Ep. 14 | Lost in Translation? Therapy in a Deaf World

05/01/23 • 54 min

Welcome to our PCI Graduate Investigates episode where we explore the 2022 Martin Kitterick Award winning thesis by Louise Clinton. Her thesis title is ‘Lost in Translation? Therapy in a Deaf World’. It is a fascinating and extremely relevant exploration of the experience of Deaf people in a majority hearing world, and specifically how this impacts their experience of therapy. We discuss the importance of recognising Deaf culture and that Deafness is a way of being, not a disability. We explore the nuance of communication across sign language and the impact of having interpreters present, if they are available.

This is a recording of a live webinar we held earlier this year, attended by students across PCI College. I, Margaret O Connor, BSc Programme leader, am delighted to host these events as we want to highlight the high-quality research being produced by our fourth year students. The panel for this discussion includes Colm Early, second year head and faculty lecturer, and Louise Brennan, PCI Clinical Manager and Certificate lecturer. Please see below for links to Louise’s thesis, the Irish Deaf Society and an image called ‘The Family Dog’ which we discuss.

Link to read Louise’s thesis - https://www.pcicollege.ie/page/news/764

Link to Irish Deaf Society - https://www.irishdeafsociety.ie/

Link to image ‘The Family Dog’ by Susan Dupor - http://deafcuture.blogspot.com/2015/07/7.html

Link to read Louise’s thesis - https://www.pcicollege.ie/page/news/764

Link to Irish Deaf Society - https://www.irishdeafsociety.ie/

Link to image ‘The Family Dog’ by Susan Dupor - http://deafcuture.blogspot.com/2015/07/7.html

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Ep. 15 | Creative Approaches in Therapy

Welcome to our second PCI Graduates Investigates episode, where we will explore the 2022 Martin Kitterick award runner up thesis by Claire Ambrose. Her thesis title is ‘Visual Journaling: An Empowering Process to Support Emotional Regulation and Symptom Reduction in Trauma Survivors’. This is a very interesting discussion which explores the theory and research behind visual journaling and creative exercises, and its many practical applications in client work. We look at what might make creative approaches challenging for therapists to introduce, both for themselves and their clients. Claire gives some very helpful tips on how to get started with creative approaches both as a form of self-care and in our work with clients.

This is a recording of a live webinar we recently held for PCI students. We are delighted to host these as we want to highlight the quality research being produced by our fourth year students. The panel for this discussion includes Gael Kilduff, Head of Counselling and Psychotherapy and Shane Morrow, third and fourth year head.