[humanser] Questions regarding Masters Level Social Work Practicum

Sun May 1 22:05:02 UTC 2016

Good afternoon, Rev. Michael "Big Dog" Abell,

Didn't even think of that very real truth  of how veryingly 
shaded   legalities embodying such a presence as the social servant 
seeks to practice. Yet, I still believe the decision to, say remove 
the child fall upon you, the social worker. not necessarily even fall 
upon the reader, right?

Car:
>Carly
>
>The practicum liaison was concerned about me getting accurate information
>from the sighted assistance.
>
>In a general update on how things are going. We had a meeting with the
>liaison and he brought up concerns about using a reader driver and having
>my license on the line if something went wrong.  He agreed to stop
>contacting agencies ahead of time and he agreed to look into private
>agencies as far as practicum placements. I have had a few interviews with
>these agencies. The most recent agency seems like the most useful and
>beneficial. I would be doing case management / therapy with adult clients
>which isn't my idea population but I could focus on one theory. this agency
>definitely seems accommodating and willing to work with me above and beyond
>typical. They were coming up with ways to adapt things if need be.   I
>should find out hopefully next week from all the agencies that I have had
>interviews with.
>
>Yiska
>On May 1, 2016 11:25 AM, "Michael Abell via Humanser" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
>wrote:
>
> > Hello Carly,
> >         The problem of identification of bruising is not about if there are
> > bruises, but what to do with that information. If a Human Service Worker
> > becomes aware of bruising, they must make a decision about removal of the
> > child. This is especially true in cases of CPS workers vidsiting the homes
> > of children. This then brings up the most relevant issue related to the
> > Human Service Worker that is blind and using a reader or assistant.
> >         When a person is called to testify in court about bruising, it is
> > the Human Service Worker that is called. If they did not see the bruising,
> > the case could be thrown out because the individual making the decision
> > could not actually testify to seeing the bruising. The child might be
> > returned to the home and cause harm to the client. This is true of all
> > observations. This is one of those times that the aide cannot be our eyes.
> >
> > Warmly,
> >
> > Rev. Michael "Big Dog" Abell
> >
> > Helping individuals to find their eyes in the dark.
> > (480) 369-0805
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carly
> > Mihalakis via Humanser
> > Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 10:05 AM
> > To: Human Services Division Mailing List; humanser at nfbnet.org
> > Cc: Carly Mihalakis
> > Subject: Re: [humanser] Questions regarding Masters Level Social Work
> > Practicum
> >
> > Good morning, Yiska,
> >
> > Is there something particularly, in the name of being a thorough social
> > worker, wrong with somebody's being there to inform you of potential
> > bruises
> > on the bodies of your elder or child clients? And yes, this reader would be
> > bound to the same legalese as you are.
> > I mean, I don't think they religated you to shaddowing a sighted social
> > worker? I would imagine your agency guy was wondering the same thing as I
> > about seeing physical layers of your casework?
> > Car client's?
> > It remain doubtful that sound like the came up
> >   At 03:39 PM 3/17/2016, Lora :\) via humanser wrote:
> > >Hello List,
> > >
> > >I am new to the list. My name is Yiska. I am trying to get a practicum
> > >placement for fall and am running into some challenges related to
> > >blindness. I figured this would be a good place to ask my questions. I
> > >am getting my master's in social work. The practicum liaison and the
> > >agencies have some concerns about being able to fulfill the duties of
> > >the job. They are concerned that I will be unable to complete an
> > >assessment without vision. They are also concerned that if I use a
> > >driver in order to go to client's houses, courts etc that there will be
> > >confidentiality issues. I have informed the liaison that the driver
> > >would be bound by the same confidentiality rules that I would be. I
> > >have told them that there are other ways to get information besides
> > >vision such as vocal tone and questions. The placements that I am
> > >looking into are such things as dealing with severe mental health
> > >issues and child abuse cases. One agency will only accept me if I just
> > >shadow a social worker but this is not how other students have their
> > >placements. If you have any ideas or suggestions on how you would
> > >handle such a situation it would be greatly appreciated if you would
> > >share those thoughts. Thank you for your time.
> > >
> > >Yiska
> > >
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