[humanser] Blind counselors and body language

[Justin Williams]

True, the asked for method I've never done, but I've heard of people doing.
You can use the inflection of the vlice, location of where the sound is
coming from, and the distancing to tell what's going on.  For example, I had
a client who was leaning away with his arms folded.  I asked him why his
arms were folded, and he loosened up.  You develop a rapport.  I think I
detected his arms crossing and the rest of his posture through a combination
of hearing and feeling.  Kind of like the sound and the presentce of the
person replace seeing them.  
Justin

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Hi. I was born totally blind and have been in practice about 30 years. I see
approximately 45 clients per week. Two of them are blind. As for body
language I simply asked people what they're doing with their body if I want
to know. Anything that can be seen can also be asked for. Karen Rose and MFT

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> On Aug 31, 2017, at 1:02 PM, Ayoub Zurikat via HumanSer
<humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello family, I hope you are all well.
> I am currently doing my masters degree in clinical mental health
counseling. Thing is, I have had this concern ever since I started the
program, and I need advice or feedback.
> So a crucial part of therapy is the therapist's ability to read and
interpret client's nonverbal body language. However, being blind I cannot do
that. Here are my questions.
> 1- has this been an issue for employment? In other words are counseling
centers/employers hesitant to work with blind counselors because of this
issue?
> 2- for those of you who are practicing therapists, how do you deal with
such an issue? Are their skills that can be learned? 
> 3- am I going to have to limit myself to do therapy with blind/disabled
clients because of this?
> 4- do any of you know of internship sites in the Chicago area that are
friendly towards blind interns?
> 
> I've been very concerned, and quite stressed because of this. Your
feedback and help are so greatly appreciated.
> Thank you 
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