Trauma and Deaf Education

$59.00

This webinar will be hosted via Zoom for national and international attendees on Sunday, November 2, 2025 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial disclosures: Both presenters are employed by the Texas School for the Deaf and are receiving honorariums from Language First for presenting.

Nonfinancial disclosures: Lee is the Vice Chair of the BEI Advisory Board. Rebecca is a member of the National Association of School Psychologists

Course Description:

This session will introduce ACEs, PCEs, and examine how someone’s trauma history impacts their work in deaf education. Participants will engage in self-reflection, review research about trauma and the deaf community, explore self-care, and practice interpreting techniques to employ in the educational setting and beyond.

Agenda

10:00-10:10: Introduction

10:10-10:25: Deafness and Mental Health Diagnoses

10:25-11:05: A Closer Look at Trauma

11:05-11:20: Vicarious Trauma

11:20-11:35: ACEs

11:35-11:50: PCEs

11:50-12:00: ProQoL

12:00-12:20: Calming the Nervous System

12:20-12:50: Interpreting Techniques

12:50-1:00 Closing, Q&A

Learner Outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

  1. Define trauma and identify trauma specific to the DHH community.

  2. Analyze trends between trauma and chronic illness.

  3. Explore ways that trauma shows up in the classroom and techniques we can employ to address it.

Registration information:

This is a digital purchase only; no physical ticket is provided. A form will populate for you to complete your registration and then your purchase will be added to your cart in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. You will receive an email with instructions on how to participate as well as a Google Calendar invite with the Zoom link one week prior to the event. Registration ends one day prior to the webinar. All registrants will receive a copy of the presenter’s PowerPoint and the presentation recording. Please email info@language1st.org with any questions.

This webinar will be hosted via Zoom for national and international attendees on Sunday, November 2, 2025 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial disclosures: Both presenters are employed by the Texas School for the Deaf and are receiving honorariums from Language First for presenting.

Nonfinancial disclosures: Lee is the Vice Chair of the BEI Advisory Board. Rebecca is a member of the National Association of School Psychologists

Course Description:

This session will introduce ACEs, PCEs, and examine how someone’s trauma history impacts their work in deaf education. Participants will engage in self-reflection, review research about trauma and the deaf community, explore self-care, and practice interpreting techniques to employ in the educational setting and beyond.

Agenda

10:00-10:10: Introduction

10:10-10:25: Deafness and Mental Health Diagnoses

10:25-11:05: A Closer Look at Trauma

11:05-11:20: Vicarious Trauma

11:20-11:35: ACEs

11:35-11:50: PCEs

11:50-12:00: ProQoL

12:00-12:20: Calming the Nervous System

12:20-12:50: Interpreting Techniques

12:50-1:00 Closing, Q&A

Learner Outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

  1. Define trauma and identify trauma specific to the DHH community.

  2. Analyze trends between trauma and chronic illness.

  3. Explore ways that trauma shows up in the classroom and techniques we can employ to address it.

Registration information:

This is a digital purchase only; no physical ticket is provided. A form will populate for you to complete your registration and then your purchase will be added to your cart in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. You will receive an email with instructions on how to participate as well as a Google Calendar invite with the Zoom link one week prior to the event. Registration ends one day prior to the webinar. All registrants will receive a copy of the presenter’s PowerPoint and the presentation recording. Please email info@language1st.org with any questions.

Continuing Education:

This event is offered for 0.30 ASHA CEUs and 0.30 RID CEUs. Only participants who attend the live event will receive a certificate of attendance. Participants who attend the entire webinar and fill out the self assessment form will be considered eligible to earn ASHA CEUs.

Accommodations:

This event will be in ASL with English interpreters and captions. Please email info@language1st.org with requests for additional accommodations at least 14 days prior to the event.

Course Availability:

This course will be available in the Language First Learning Library after the live event is over.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refunds for webinars and other events are available up to 14 days prior to the event. No refunds are available after that time. If Language First cancels or moves a webinar or event, all participants will be given the options of a.) receiving a full refund; b.) applying the amount paid to another event; c.) transferring their registration to the new date. If a registrant has a complaint or is unsatisfied with a webinar or event, please email info@language1st.org with “complaint” in the subject line.