Heidi
Shew
General Deaf Studies Major
About Me
I'm a UVU student.
I plan to graduate May 2017.
I have a baby at home and don't plan to work until she is older. This internship was for exposure to the deaf community and personal experience.
Then hopefully with that experience and those connections I will be able to work in the deaf community in the future.
My interests are: ASL, Photography, dancing, playing games with family & friends and making life enjoyable!
Education:
Utah Valley University
Fall 2013
Beginner American Sign Language
Spring 2014
Beginner American Sign Language ll
Summer 2014
Intermediate American Sign Language l
Intermediate American Sign Language ll
Fall 2014​
Advanced Fingerspelling
American Sign Language Numbers
Advanced American Sign Language
Deaf Culture 1817 to 1970
Spring 2015
Interpreting l
Deaf Culture from 1970
American Sign Language Literature l
American Sign Language Linguistics
Advanced Understanding Oppression Audism
Fall 2015
Technology for Deaf Studies
Deaf World Discourse
Multicultural Issues in Deaf World
American Sign Language Literature ll
Deaf Culture Studies
Language and Culture
Fall 2016
Cross Cultural Communication Interpreting
Intro Understanding Oppression
Deaf People and Disability
Special Topics in Deaf Studies
Spring 2017​
Deaf View/Image Art-- De'VIA
Deaf Cinema
Deaf Peoples of the World
Deafness and the Law
Language Internship
Internship:
Sego Lily Center For The Abused Deaf
Spring Semester
January - April 2017
While interning for Sego Lily I was able to experience working directly with their advocates. I signed their confidentiality forms and therefore I was able to read through their paperwork on visits with different clients.
Sego Lily had amazing opportunities for training. One of those opportunities was Utah's Rape Advocacy training. This consisted of about 40 hours of class time and in that training you are taught by several different experts in the field. I was also given personal tours of a few of their locations; a women's shelter in downtown Salt Lake and the courthouse.
I also had the opportunity to witness one of their advocates present at a police station in Sandy. During this presentation, I was able to witness her talk about a training they offer officers to help prepare them to work with deaf victims.
I will also be witnessing a teen deaf group session at a deaf school, and a court hearing for a deaf victim before I am finished with my internship. I will also be helping gather donations for their big event in September. I'm really grateful for Sego Lily and the many opportunities they have given me.