[humanser] Examinations

[JD Townsend]

Jeannie:

Great news.  I love to hear of positive advocacy.  All too often we in the 
helping fields tend to strongly advocate for others and to be quiet about 
our own needs.  You did wonderfully!



-----Original Message----- 
From: garryj1 at cox.net
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 8:30 AM
To: Human Services Mailing List
Cc: JMassay
Subject: Re: [humanser] Examinations

Congratulations and happy holidays!!!!!
Blessings,
Tasha H
NFBV Peninsula Chapter President
---- JMassay <jmassay1 at cox.net> wrote:
> Hello all-
>
> I have taken the NCE and the Oklahoma Legal & Ethical Responsibilities 
> Exam.
> While I was able to use JAWS to take the NCE, it was not under the
> circumstances that I had hope for. The exam, on a USB, was sent to an
> alternate test site where I was able to use JAWS to read the exam an d 
> mark
> my answers. A scribe then marked the , wait for it, large print answer
> booklet. Sigh. Fortunately for me, I am familiar with the person who was 
> my
> scribe and I trust her to have done the job well.  She, too , was 
> perplexed
> as to why the answer booklet was in large print!
>
> The reason I am now writing is that I also had to take the Legal & Ethical
> exam for Oklahoma. In Oklahoma , LPC's are regulated by a legislative act.
> Initially the staff at the licensure office told me that I would not be 
> able
> to use assistive technology to take the computerized Legal &Ethical exam.
> After speaking to the staffer, I quickly came to  the understanding that 
> he
> , clearly, had no idea what he was talking about. When I contacted the 
> test
> site I told them about the JAWS dongle  and asked if that would be a
> problem. The reply was ."Of course, why wouldn't we let you use that to 
> take
> the test!". I took and passed the online exam yesterday. You'll be happy 
> to
> know that I am ethical enough to practice in Oklahoma!
>
> I'm still waiting on the results from the NCE. Cross your fingers, light a
> candle, say a prayer.
>
> I wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving and hope that you connect with
> family and friends in close and meaningful ways.
>
> Your sister in the Federation,
>
> Jeannie
>
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JD Townsend LCSW
Helping the light dependent to see.
Daytona Beach, Earth, Sol System