[HumanSer] Request for feedback

Thu Aug 8 18:26:14 UTC 2024

I had that figured out at least. But unfortunately, I didn’t have any good contacts or support and direction or anything from my advisors.

Weird how now my vocational rehab counselor thinks I should have been a vocational rehab counselor or seems like he would do anything perhaps legal and illegal to get me into grad school, out of grad school and working. Where was this guy 20 years ago?

Ericka Nelson

> On Aug 8, 2024, at 1:01 PM, Justin Williams via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> It helps also to know which population you want to work with.
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> Justin
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> I am very happy to hear that you had a great experience. This is great advice. Things have definitely changed over the years and I am happy for that. In the 90s, my school did not allow us to independently look for our placements. I had to take what they found for me without my input. I don’t know if they did that because of my disability, or because that’s how they did it with all students. I didn’t know that you had more power when you were getting your graduate degree. I am glad that everything went well for you and I hope , this becomes the norm not the lucky situation.
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> I enjoyed working as an activity assistant in a nursing home and later and assisted-living center. However, I didn’t need the credentials. I had to do it. I did not have the support from the school or the Disabled students or will rehab to come up with solutions to issues or with people in general with their attitudes. I am so grateful you guys have so many more options like mentors. They were harder to find back then.
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> Ericka Nelson
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>> On Aug 7, 2024, at 4:02 PM, Lori Scharff via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi Anny,
>> I worked as a social worker from 2002 until 2019.
>> 
>> I have both my under grad and graduate degrees in social work. My
>> undergrad field supervisor thought that I was just going to intern at
>> the local blind agency. I told her I would not be doing that! So, I
>> began researching various community organizations who might employ a
>> social worker. I then also looked at my transportation restrictions;
>> since the paratransit in my county was still young! I got the list
>> down to 5 programs and called each of them and spoke with someone to
>> further figure out the best match. I ended up interviewing with 2 of
>> them and one of them took me. It was a fantastic experience.
>> 
>> When I did my graduate degree, I interned in a partial hospitalization
>> program. I only stayed at that internship for 3 months. It was
>> supposed to be 21 hours per week with a clinical focus; since it was
>> an advanced standing degree. The number of employees was grater than
>> the number of clients for 12 weeks. So, I only had one individual
>> client and I ran 2 groups. The rest of the time she wanted me to just observe.
>> I went to my field supervisor and she told me to stick it out. I told
>> her that I had already begun looking for community organizations who
>> would be happy to use my skills. I interned in a drug and alcohol
>> program that went into the schools. Again it was a fantastic experience.
>> 
>> My supervisor from the partial hospitalization program called my field
>> supervisor in April to ask if I wanted to work as a paid intern one
>> day a week since they now had 25 clients and not enough staff.
>> 
>> I would recommend looking at all of the organizations that you can get
>> to as possible options. You also may want to check with programs like
>> food assistance programs who may not have a social worker onsite. But,
>> I am wondering if you and your school could come up with some kind of
>> supervision arrangement?
>> 
>> If you wish to reach me directly, I can be reached at
>> lorischarff at gmail.com Lori
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>> From: HumanSer <humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Anny Safier
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>> Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:39 AM
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>> Hello, my name is Anny Safier and I am an incoming MSW student at
>> Binghamton University. I was recently informed by the field department
>> in my school that because I have had three interviews without success
>> in finding an internship for this year, I will not be able to start
>> field instruction in the fall. Out of the three interviews I had, one
>> did not get back to me for months which wasted time for me and another
>> place ended up not having enough room for interns. Timing is
>> unfortunate, with the term beginning in two weeks. While I was
>> applying to different internships, I received no feedback from the
>> department who was setting up the interviews, until they explained to
>> me that I would have to wait either until the spring to start field or
>> another year. My internship last year was significantly impacted by
>> issues within the agency, causing me to have between three and five
>> months worth of practical experience instead of a full year. If anyone
>> has had similar experiences and/or could give ideas about how to move
>> forward in applying to internships for the spring or figuring other
>> ways of approaching these kinds of issues, I would appreciate it.
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