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Childhood Speech, Language & Hearing - Counseling
At times, individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may have problems adjusting to their hearing loss. When problems arise, these individuals and their families can benefit from talking with knowledgeable and supportive professionals who understand the issues of hearing loss.
The Boys Town National Research Hospital’s Center for Childhood Deafness provides a range of mental health and counseling services to children, adolescents and adults who need help in coping with problems related to hearing, including:
- Difficulty in school
- Adjusting to hearing aids
- Self-esteem problems
- Personal identity issues
- Peer relationships
- Assertiveness issues
- Behavior management
- Adjusting to sudden onset hearing loss or loss later in life
- Family problems
- Cultural issues
Your Counseling Team
The Center for Childhood Deafness offers the services of a diverse team of highly trained mental health practitioners and certified counselors. In addition to their mental health expertise, each member of the team is fluent in sign language and each has first hand knowledge of how hearing loss affects individuals and families from his or her personal life.
Eligibility for Services
Children and adults who are deaf and hard of hearing as well as hearing children of adults with hearing loss are eligible for counseling services. Because counseling support may be needed at any point in a deaf or hard of hearing individual’s life, counselors may participate on a multidisciplinary assessment team to evaluate an individual’s social/emotional needs.
Counseling services also are provided to several school districts in and around Omaha and include individual, group and family therapy for elementary through high school age children with hearing loss. When appropriate, the counseling team provides in-service training for administrators, teachers, interpreters and students and participates in the development of the Individual Educational Development Program (IEP). On-site consultations are available to school districts outside the Omaha area.
Location
The services of the Center for Childhood Deafness are provided at the Lied Learning and Technology Center for Childhood Deafness and Visions Disorders located on the campus of Boys Town National Research Hospital.
For More Information
To receive more information about Counseling Services, call: (402) 498-6638 (v/tty).