Play therapy and Deaf and Hearing Clinicians

What is it about?

This study conducted interviews with Deaf and hearing clinicians who are skilled in the use of play therapy with deaf and hard-of-hearing clients. Cultural and training implications are discussed.

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Why is it important?

This is the first study to explore how play therapists are trained to work with deaf and hard-of-hearing children. While many clinicians use play therapy with deaf children, little is known about the most effective approaches to training clinicians to work with this population. This study provides a first look at the retrospective experiences for clinicians and includes a call for change from one of the Deaf participants.