[humanser] Greetings

Sun Dec 7 22:53:17 UTC 2014

Doug,

	I believe the question is not whether to include the health
professions on this list; rather it is whether to include them in the
membership of the division. As per your message, though, the common
challenges faced by both the mental & physical health professions are very
similar. Both need access to Electronic Health Records, both need accessible
professional examinations, and both need greater employment opportunities. I
am of the opinion that the Division would be strengthened by including the
physical health professions in our division. These professionals have no
division to represent their needs at this time and blind people are
underrepresented in the field. If there does come a time when the division
has a sufficient number of those in the health professions, then it might
make sense for them to form their own division, should this be in their best
interest. This is what happened with the Rehabilitaition Counseling
Division. It was once a part of the Human Services Division until their
numbers grew and it was necessary to form a separate division in order to
focus more attention on that specific field. 

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala

-----Original Message-----
From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Doug Lee
via humanser
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2014 11:23 AM
To: Merry Schoch; Human Services Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [humanser] Greetings

I don't presume to vote, being neither a Division member nor a member of the
field (I'm here out of interest in it though); but I'll speak in case my
thoughts are useful...

We decide, in the NFB, when and whether to coalesce with other organizations
based on commonality of goals and beliefs, which really amounts to deciding
based on commonality of focus.

So my question would be, how common would the focuses be of a group
dedicated to human services versus one dedicated to health care?

Examples of focus I can imagine, for a mailing list, would include
- Info on how and where to get work.
- Struggles with accessibility of specific software packages.
- Access to literature related to the field (DSM for HS).
- And of course, division business discussions.

This is certainly not an exhaustive list.

My point is to suggest deciding this question, whether to join or split the
two aims, based on consideration of what specific sorts of traffic will be
generated by each.

And since I'm not in the field myself, I have more questions than answers...

On Sat, Dec 06, 2014 at 08:48:04AM -0500, Merry Schoch via humanser wrote:
Greetings to All Listserv Members,

Not sure if you notice a pattern, but the majority of messages from me are
sent out on Sunday mornings as this is my most peaceful time of the week.
My thoughts swirl around the Human Services Division and the tasks to do.
Admittedly, there are many times I feel more than overwhelmed and wonder if
our goals are obtainable.  Then the essence of who I am speaks loudly and
reminds me this type of thinking will accomplish nothing.  

The Board of the Division will meet privately during the month of December.
Unlike most meetings this will not be open for membership involvement, but I
will present to our members and listserv the plans so you are informed.
One of the topics at our meeting is a name change for the division.

I would like to get immediate feedback from this list an our members
regarding a name change for the division.  While I attended  the "Leaders
and Ledgers" seminar at the Jernigan Institute, someone repeatedly referred
to the division as the "Health and Human Services Division".  Since I have
received quite a few inquiries from individuals who are seeking to go into
the medical field and there is currently no division for medical
professionals, I thought I would put the idea out to you all.  It brings
more diversity to our division which we have a great deal of now; however,
physical and mental health (in my opinion) are interconnected on many
levels.

Please respond to your thoughts on the name change.  It will mean a
Constitutional  change and I am seeking input before we go further with the
idea.

Thanks,

Merry C. Schoch

NFB Human  Services Division

President

Merry C. Schoch, MSW ISW#6961

Professional Social Worker/Counselor

(813) 523-6573

Merryschoch at verizon.net

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