[humanser] Job interviews

[JD Townsend]

Hello & best of luck in your job hunt.

I would suggest that you do not go into a job interview with the idea of 
presenting what accomadations they might be expected to provide.  I would go 
in with the idea that you can do a superior job, that your success in 
university in obtaining a graduate degree shows you are competant to do 
assigned tasks in a complete and timely manner.  They should not ask you how 
you would accomplish those tasks, if they do so they are in violation of 
statute, a fact I would not bring up.

I have answered similar questions by saying that I have overcome obsticles 
by being flexable and that my efforts have gotten me to this interview on 
time and with questions concerning how I can show my skills as a team member 
to acomplish the agency's goals.  I often have told folks that I don't like 
paperwork, but that completing it on time is a good feeling and that I like 
that good feeling.  About EMR I might say that I have excellent skills in MS 
Office and other programs and that I'm sure that my learning curve will be 
as quick as any other new employee.

I would never mention screen readers, scan & read programs, or other 
adoptive equiptment.  Your job in an interview is to get the job offer.  No 
one is interested in how you perform your job duties, only that they will be 
done.  Assure them of that small fact.

Go to the interviews standing tall and proud of your skills and abilities as 
a psychotherapist without any apology for being blind.  You might use your 
blindness as an asset as, indeed, it can be.


JD
From: Rebecca Arrowood via Humanser
Sent: Monday, July 04, 2016 8:17 PM
To: Human Services Division Mailing List
Cc: Rebecca Arrowood
Subject: [humanser] Job interviews

Hi everyone,

As I continue my job search and hope to obtain some job interviews soon does 
anyone have any good input regarding talking about accommodations? As my 
vision has declined I am starting to learn that there are certain things I 
used to be able to do but now I'm having trouble with. Therefore trying to 
come up with accommodations that I may need for a job as a counselor or 
therapist has been difficult. How do I disclose accommodations I may need 
but also come across as being able to do the job?  I am very new with all of 
this so any feedback or input would be appreciated!  Also how do you discern 
what is a reasonable accommodation?

Thanks,
Rebecca Arrowood
Sent from my iPhone


> On Jul 2, 2016, at 8:07 AM, JD Townsend via Humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> 
> wrote:
>
> Hello Quinto,
>
> Well, almost every feature is accessible.  At the present time I can read 
> most everything and enter most everything, the sole exception is a portion 
> of the psychiatrist's reports that identifies the current diagnosis.  I'm 
> guessing that I can read this with the virtual reader feature of 
> Window-Eyes, perhaps JAWS has a similar feature.  But, without a screen 
> reader most of the screens are a mess of poorly connected bits, some read 
> and some not.
>
> JD
> -----Original Message----- From: Quinto Sanchez via Humanser
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2016 11:55 AM
> To: Human Services Mailing List
> Cc: Quinto Sanchez
> Subject: [humanser] Scripting for EMR
>
> Hi list,
>
> I am curious for those of you who have had someone come in and write 
> scripts to make EMR programs more accessible, how well did that work? Were 
> you then able to use all aspects of the software or was it only the most 
> essential features needed for your employment? Were you able to read 
> history, case notes, assessments, appointment scheduling.... and were you 
> able to not only read but insert information as needed? Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> Quinto Sanchez M.A., LPC
> Foundational Healing Counseling Services
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