Online Training Resources

Playful Parenting Building Connections and Raising Children with Play

A six-part video series promoting the understanding of the importance of play while raising children, building connections within the parent-child relationship.

Providing Equitable and Accessible Services with Culturally Diverse Families

A three-part video series promoting the understanding and applying skills when working with culturally diverse families, such as families of color.

Step Out of the Storm: Navigating Crisis

A three-part video series addressing the aspects of assisting students in a crisis.

Mental Health Symposium 2021

A special symposium for families and professionals, focusing on mental health for deaf and deaf-blind students. Some topics include information on state legislation updates, informed trauma care, and professional ethics.

Quarantine Toolbox for Parents and Guardians

A seven-part video series that provides tips and tricks during this difficult time for addressing moments of conflict or behavior management challenges.

Brain Development and Deafness

A three-part video series on the effect of language exposure and hearing levels on brain development.

Trauma / Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

An overview of the ACES study and how trauma impacts an individual, leading to the discussion of the trauma-informed classroom.

Guide for Clinicians Providing Mental Health Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Clients

A three-part video series designed to provide introductory information and strategies for working with deaf or hard of hearing children.

Deaf Adopted Children: Trauma, Loss and Grief

A three-part video series discussing different types of adoption, trauma, or neglect these children face and its impact on the adopted child’s learning.

Deaf Culture and Mental Health of Deaf People

A discussion on the importance of incorporating deaf culture characteristics and role models into mental health strategies.

Communication: What Doesn't Get Said is Just as Important as What Does

A look at how language and communication modes, expressed and received, impact mental health approaches and diagnoses.

Introduction to Counseling Deaf People with Language and Learning Challenges

Information and suggestions about working with deaf people of varying language and learning proficiencies.

Suicide Risks and Prevention

Suicide Risks and Prevention: A three-part series covering: institutional responsibility to establish policies and procedures, risk factors influencing suicide risks, and screening processes and documentation for screening.

Clinical Suicide Assessment for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

A two-part series outlining the strategies for identifying the various factors that lead to suicide ideation, threats, and/or suicidal attempts in a clinical assessment and developing a student safety and intervention plan.