Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-130) and index.

Each Chapter begins with "Learning Objectives" and ends with "Chapter Summary," "Learning Activities,"and "Suggested Readings".
1. Introduction to Nonprofessional Counseling.
Case Study: Fatima.
What Do We Mean by Counseling?
Is Personal Adjustment Counseling Part of Our Scope of Practice?
Case Study: Martin.
Case Study: Curtis.
Our Challenge: To Strengthen Our Safety Net with Counseling Support.
2. What We Know: Children with Hearing Loss Are at Risk.
Growing Up with Hearing Loss.
Self-Concept and Hearing Impairment.
Psychosocial Development.
Emotional Development.
3. Basic Counseling Skills: "Opening the Door."
Basic Counseling Approaches: An Overview.
"Let's Think About Doors."
"Door Openers."
Counseling With Information: Not to Be Overlooked.
"Door Openers" for Parents.
4. Basic Counseling Skills: "Keeping the Door Open."
About Control: Who Owns this Hearing Loss.
Basic Listening Skills: Not a Passive Process.
Barriers to Listening: How Does the Door Slam Shut.
5. Completing The Counseling Process: Goals, Plans, And Interventions.
Back to Cases.
Providing Intervention.
Referring to Professional Counselors.
6. Self-Evaluation: How Am I Doing as a Counselor?
Growing as a Counselor: A Self-Evaluation Quiz.
References.
Appendix: Hearing Impaired Children's Peer Relationship Scale.