[Cabs] Going back to school

[melissa R. Green]

Hello.
Here are some suggestions.
That I hope will help.
First, all of the resolutions at convention focused on the teaching of blind
students program.
Any school that you go to here in colorado will have access issues of some kind.
I also suggest that you decide whther you want to attend a private college or
university, or a public one, like CU or UNC.
CSU is also a good university.
It has a psychology department as well.
Second, you should investigate each school and their counseling and or psych
programs.
I know that UNC's program has some requirements.  They want you to have a MmPI
done, and have it scored by a licensed psychologist.  There are other
requirements, but I don't remember them right now.  That is the requirement for
the counseling in psychology masters.
Now, there are other psychology masters programs at UNc.  So go to the web site
and look at them, and also call the school and talk too someone in the Psych
department.
That is my suggestion for all of the schools you mentioned.
Here's the website and phone number for UNC.
UNC web site.
www.unco.edu
Phone: 970-351-1890
Ask for the department of psychology.

Good luck. 

Best regards,
Sincerely,
Melissa R. Green
Hold on to your dream and it shall be well with you.

-----Original Message-----
From: cabs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:cabs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Alicia Richards
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 6:16 PM
To: Colorado Students
Subject: [Cabs] Going back to school

Hello, everyone.  I know I haven't posted to this list a lot, but I actively
read it.  I thought about joining CABS at State Convention, but I'm not yet a
student, so I wasn't sure if I should.  I am planning to become a student again
soon, which is why I'm writing. I have some questions that I'm hoping some of
you can help answer. Feel free to respond to me off-list as well as on.  I will
include my email address at the end of this message, and I apologize in advance
for its length. 

I already have my Bachelor's degree in counseling.  Now I want to go back for my
Master's. However, I'm debating between going back for my Master's in mental
health counseling, which is what my bachelor's was focused on, or rehab
counseling, focusing on working with the blind.  I am passionate about both
things.  Mental health has been my interest for years, but I've also been told
by many in the NFB that my greatest chance of employment lies in the rehab
field.  

If I get my degree in mental health counseling, the school I am primarily
looking at is Colorado Christian University. I know they've had blind students
in the past, and I believe Elisha Wells currently attends CCU. Do any of you
have experiences with CCU that you could share with me, as far as how they treat
blind students? Or, might any of you have recommendations of other schools with
good counseling programs?  

If I got my Master's in rehab, the only program in the state that I'm currently
aware of is University of Northern Colorado. Based on what I heard several weeks
ago at State Convention, though, that is not a very good program.  If I remember
correctly, blind students have also gone there, and Marty Rahn possibly still
is.  Again, what can any of you tell me about UNC and it's rehab program? 

Thanks in advance for any help you guys can give me.  If you would like to write
me off list, my email address is:
alicia716 at msn.com

Alicia 
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