[humanser] Disclosure about Blindness to Clients

[Shannon Cook]

I agree.  Also, with my clients being blind and VI themselves, it makes them feel like I know what they have been going through.  It has proven to be more of an asset than it may be otherwise in other counseling settings.

Shannon Cook, MSW

-----Original Message-----
From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dorothea Martin
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 5:29 AM
To: humanser at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [humanser] Disclosure about Blindness to Clients

Hello, Elyssa,
It seems to me that trying to conceal something that is obvious to everyone who can see is pointless. The converse is also true:  We might not need to alert someone to something he can s clearly see. One reason I've found for raising the topic of my blindness at some point early in a relationship is that this takes the subject off the taboo list and allows the other person to ask questions.
Dotty Martin

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