Report From the Front Lines: Balancing Multiple Roles of a Deafness Therapist

The previous example 1 encapsulates of some of the typical dilemmas-ethical, clinical, linguistic, cultural-that therapists working with deaf adults2 face on a daily basis. Factors such as severe lack of appropriate resources, service providers with grossly limited communication skills, and a system that expects

us to be all things to all deaf people conspire to create situations where our roles and responsibilities are far from clear.