Demographics & Diversity Training Among Counselors Serving DHH Clients: A 2025 Field Study

Authors

• Moss MacLean, Gallaudet University
• Cheryl Wu, Gallaudet University

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Description

This project aims to determine the demographic composition and the multicultural competencies of counselors working with DHH clients. Currently, no comparable data exists. Findings indicate that most counselors are women, straight, and deaf. Common barriers to professional development include cost, transportation, access to interpreters, and access to training in ASL. Implications include the need to address barriers in existing professional development, innovative multicultural counseling training in ASL, and the need for interpreters and other cultural liaisons to facilitate home-school collaboration between Deaf schools and CLD families.

Publication Date

4-17-2026

Keywords

Psychology, deaf people, counseling

Disciplines

Psychology

Recommended Citation

MacLean, Moss and Wu, Cheryl, "Demographics & Diversity Training Among Counselors Serving DHH Clients: A 2025 Field Study" (2026). Annual Student Research Day. 1.
https://ida.gallaudet.edu/annsturd/1