[humanser] mental health counseling

[Serena Cucco]

No, you don't need to know sign language.  Since social
workers/counselors have to be comfortable with working with people of
various cultures, however, it would be important to know how deaf
people communicate via interpreters and how deaf-blind people use
support service providers (ssps) to assist them with communicating
with the public.  I don't want to write a novel here, so if you'd like
any more info, feel free to write me offlist.

Serena

On 6/7/15, Lisa Irving via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> 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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