[humanser] Challenges with VR services

Wed Dec 16 19:41:52 UTC 2015

Good morning, >> >> Marisol,

You could regard the opportunity of taking the 
entry level job as a social worker as a chance to 
get your foot in the door, expose potential 
employers to your blindness and all that? Not to 
mention your cutting your teeth on a practical, real-life of social work?
Just try not to allow this oppoortunity to 
esslide through your fingers as there is always 
something to learn, a reason to take on the job.
If I am unseeing of some something, I'm sure you will clarify?
Car -level 53 PM 10/6/2015, you wrote:
>Ericka, Wow! You are very well-rounded. I would 
>think that should make you highly employable. 
>You might consider playing around with 
>monster.com, indeed.com (I think's right), and 
>other job posting sites just to get a feel for 
>careers. Consider writing your ideal job 
>position. Consider taking job interest 
>inventories. If you are involved in a religious 
>organization you may wish to consider taking a 
>gifts of the spirit inventory or class. Ask your 
>closest friends about your strengths and growth 
>areas. Lisa -----Original Message----- From: 
>humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>Behalf Of Ericka via humanser Sent: Tuesday, 
>October 06, 2015 1:22 PM To: Human Services 
>Division Mailing List Cc: Ericka Subject: Re: 
>[humanser] Challenges with VR services Let me 
>think on this. Can you come up with some other 
>paths for me as well? I have early 
>childhood/learning disabilities education but 
>never really was able to teach in that capacity. 
>I have a gerontology certificate and a BA in 
>social work. Unlike you, most of my things I 
>have done where volunteer unless they were part 
>time or work-study/shadowing type. I'm certain 
>that my seizures are not helping me in the 
>hiring process any either. I've never disclosed 
>until after the fact because most of the time my 
>seizures are so under control it's not an issue. 
>Ericka Short "Friends are like flowers in the 
>garden of life" Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 6, 
>2015, at 3:06 PM, Lisa Irving via humanser 
><humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > Ericka, > > In 
>the state of California Activity Directors are 
>only required to complete 32 hours of training. 
>My first two jobs were as an Activity Director; 
>my degree was in recreation with a concentration 
>in Therapeutic Recreation. At the time I was 
>nationally certified. > > I see what you're 
>saying about an undergraduate social work 
>position. What career suggestions can you share 
>with me? > > Thank you. > > Lisa Irving > > 
>-----Original Message----- > From: humanser 
>[mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
>Of Ericka via humanser > Sent: Tuesday, October 
>06, 2015 12:51 PM > To: Human Services Division 
>Mailing List > Cc: Ericka > Subject: Re: 
>[humanser] Challenges with VR services > > 
>Unless someone else can come up with something, 
>I don't think there is an entry-level social 
>work job in the field you were looking at. The 
>only social work related job entry-level that I 
>have been able to obtain with a bachelors in 
>social work was an activity assistant part time 
>at a nearby nursing home. I have a 
>non-certification teaching degree in special ad 
>as well. You'd think I would be employable to 
>somebody. Here are a big portion of the problem 
>is transportation and the second is a saturated 
>environment > > Ericka Short > "Friends are like 
>flowers in the garden of life" > > Sent from my 
>iPhone > >> On Oct 1, 2015, at 7:54 PM, Marisol 
>Carmona via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> 
>wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I tried applying for 
>VR services in order to have some tuition 
>assistance during my masterâ€™s program, which I 
>will start fall of 2016. However, they denied me 
>because by pursuing a social work degree, it is 
>expected that I would not be advancing in my 
>career, particularly in terms of salary. I am 
>currently employed, but plan on quitting my job 
>to focus entirely on school work. I shared with 
>them this fact and they said that I would be 
>eligible for VR services if I am unemployed, but 
>I possibly could be asked to show proof that I 
>cannot get a job with my undergraduate degree in 
>psychology. I explained that there are no jobs 
>that Iâ€™m aware of where I could work as a 
>social worker without a masterâ€™s level degree, 
>to which they responded that I could probably be 
>hired as an entry level employee. >> Has anyone 
>had a similar challenge? Your input is greatly 
>appreciated! >> >> Marisol >> >> >> >> >> 
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