title: The role of counselors serving deaf or hard of hearing students in public schools.
abstract: Since enactment of Public Law 94-142, residential schools for d/Deaf or hard of hearing (d/Dhh) students have lost enrollment to public schools. Public school counselors now must meet d/Dhh students' counseling needs. There is little literature on if and how counselors are doing this. The present study used a survey to evaluate the job satisfaction and expectations of 22 counselors working with d/Dhh students in programs across the United States. Follow-up interviews were conducted with 6 participants functioning as counselors for d/Dhh students. Results indicated that the counselors were generally pleased with their role, which, however, diverged markedly from the American School Counselor Association (2003) national model. The interviews revealed 5 themes that may be unique to counselors serving d/Dhh students in public schools: Authority Based on Experience, Director
authors.affiliation: Department of Education and Educational Psychology, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, USA.
authors.forename: Gabriel I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Lomas
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nichter
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Robles-Pina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D003638:Deafness / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012572:School Health Services; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult