For over 20 years, TLC has successfully run multiple lines of consulting service for the community. More recent additions include fee-for service interpreting, behavioral health assessment and consultation, and Deaf Culture diversity training for businesses. These solutions offer the opportunity for TLC to meet important needs in our community while diversifying our revenue streams to benefit our students and clients.
Our services support business, educators, organization, behavior health and clinical professionals, researchers and the broader community:
Our Consulting Hub
For Businesses, Educators and Organizations:
- Educational, audiological and therapeutic consultation for deaf and hard of hearing students in mainstream settings
- Inclusion and Access: Creating a “Deaf-friendly” workplace that welcomes deaf and hard of hearing individuals
- ASL Instruction: Customized classes for your employees and students
- ASL interpreting services (hourly, temporary, or permanent basis)
- Video Production: Creation of videos in American Sign Language with captions and voice overs.
- K-12 Deaf Education Research Partnerships
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Language development and evolution in quantum science and physics: A partnership with the Center for Integrated Quantum Materials (CIQM) at Harvard University
For Clinical and Behavioral Health Practitioners:
- Best practice for trauma-informed care for deaf and hard of hearing children impacted by language deprivation and trauma
- ASL interpreting services (hourly, temporary, or permanent basis) across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire
For Interpreters:
- Certified Deaf Interpreter testing and credentialing
- Advanced ASL instruction (on-site trainings and customized one-to-one instruction)
- Test prep support and mentorship
- Internships
For Students, Family and Friends:
- Clinical Placements
- Practicum Experiences
- Internships
- Customized ASL Classes
- ASL Interpreting Services
- Resources and Consultation
- For Businesses, Educators and Organizations:
- For Clinical and Behavioral Health Practitioners:
- For Interpreters:
- For Students, Family and Friends:
For Businesses, Educators and Organizations:
- Educational, audiological and therapeutic consultation for deaf and hard of hearing students in mainstream settings
- Inclusion and Access: Creating a “Deaf-friendly” workplace that welcomes deaf and hard of hearing individuals
- ASL Instruction: Customized classes for your employees and students
- ASL interpreting services (hourly, temporary, or permanent basis)
- Video Production: Creation of videos in American Sign Language with captions and voice overs.
- K-12 Deaf Education Research Partnerships
-
Language development and evolution in quantum science and physics: A partnership with the Center for Integrated Quantum Materials (CIQM) at Harvard University
For Clinical and Behavioral Health Practitioners:
- Best practice for trauma-informed care for deaf and hard of hearing children impacted by language deprivation and trauma
- ASL interpreting services (hourly, temporary, or permanent basis) across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire
For Interpreters:
- Certified Deaf Interpreter testing and credentialing
- Advanced ASL instruction (on-site trainings and customized one-to-one instruction)
- Test prep support and mentorship
- Internships
For Students, Family and Friends:
- Clinical Placements
- Practicum Experiences
- Internships
- Customized ASL Classes
- ASL Interpreting Services
- Resources and Consultation
Examples of Our Work
Andrea Simonson, Educational Audiologist with our Public School Partnerships program, recently published an article sharing their point of view as a spouse of someone with sudden sensorineural hearing loss in a blog. Andrea will also be featured in an upcoming issue of ASHA Leader.
Read: Sudden Hearing Loss - Our Journey to Rehabilitation
TLC Superintendent Glennis Matthews at the Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development Deaf World Lecture Series: December 1, 2021.
ACRC Conference
Our Walden School Clinical Team presented at 2021 Children's Residential Center's (ACRC) International Conference.
Presentation Outline:
- Sarah Wintman (at right) and Valerie Farr: "Playful Expressions: Transforming the Milieu to Treat Trauma-Impacted Deaf Youth"
- Dru Balsley and Kasey Pendexter: "Family First: Supporting Families of Deaf Youth in Midst of COVID-19"
- Nate Joslin: "Addressing Implicit Bias: Trauma-Focused Animal Assisted Psychotherapy (TF-AAP) with Rats"
PHESLIP (Public Health and Equity Sign Language Interpreting Program)
Walden Community Services' Kristie Medeiros presented at Rhode Island College in August 2021. Her presentation on Deaf BIPOC was part of PHESLIP night, and included presenters from Brown University and Rhode Island Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist Allison Klowan presented her doctoral capstone project from graduate school at the 2021 virtual MAOT conference.