title: Working with Hispanic women who are deaf: recommendations from the literature.
abstract: The authors used the hermeneutics approach within social cognitive career theory to explore employment trends and issues over the past 20 years relevant to Hispanic women who are deaf. Barriers to employment were discovered including discrepancies due to gender, race/ethnicity, and severity of hearing loss. Recommendations for policymakers and professionals suggest a need for research that addresses the unique experiences of Hispanic women who are deaf within vocational rehabilitation, the use of social cognitive career theory as it relates to career development and choices, and an increase in education and training to better prepare vocational rehabilitation counselors to work with individuals from multiple minority backgrounds. While information about Hispanic women who are deaf is limited, this review provides a better understanding of Hispanic deaf women and encourages expansion of knowledge in practice and research for professionals working with this unique population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX, USA. amfeist@utpa.edu
authors.forename: Amber M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Feist
authors.forename: Shawn P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Saladin
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hansmann
mesh_terms: D003638:Deafness / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D060345:Education of Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014829:Vocational Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D014830:Vocational Guidance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends