[humanser] mental health counseling

[Lisa Irving]

Hey Kelsey,

I can really appreciate  feeling  stressed about getting CPR certified. Consider the flip side. How might you feel if you saved a family member from stroke complications because you pushed your skill set to a new level? 

Years ago my CPR and First Aid training  contributed to my landlord's wife taking him to the E. R. To be treated for a minor heart attack... 

I'm rooting for you. 

Best,
Lisa Irving

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> On Jun 7, 2015, at 6:17 PM, Kelsey Nicolay via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I am interested in eventually going back to school to study counseling.  I'm from Ohio.  Therefore, I was wondering if I will need CPR courses.  I had to take it when I was a summer camp counselor and it was really a struggle for me, so if I choose mental health counseling, can I avoid the CPR? Also, will I need sign language? I'm totally blind, so these two classes would cause me a lot of stress.  Therefore, for those of you who are counselors, will I need to go through CPR again or can I get an exemption because of my blindness? I would not go into a hospital to practice, maybe I would open my own practice or work for an agency that specializes exclusively in mental health.
> I would not go back to school now, but maybe in a few years once I've worked a while.
> Thank you,
> Kelsey Nicolay
> 
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