[humanser] Importance of Psychology in blindness especially first stages?

[Gerardo Corripio via humanser]

  HI listers
I've got a topic derived from an experience I had recently at a local 
blindness Association here in my area; appreciate your feedback:
Back in December, I was invited for a meeting of what was supposed to be 
a blindness Association; excited that I might finally be able to do 
something productive such as individual therapy and group therapy; note 
i've never in my life done group therapy, but have notions, thus felt 
and feel prepared to take on the challenge; my philosophyhas always been 
that what a better way to help other blind people indirectly, than by 
example, thus imagine my excitement that I'd finally be able to 
participate in the Association by putting to work my Psychology self, 
and by giving the message that blindness (and in my case hearing loss of 
70%) shouldn't be obstacle to do what we want!
The weeks went by; I saw no plans to incorporate either group therapy, 
or motivational talks or nothing related to Psychology, thus I asked and 
the response? We're not considering implementing. OK I thought why the 
heck would they excite me in the first place, and then say they aren't 
including the Psychology area? OK so I continued to ask about it because 
I'm not those who takes no for an answer easily, and I guess they got so 
tired of me asking and bugging that they ended up saying that not to 
worry, that they found a more qualified Psychologist! So my question is 
it really important in a blindness Association, the Psychology 
especially since they're people who recently, or are becoming blind? Am 
I right in feeling so strongly of this?

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Gerardo J Corripio Flores Psicólogo, Terapéuta Reiki
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