggy said:
They do exist, and they are few and sparse. They are more sensitive to the things that come with deafness.

Like for example, if I go a psychologist who is aware of deafness (or blindness)-- I can't be labelled as attention-deficit or autism since the behaviours associated with attention-deificit and autism can be attributed to deafness or blindness. They are not as quick to make false diagnoses.

Just my experience. Not all of them sign though, most of them cater to the late-deafened or sudden-deafened.
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There is one psychologist that my aunt go to who is blind. She says he is real good, and he is rated the top psychologist in our local area.
 
souggy said:
They do exist, and they are few and sparse. They are more sensitive to the things that come with deafness.

Like for example, if I go a psychologist who is aware of deafness (or blindness)-- I can't be labelled as attention-deficit or autism since the behaviours associated with attention-deificit and autism can be attributed to deafness or blindness. They are not as quick to make false diagnoses.

Just my experience. Not all of them sign though, most of them cater to the late-deafened or sudden-deafened.
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I learned something new today. Thanks so much for answering my question. I saw a psychologist for the deaf a year or so after I lost my hearing. She signed and during our sessions we used tactile sign. What you said about them being able to separate deaf (or blind) issues to other issues makes perfect sense. That's exactly what she did in my case. She provided additional community resources for me as well. Since she was the only counselor I've ever seen who could sign, I didn't know there were psychologists for the deaf, but I'm glad to hear (sorry - no pun intended) that they are out there for people who choose to use them.
 
Lighthouse77 said:
There is one psychologist that my aunt go to who is blind. She says he is real good, and he is rated the top psychologist in our local area.
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That's great! :)

I'd like to go into counseling myself to work with the deafblind. Of course, that all depends on how much of my education I can complete. I'm currently working towards my Bachelor's degree in social work and will then go on to earn my Master's. From there, I'd like to receive a Ph.D. (for my own personal interest) but right now I need to concentrate on my Bachelor's. :giggle:
 
Lighthouse77 said:
yeah, I have conspiracy against Psychologist that they only diagnose you for money.
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Psychologists don't make more money by diagnosing someone. They make money by listening, addressing a client's issues and helping them work through whatever they are dealing with during a given session. If the client feels that he or she is being taken advantage of in some way, it is up to them to discuss this with their psychologist and/or find another. Just my opinion. :)
 
Hear Again said:
That's great! :)

I'd like to go into counseling myself to work with the deafblind. Of course, that all depends on how much of my education I can complete. I'm currently working towards my Bachelor's degree in social work and will then go on to earn my Master's. From there, I'd like to receive a Ph.D. (for my own personal interest) but right now I need to concentrate on my Bachelor's. :giggle:
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keep the good job :)
 
Yes, therapy is expensive but it's helped me a lot. I've had 2 outstanding therapists and 2 bad ones. If you pick a good therapist and work hard, it's really helpful.
 
There are people who don't really like to talk. I'm one of them. I don't really like to talk and listen more than 10 minutes. I rather keep busy with other things instead. so just the idea of talking to a psychologist about feeling make me dread going anyhow. I may talk about it briefly but I'm always ready to move on to another subject. My sister once told me that she can't get anything out of me. I told her there is not much to say, and that I rather talk about the weather and health and crafty things (in real life.. on my internet life, it is about politics and religion)

But about myself.. NO WAY unless it has to do with my childhood experience that I have some pride to it. I have pride in our hardship that I love to brag about :D
 
Lighthouse77 said:
do you know how much these sessions cost just to have someone to listen to you??? whew!
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and to advise you and to help you and to guide you.

if I want someone just to listen to me, plenty of friends for that... or go to any bars and you're bound to find anybody who is willing to listen to you... at no cost (or maybe a couple beers) :)
 
Therapy takes self-awareness. Your therapists tell you some things that you don't want to hear. It's not for the faint of heart.
 
sallylou said:
Therapy takes self-awareness. Your therapists tell you some things that you don't want to hear. It's not for the faint of heart.
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Then pity the guy who has a team working on him around the clock, chipping away at his chinks. OOOO, that smarts! :lol:
 
jillio said:
Care to elaborate on why?
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nope, sorry i won't. this would be like an ASL-only Deaf person walking into a Cochlear Implant surgeons conference.
i can give a couple examples based on real life observations but Id rather not
 
sallylou said:
Therapy takes self-awareness. Your therapists tell you some things that you don't want to hear. It's not for the faint of heart.
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Quite true. Takes open mindedness on the part of both therapist and client, and a willingness to do the hard work associated with personal growth.
 
Grummer said:
nope, sorry i won't. this would be like an ASL-only Deaf person walking into a Cochlear Implant surgeons conference.
i can give a couple examples based on real life observations but Id rather not
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Your choice.:cool2:
 
jillio said:
Your choice.:cool2:
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yeah, well sometimes it is more responsible to refrain from telling the truth, dont get confused with denial, put another way, if i described what i 'know' based on my a mix of opinions and how i disapprove of the 'popular take of this within the professional area AND 'outside' in the deaf community', some of which I might have hinted could put other people into the mode of 'self defense' or even 'defending that profession or individual(s) but failing to realise that my observation is based on how their hypocrisy are socially-covered up by convenience. I think I may have given enough clues or if not, then sorry but this is as far I will go. Finally, thank you for respecting my decision to refrain from a potentially sour arguement.
 
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