[humanser] responses re name change

[Kaiti Shelton]

I actually like the name suggestion.  I agree that we're in the scope
of health care professionals, and many other health care professionals
also fall within the relm of human services.

Just out of curiosity though, do we know how many of us address
physical goals as well as mental ones?  Do we have an idea of how many
wholistic therapists there are in the group?

I ask this because I've looked for connections between blind music
therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists,
speech-language pathologists, etc.  I know a small handfulof blind
music therapists who are well ahead of me in age, and no blind OTs,
art therapists, etc.  I know there was a student in my scholarship
class who was studying to be a physical therapist, and another who was
entering her freshman year of college and wants to do speech therapy,
but professionals who are blind and in these fields are really hard to
come by in my experiences.

I'm just concerned that, if some sort of dedicated resource isn't put
together so these people can readily find and connect with each other,
others will face situations like I've had where no one really knows
how to bridge the gaps in age, training, disability with professional
standards, working with the professors, the law, and other specific problems.

There are a lot of things that can be addressed in fields like mine on
this list serve, but I don't think I could realistically ask things
about gait control theory, range of motion progress documentation, or
how to address fine motor development because those kinds of goals are
not what this group deals with.  Though I'd agree that we all can be
considered health care professionals, I don't know that all the needs
of health care professionals who specifically address physical
functioning separately or in addition to mental health can be
adequately addressed here, at least as it stands now.

On 12/6/14, Merry Schoch via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Greeting of the Season to All,
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> Thank you all for your input and responses.  I am positive your input will
> guide the Board whether to move forward on this topic.  I will share with
> you my opinion on the topic.
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> My opinion is that mental health counselors, clinical social workers,
> massage therapists, genetic counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists, etc.
> are well within the realm of healthcare providers.  As a clinical social
> worker I have worked diligently to become licensed (that goal is in the
> near
> future)  and with that license I will then be able to accept health
> insurance.  My supervisor once said to me that many professionals in the
> field tend to minimize the importance of their profession; he ended the
> conversation with "we are clinicians".  I realize that this division
> encompasses other types of therapists i.e. art, music, drama, but these are
> still part of the health care environment.
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> With all of this being said, someone brought up another idea for a name and
> although this may open up a new can of worms the activity of this list has
> been enjoyable to watch.  The name suggested was:  The National Association
> of Blind Healthcare Professionals of the National Federation of the Blind.
> Just another idea/thought to put out to you all.
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> Wishing you all a terrific Tuesday,
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> Merry Schoch
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> Merry C. Schoch, MSW ISW#6961
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> Professional Social Worker/Counselor
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Kaiti