[HumanSer] Contemplating New Career

[Serena Cucco]

Hi there,

J.D. is right ... A Masters in Social Work is certainly a lot of work.
I'll admit, I found doing an internship during the academic semester a bit
challenging.  My university let me do part of my internship during the
summer.  I also took an extra semester to finish my degree because of a
difficulty unrelated to blindness.  All the hard work is certainly worth
the effort, though.  After finishing, I found an AmeriCorps position for a
county public defenders office.  I absolutely loved it!  I had to leave
only because the two-year AmeriCorps commitment/grant ended.

Serena

On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 2:56 PM JD Townsend via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Good Day.
>
> My friend, David Sayer, is a retired medical social worker.  He worked for
> decades at a hospit not too far from his home in NYC.
>
> All hospitals use electronic medical records, most can be accessed using a
> screen reader, but some are more tricky than others.  You might check which
> systems your local hospitals use, that is unless you wouldn't mind moving.
>
> I have recently supervised some social workers and mental health counselors
> to work in hospitals to licensure, all of them were light dependent though.
> I worked in a hospital for nearly 20 years as well, but in a psychotherapy
> role.
>
> The, usually, 2 years to earn a master's degree takes lots of effort.
>
> Best of luck as you look into interesting career options.
>
>
> JD Townsend, LCSW
>
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> Subject: [HumanSer] Contemplating New Career
>
> I'm a  retired teacher ofthe  bl  ,'M contemplating  a career  as  a
> medical   social  worker or testing  patients  cogniteavefunctioning.MY
> hesitancy   is  about   obtaining    internship in   a hospital   and
> subsequent employment. Any  advice   would be  appreciated.  Sara  Rooz
> Retired Tvi Knowled
>
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