[humanser] Blind counselors and body language

[Carly Mihalakis]

At 01:02 PM 8/31/2017, Ayoub Zurikat via HumanSer wrote:
>Good evening, brother,

Well, contrary to what people might think, keying in on the little 
cues layered within the folds of someone's presence though not 
exactly quantifiable, can serve to indicate some inkling of those 
mysterious nonvisual nuggets that sighted people always seem so 
concerned about, as if all manner of therapeutic/counseling/Rehab 
counseling relationships could crash and burn just because the blind 
clinician may not realize whether patient has his hands in his 
pocket. And Perhaps, on a technical, quantified  level it may be an 
issue but there's a tremendous degree of information that your ears 
and good sense can experience firsthand  or find a wherewithal that 
might suggest the happening of such idiosyncrasies real time..
To hone these skills, I found a tremendous resource in the 
myriads  whom live outside near where I live.
Experiencing people wrapped in this state of unfiltered, un 
socialization is precious, not duplicated anywhere and a must if you 
are a blind person endeavoring to enter social service because there 
exists a freedom rarely available to us to try things with people 
whom run the proverbial gambit of human configurations and life experiences.
And, I have never heard of a clinician feeling he must limit his 
counseling to blind clients.
So, don't worry about these things so much. Try it out. Learn the 
cues to listen for so you can feel you are in control of the interaction.
And, you might not wanna point to your blindness so much as you are 
administering counseling. In my experience, I learned so very much 
about both the human as well as my own  blindness as well as how best 
to handle Ol'Sighty.
Call me if you want: 408-209-3239
Car

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