[humanser] newly blind
Judith Bron
jbron at optonline.net
Tue Dec 16 14:41:40 UTC 2008
However, after therapy there is a world of assistance someone with a new
disability must receive so that they once again perceive themselves as a
viable, functional person. Judith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vicky Winslow" <vicky at well.com>
To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [humanser] newly blind
> One of the problem areas to which Interpersonal Therapy is oriented is
> sudden disability or injury. I always like that this modality addressed
> the adjustment directly. I have never seen another therapeutic modality
> that directly addresses adaptation to a physical loss .
>
> As to phone therapy, it makes me uncomfortable. Though it may appear so at
> first, I don't think that it is the same as our lack of vision in a face
> to face session. There is an intangible something present when two people
> engage in an in person dialog that is missing over the phone. I think
> that the physical presence of a therapist allows us to pick up cues about
> a client that are missing over the phone and, in turn, allows the client
> to feel supported.
>
> Therapy over the phone and over the internet disturbs me. Sometimes, the
> act of a client getting out of the house and coming to a session is, in
> itself, therapeutic.
>
>
> Vicky Winslow, LMSW
>
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