A PEN-International sponsored delegation from NTID, consisting of Robb Adams, Chairperson, NTID Counseling Services; Lee Twyman, faculty, NTID Counseling Services; Denise Kavin, Senior Project Associate, PEN-International; Pat DeCaro, sign language interpreter and consultant; James DeCaro, Director of PEN-International; and E. William Clymer, PEN-International Coordinator, visited De la Salle College of Saint Benilde, to offer a weeklong seminar on student development theory and counselor skills specific to postsecondary students who are deaf and hard of hearing. This training was a continuation of the workshops offered to a delegation from the College of Saint Benilde who were visited at NTID in October 2005.
Intensive training was offered in counseling skills pertaining to academics, career planning and personal development/ mental health. During the week, 50 -75 professionals in deaf education, from both CSB and the Manila area, attended a multitude of presentations and student panels by NTID faculty, staff and students.
During the visit, the newly constructed PEN-International Learning Center was opened and dedicated. This new facility compliments the PEN-International Multimedia Classroom and Laboratory that was opened in 2003. Prior to the opening of the new learning center, James J. DeCaro received the De La Salle Brothers of the Philippine District Medallion for his contributions to deaf education in the Philippines.
Rose Marie Salazar-Clemeña, PhD, Executive Vice President, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, and Techie Benitez de la Torre, Dean, School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies, hosted the delegation on behalf of the students, faculty and staff of the De la Salle College of Saint Benilde.
Presentations and Events from the Seminar
- Transition from High School to College and College to Work, NTID Student Panel
- Grand Opening and Dedication of the PEN-International Learning Center
- Student Development and Counseling Skills Development (Counseling Theories and Models, Career Development and Counseling, and Mental Health Counseling), Robb Adams and Lee Twyman
- Workshop for School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies Parents, Robb Adams and Lee Twyman
- Classroom Communication, Denise Kavin and Pat DeCaro
- Strategies for Using Instructional Technology to Support Classroom Education, E. William Clymer
- Roundtable Discussion for Professionals Who are Deaf, Denise Kavin and Pat DeCaro
