See it through My Deaf Lens: Interpersonal Violence and Trauma in the Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing (H-O-H) Community

Live Online Program

Thursday, April 27, 2023
5:30-8:30pm ET

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 3 CE contact hours

This program will discuss silent struggles and how systematic barriers are imposed upon the marginalized Deaf community, especially for people from this group who experience trauma and interpersonal violence. The course will define and recognize how a person who is Deaf/H-O-H is affected by interpersonal violence and the traumatic impact violence has on a survivor’s day-to-day activities. It will help mental health practitioners raise awareness about the needs of the Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing (D/H-O-H) community.

As a result of attending this program, participants will be able to:

1. Define and recognize how a person who is Deaf/H-O-H is affected by interpersonal violence and the traumatic impact violence has on a survivor’s day-to-day activities.
2. Explain the barriers Deaf/H-O-H face when seeking services.
3. Identify strategies to make attendee's program or practice more accessible for Deaf/H-O-H.
4. Address challenges and bias faced by Deaf/H-O-H community members.

Nicolyn Plummer, MSW

Nicolyn is a servant leader who offers humanitarian contributions to Deaf communities. She is also a consultant and Executive Assistant of the Be Bold and Be Heard show. Nicolyn has obtained her BA in Criminal Justice and her MSW in Social Work from NYU Silver School of Social Work.

DeAnna Swope

DeAnna Swope is a community advocate at heart and has been involved in different fields. She is currently working as a Program Director of a Deaf-led domestic violence program in Georgia.  DeAnna is also the CEO and founder of Diamond Speaks LLC, and is the host of the Be Bold and Be Heard show. DeAnna has obtained a BA in Social and Criminal Justice and an MA in Public Administration. She is a happily married mother of 5 children.

To register for this seminar, please log in to our Online Registration Portal and select this event from the "All Events & Programs" tab, under the "Conferences and Events" section.

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General Admission: $60.00

If after registering, you determine that you can no longer attend this event, The Office of Global and Lifelong Learning will issue refunds on the following basis:

• Refund requests made on or before April 20, 2023 (by midnight): full refund
• Refund requests made on or before April 24, 2023 (by midnight): 50% refund
• Refund requests made on or after April 25, 2023: no refund

If this event is cancelled, all registrants will be fully reimbursed. To withdraw from and be reimbursed for this event, please complete the event withdrawal form.

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 3 Continuing Education Contact Hours.

55 jurisdictions accept ACE-approved provider CE contact hours. ACE is not an approved Continuing Education provider in the states of New York (though NYU Silver is NYSED CE approved in NYS) and West Virginia, unless the event is outside of West VA. ACE only approves individual courses in New Jersey, though NYU Silver is CSWE-accredited and therefore accepted for licensed NJ professionals. Here is a full list of statutes related to social work CE.

Special Accommodations:
Students requiring accommodations have the opportunity to make these known upon registering or by writing to silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu.

Addressing Grievances:
For information on our grievance and complaint procedures, contact 212.998.9099 or silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu.

NYU Silver School of Social Work
Office of Global and Lifelong Learning
285 Mercer Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003

Email: silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu
Phone: 212.998.5973
Fax: 212.995.4497