[nabs-l] Seeking alternative techniques for working with problemswith couples?

[Beth]

Hah.  Psyched?  Wow.  That sounds good, Serena.  Good luck.  I'm
psyched about getting my BSW, but I am probably going to transfer
depending on how things work in CO.
Beth

On 4/27/10, Hope Paulos <hope.paulos at maine.edu> wrote:
> Hi Gerardo. I minored in psych, and just posed the question to my father,
> who has  psych as his major. The key thing when dealing with couples is not
> only the non-verbal communication, but also the verbal communication. I
> don't think it would be difficult to work with couples experiencing
> problems. You're going to be able to sense the tension in the room, or get
> cues from hesitations your prospectiv clients might make.
> I hope this helps. I'll try to get more info at a later date-- my father was
> running out the door when I posed the question.
> Hope and Beignet
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerardo Corripio" <gera1027 at gmail.com>
> To: "BlindStudents" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 9:54 PM
> Subject: [nabs-l] Seeking alternative techniques for working with
> problemswith couples?
>
>
>> Hi listers, especially psychologists or who are studying in the field:
>> Unfortunately in university because I didn't have blind psychologist role
>> models to look up or ask questions I wasn't orientated right in my course
>> of
>> studies thus my question. Any ideas of what alternative techniques or if
>> it's possible to work with couples facing problems? Due to the amount of
>> visual info required to see how their communication is and other factors
>> what alternative techniques do you guy use? Can we blind psychologist work
>> with family therapy or problems with husband and wife? Hope I made myself
>> understood; I have the idea but don't know if I expressed it right. I
>> sometimes have the feeling that my mother especially thinks my teachers
>> passed me because of my blindness because she has the exptectations that
>> as
>> a psychologist I should have all the answers and know everything! Has this
>> happened to you guys also? We're also human bings and have our problems
>> and
>> emotions and feelings!
>> Any ideas aprreciated or experiences.
>> Gerardo
>>
>>
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