Social work service to deaf people has many challenges. Viewed from a deficit model that labels people who are Deaf as disabled, the opportunity may be lost to see the linguistic and cultural differences that put people who are Deaf on equal footing with anyone else seeking to solve their problems. Trained to see problems through the eyes of our clients, we, as social workers, have a unique ability to difference and use those differences to help our clients help themselves. The following paper will present a model that respects the linguistic and cultural differences between Deaf and hearing people as it promotes healthy communication and problem solving.