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SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
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Youth Opportunity Center
1704 Charlotte Avenue, Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37203
United States
Services for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) is a program of STARS designed to prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs among deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals from kindergarten through early adulthood.
These students are naturally at a higher risk for drug and alcohol misuse because of their increased difficulties with communication, isolation, depression, learning and family connections.
PROGRAM SERVICES:
In-School Drug and Alcohol Prevention/Character Education Classes: Weekly classes that are designed to help the students develop:
- strong social coping skills
- understand and identify feelings
- problem-solving
- anger management
- improving self-esteem
- decision making
- team building
- healthy relationships
- and information on drugs and alcohol
In-School Literacy Support: Individual weekly sessions with students focus on:
- improving reading comprehension
- writing skills
- sign language proficiency
- bridging multiple-meaning words
- and conceptual signing of topics and items translating from English to American Sign Language
Individual Career Planning Services: Individual support for students transitioning out of high school, services include:
- Interest testing
- researching and applying to colleges
- connecting with VR
- completing the FASFA
- job and interviewing skills
Summer Camp: STARS offers support services to Brentwood Baptist Deaf Church-Camp SummerSign. Services include:
- Full-time staff
- character education classes
- literacy
- team building
- and creative dance
Updated: October 22, 2020