Webinar 7:
Deaf Mental Health in Practice: Supporting Emotional Well-Being in DHH Students, Families, and Schools
A 2-Hour Interactive Presentation by M. Natasha Kordus, Ph.D
Dr. Natasha Kordus is a clinical psychologist with extensive experience serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities. She is the Supervisor of Assessment and Training at Collaborative Psychology Group and an Adjunct Professor at California State University, Sacramento. Dr. Kordus specializes in psychological assessment and treatment of trauma, anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+ mental health, and neurodiversity, with a strong focus on Deaf mental health. She is a contributing author to Deaf Mental Health: From Theory to Practice (2026).
Deaf and Hard of Hearing children and adolescents experience elevated risk for
emotional dist
ress when language access, family communication, and school
environments do not adequately suppor
t
psychological needs. This workshop
p
rovides educators,
counselors, and ser
vice p
roviders with p
rac
tical, evidence-
informed st
rategies for suppor
ting mental health in Deaf and Hard of Hearing
students. Topics include recognizing emotional and behavioral regulation challenges,
responding to grief, anxiety, and t
rauma, st
rengthening family communication as a
p
rotec
tive fac
tor
, and addressing peer relational dynamics such as lateral violence
within Deaf communities. Par
ticipants will leave with concrete tools to p
romote
emotional well-being, safety, and resilience in DHH students across school and home
settings. WEBINAR
21ST FEBRUARY 2026
AT 10AM - 12PM
Register @
cal-ed.org/events
Register @
cal-ed.org/events
$35 members $45 non-members
M. Natasha
Korhus, Ph.D
M. Natasha
Korhus, Ph.D
California Educators of the Deaf is a non-p
rofit
501© organization created to empower
the education of Deaf students
She is a clinical psychologist with extensive experience serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities. She is the Supervisor of Assessment and Training at Collaborative Psychology Group and an Adjunct Professor at California State University, Sacramento. Dr. Kordus specializes in psychological assessment and treatment of trauma, anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+ mental health, and neurodiversity, with a strong focus on Deaf mental health. She is a contributing author to Deaf Mental Health: From Theory to Practice (2026).
