[humanser] Follow up MSW Practicum placement challenges email

[Lora :)]

Rev.  Abell,
The disability Resource Center has been involved from the beginning. after
my phone conversation with the practicum liaison where he stated that
agencies had some concerns as well as himself I called the disability
office to inform them. Even after explaining to the liaison ways that I
could do things such as an assessment without vision and how a reader
/driver would have the same confidentiality forms as myself he still was
not budging on his views. The disability Resource Center suggested that I
get external answers to basically say this is what is working in the
field.  I hope that answered your question.

Yiska
On Apr 5, 2016 1:04 AM, "Michael Abell via humanser" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hello Yiska,
>         I was wondering what role your Disability Services has played in
> the
> placement process. The practicum is a little different than a job because
> it
> involves the school. Because you will be expected to have some learning
> objectives and the school will be involved in accomodations, it is
> important
> to keep them on board from the beginning. This can prevent any possible
> discrimination issues.
>         The questions that should be answered will be if you can do the job
> and not how you will do it.
> I applaud your interest in becoming the best candidate in this practicum
> and
> I feel you will be a smashing addition to the work that you will be doing.
> They will be lucky to have such a well planned and thoughtful participant.
>
> Warmly,
>
> Rev. Michael "Big Dog" Abell
>
> Helping individuals to find their eyes in the dark.
> (480) 369-0805
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [humanser] Follow up MSW Practicum placement challenges email
>
> Hello List,
>
> I emailed the list a while back about a practicum placement in a masters of
> social work program. I had been talking to the practicum liaison and
> agencies and himself had concerns about being able to complete an
> assessment
> without full use of all my senses and confidentiality of reader/drivers. I
> have some follow up questions for the list. I am looking for anecdotal
> factual qualitative data that I can then present showing what is working
> for
> blind social workers in the trenches day to day. I would also appreciate it
> if you included what school you obtained your degree from. Following are my
> questions:
>
> How do you perform an assessment where visual detail is required?
>
> Walk me through a real life scenario of a client evaluation. How did you
> adapt the visual information?
>
> How did you interact with your reader driver during an assessment? Did you
> develop a list of observation criteria for your reader/driver regarding
> visual information before going to see the client? What did you do as far
> as
> checking in with your reader/driver regarding visual information as it
> relates to case notes?
>
> Take me through a typical day as a blind social worker
>
> What alternative blindness skills have you developed to assist in
> performing
> the job description?
>
> Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
>
> Yiska
>
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