[humanser] ACCOMODATIONS

[JD Townsend]

ON ELECTRONIC RECORDS:

My hospital is moving rapidly into electronic records for mental health services.  Their idea is for me to dictate as do our psychiatrists.  I used to do this when the hospital had medical transcribers.  To work in the electronic records it will require a bit of new software and some scripting work, however I do believe that this solution will provide me with the independence and freedom to get that part of my job done.  Always new skills to learn.  Some clinicians who are less computer savvy are having more trouble than I am.





DRIVING:

I took a job in Brooklyn that required me to visit families in their homes over half of my work time.  Once I moved into the City I was able to do all my visiting using buses, subways and my feet.  Of course traveling around via these methods in a rural setting would not be possible.  Often we need to move to where the work is, rather than to wait for the opportunity to come to us.



I know of one blind social worker who works in hospice.  She travels with her team as they do their assessments together.  The job required that driving license, but she went for the interview anyway and won the supervisor over with her professional, competent, engaging manner and they decided to make an exception to their rule.



A blind supervisee is doing her assessments over the telephone rather than doing the required home visit, she feels that the information would be best taken in the home, but this is the adaptation the agency she works for has agreed upon.  Sometimes there are compromises to be made on both our parts.



I have not known anyone who made home visits who regularly used a driver, but people do suggest that option from time to time.  For me a bus, my Braillenote with GPS, and time to do my notes, would take preference.  I do like to do things on my own, sometimes a good thing, sometimes not.









JD Townsend LCSW
Helping the light dependent to see.
Daytona Beach, Earth, Sol System


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