Workshop sessions:

•      Brian Berlinski on Best practices in treatment for deaf children who were exposed to domestic violence

•       Dr. Sara Rhys Jones, Ged Davies and Dr. Sophie Roberts  on Using videoconferencing in mental health services for deaf children

•       Lara Denman on Providing culturally responsive mental health care to deaf indigenous and CALD people

•       Dr. Erez Miller and Dr. Amazia Weisel on Social and emotional challenges of deaf students in special education in Israel

•       Ben Karlin on Bending the Rules - interpreting in mental health settings

•       Naomi Sharples on Empowering deaf individuals and empowering communities by accessing education in health related professions

•       Dr. Cathy Chovaz McKinnon and Laurel Putman on The development of the Mental Health Services for the Deaf* (MHSD) clinic, Ontario 

Abstracts, presenter bios programme and information on how it all works can be seen at the above web site.

Cost for the conference is UK £60 (approximately AUS$150, NZ$170, depending on the current exchange rate).

Online conferences can be attended flexibly as there are no real-time sessions. You have access to the conference for a period of six weeks, including a reading week before the conference starts.

If you want more information, see the FAQ of the conference web site, or email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it


Judith Mole

Direct Learn Services Ltd.

http://www.online-conference.net : online conferencing

http://www.directlearn.co.uk/ : general information