[humanser] mental health counseling

[Dr. Mary Chappell]

Kelsey,
In my experience, with positions that require direct patient interaction
there is a CPR certification requirement. However, social workers in case
management in our hospital are not required to get this certification.
Licensed Professional Counselors who are doing emergency room intake
assessment and admission are required to get it. I am in a private, full
service training hospital and my interns and externs are not required to get
this.
Mary

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From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kelsey
Nicolay via humanser
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2015 9:17 PM
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Cc: Kelsey Nicolay
Subject: [humanser] mental health counseling

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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