Guthmann D, Sandberg K
Division of Pupil Personnel Services, California School for the Deaf, Fremont, USA.
Am Ann Deaf. 1998 Mar;143(1):14-21. doi: 10.1353/aad.2012.0080.
Professionals who provide services to deaf and hard of hearing individuals may encounter situations related to abuse of alcohol and other drugs. Getting access to an agency that can provide an appropriate chemical dependency assessment for a deaf or hard of hearing person is difficult because there are no formalized assessment tools normed or specifically designed to use with such individuals. Additionally, most assessors are unfamiliar with how to work with deaf and hard of hearing people, less likely to be fluent in American Sign Language, and unaware of appropriate treatment options. The present article provides an overview of chemical dependency, assessment issues, and considerations unique to the deaf and hard of hearing population. A chemical dependency assessment tool developed by the Minnesota Chemical Dependency Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals is described, as well as a case study that illustrates application of the assessment process.
为失聪和听力有障碍人士提供服务的专业人员可能会遇到与酗酒和其他药物滥用相关的情况。要找到一个能为失聪或听力有障碍者提供适当药物依赖评估的机构很困难，因为没有经过标准化或专门设计用于此类人群的正式评估工具。此外，大多数评估人员不熟悉如何与失聪和听力有障碍的人合作，不太可能精通美国手语，也不知道合适的治疗方案。本文概述了药物依赖、评估问题以及失聪和听力有障碍人群特有的注意事项。文中描述了明尼苏达失聪和听力有障碍者药物依赖项目开发的一种药物依赖评估工具，以及一个说明评估过程应用的案例研究。
