[humanser] Internship issue

Tue Dec 1 00:22:56 UTC 2009

Greetings Sharon:

The VA is actually very good  about this and similar issues.  I also think 
the best way to solve your problem is to have the form put onto the computer 
.

if one of the admin. assistants are not able to do this then the VA should 
provide you with a reader to assist or you can just hire someone for a few 
hours to do the work.  I would caution you that if you are going to hire 
someone to assist then Iwould target someone who is comfortable with 
technology as opposeed to  someone who reads well.

Eddie K. Culp, M.A., CRC, CVE, CFI
Mile High Counseling & Vocation Services
3742 E. 99th Place
Thornton, CO. 80229
720-244-9748 (Phone)
eddie.culp at q.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Alpert" <jna3434 at comcast.net>
To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [humanser] Internship issue

> unfortunately, the company I did my internship with (in 2004-2007) did not
> have  any forms on the computer and were still in the 1960's.
> Eventually, my boss hand typed the forms and sent them to me and I could
> fill them out and print them out.
> So if you could get someone to hand type a form in for you, an hour of 
> their
> work could save hundreds of hours for other employments and not only could
> you be more indipendant, but it would give you an opritunity to be hired
> afterwards.
>
> I know this situation  has been brought up before, but I am still having 
> the
> same  problem and pray you do not fall into the same situation.
> I am finding that a lot of MH companies require you to have a drivers
> license to work. Even if your job does not require it. They always say 
> "well
> just in case  you need to drive someone somewhere"
>
> Make sure that is not the case with your company.
> Jonathan
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
> Behalf Of Jan Bailey
> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:50 PM
> To: Human Services Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [humanser] Internship issue
>
>
> I had someone put my forms into the computer so they would look good, and 
> I
> put one thing on each line, so the form will always look good. Then you 
> just
> rename the form with the client's name and save the original to fill in
> again. I see nothing wrong with people learning how to fill out forms for
> themselves, but I'd still have the forms on the computer so you will have
> them when someone needs help.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sharin" <coffeemommy at verizon.net>
> To: "'Human Services Mailing List'" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 4:35 PM
> Subject: [humanser] Internship issue
>
>
>> Hey everybody,
>>
>> I've been trying to come up with a solution to this and decided if anyone
>> on
>> the list had any thoughts. I am a 2nd year MSW student. My field 
>> placement
>> is at the VA in the Domiciliary psychosocial rehab program. Although the
>> VA
>> has a paperless system, there are still some printed materials, intake
>> forms
>> and various housing apps, that social workers complete for their clients.
>> When I try to talk with my supervisor about how I can go about doing 
>> this,
>> she just says not to worry about it, that she can do these forms. 
>> However,
>> I
>> find this to be completely unacceptable, especially since the VA often
>> hires
>> interns. I will certainly not be hired if I need people to do my work for
>> me. I have thought of scanning the image and filling in answers to the
>> intake form on the computer and then printing out the form. However, I
>> think
>> things often look different after they are printed out again. In terms of
>> the housing and other applications for my clients, I feel that they 
>> should
>> be filling them out and I could help them figure out what to write, since
>> out vets are supposed to be able to live with some level of independence.
>> But this doesn't seem to be the way things are done. Any suggestions 
>> would
>> be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sharin
>>
>>
>>
>
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