[humanser] Looking for Professional Sources on the topic of challenges that Counselors with Disabilities Face

[Christina Moore]

Well said!! :)
Christina

On 11/15/15, Karen Rose via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Perhaps the lack of literature is itself an expression of the problem – we
> are supposed to be always the client and never the therapist. Karen
>
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>> On Nov 15, 2015, at 2:58 PM, Sarah Meyer via humanser
>> <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>>
>>
>> For one of my classes, I have to write a research paper with 6-10 sources
>> (primarily professional ones) that meet the following criteria:
>>
>> Write a paper on a current issue for counselors. Discuss the research
>> literature on the topic, and how it affects LMHC practice. Be sure to
>> address the following in your paper:
>>
>>         i. Describe the problem or challenge being faced by counseling
>> professionals and/or the profession.
>>
>>         ii.       Detail the various aspects associated with this problem.
>>
>>
>>         iii.      Describe some ideas in addressing this challenge.
>>
>>
>>
>> The topic I am writing about is challenges that counselors with
>> disabilities, primarily sensory disabilities, face, such as what research
>> has to say about the process of self-disclosure with clients, dealing with
>> records and now electronic health records, issues of perceived
>> warmth/competence by clients, and therapeutic attraction/openness in the
>> therapeutic relationship as well as counselor disability status on
>> relational dynamics in general, etc.  However, many of the articles that I
>> find when I search our online database are not current, as in from the
>> 90s,
>> and so I am wondering if anyone knows of any more recent sources.  Also,
>> when I search using phrases like "counselors with disabilities" or "blind
>> counselors," many of the results are coming back with articles dealing
>> with
>> issues specific to rehab counselors but not mental health counselors, and
>> another major issue is that most of the articles are about working with
>> clients with disabilities, not about counselors themselves who have
>> disabilities and must navigate a unique set of dynamics in their
>> environment.
>>
>> I may need to change gears with my topic and include all disabilities; we
>> shall see. But I would like to examine how this issue also effects the
>> profession as a whole, if that makes sense.
>>
>> If anyone has any suggestions for narrowing down my research results or
>> has
>> any sources to share, it would be very much appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks so much,
>>
>>
>>
>> -Sarah
>>
>>
>>
>> Sarah K. Meyer
>>
>> Graduate Student, Clinical Mental Health Counseling/Social Psychology
>>
>> Ball State University
>>
>> Board Member, National Federation of the Blind Human Services Division
>>
>> Board Member, National Federation of the Blind of Indiana State Affiliate
>>
>> sarah.meyer55 at gmail.com
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>> (317)402-6632
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