[humanser] Questions

[Serena Cucco]

Hi Amy,

I have my Masters degree in social work.  While Justin is right that
most jobs in the social services field require a Masters, some let you
substitute experience for the Masters degree.  It all depends on the
job.  Graduate school, at least, for social work, is a ton of work,
but certainly worth the effort .  An internship is required while
taking classes.  I'll admit, this was a bit challenging time
management wise.  I requested that my internship hours during the
school year be cut slightly, basically, one fewer day per week, in my
second year, because of time required to use readers for research
papers.  The school accepted my request and let me finish my
internship hours during the summer of that second year.  (I ended up
taking an extra semester of school, anyway, so my finishing my
internship in the summer didn't interfere with graduation.)  I know
many of us don't like to broadcast challenges like these in the NFB,
but I didn't want any issue with my grades, due to not asking for this
accommodation.  Of course, this aspect may or may not be relevant to
you.  The course curricula were quite enjoyable!

As for the driver's license, it's supposed to be required only if
driving is an essential function of the job, such as providing
transportation to clients.  Many employers are not aware of the law
about this or frankly have too many assumptions about blindness to
worry about the law.

Serena

On 6/23/14, justin williams via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> A master's degree is, if not required, almost required to get a job, let
> alone a job  which will allow you to support yourself in the human service
> field.  Tack on the drivers license, and it is difficult without having at
> least one of them.  Not impossible, but difficult. Most people that I know
> have master's degree at least.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Amy Hatten
> via humanser
> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 2:23 PM
> To: humanser at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [humanser] Questions
>
> Hello all.my name is Amy and new to the list. I have a few questions and
> hopefully I will get some answers. I graduated with a bachelors degree in
> psychology. When searching for jobs I have noticed some of them that I am
> interested and require either a valid drivers license and/or  a Masters
> degree.  If it is not one or the other, sometimes it can be both are
> required. Is there any way around any of these requirements?
> Has anyone else experienced this problem? I would love to hear back from
> anyone and to meet people to discover what my options are with a degree in
> psychology. My main goal with the degree is to help people, change and make
> a positive difference and impact on the lives of others.
>
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