[nabs-l] Fwd: FW: [Jobs] What every rehab counselor and clientshould know.

[Ashley Bramlett]

Arielle,
Thanks. Good documents. I agree. They are long but informative, especially 
the one on informed choice.
Informed choice isn't just choosing a center; it extends to any service you 
request at home, selecting a college, and choosing your employment goal. I 
think too many blind people let their vr counselor steer them to a 
particular employment setting or worse look to their vr counselor tell them 
where to look for work.

I liked this section.


The opportunity for the individual to exercise informed choice requires 
special emphasis during the development of the IPE.  Section 102(b)(1)(A) of 
the Act provides the individual with a choice of options for developing the 
IPE.  These include: (1) the individual developing all or part of the IPE; 
or (2) the individual using technical assistance in developing all or part 
of the IPE, including the assistance of the VR counselor employed by the 
State VR agency.   Section 102(b)(2)(B) of the Act requires that the IPE “be 
developed and implemented in a manner that affords eligible individuals the 
opportunity to exercise informed choice in selecting an employment outcome, 
VR services, service providers, and methods for procuring services, 
consistent with subsection (d).”

End exerpt. So you can pick the employment  outcome you wish. Very important 
to keep in mind.
The

-----Original Message----- 
From: Arielle Silverman
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 11:44 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nabs-l] Fwd: FW: [Jobs] What every rehab counselor and 
clientshould know.

These documents look like they would be good to read up on and give to
your VR counselor if you are ever in a tight spot.
Best,
Arielle

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Rovig, Lorraine" <LRovig at nfb.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:33:15 -0700
Subject: FW: [Jobs] What every rehab counselor and client should know.
To: Scholarships <scholarships at nfb.org>

I can vouch for the fact that the author of this email, Dick Davis,
knows well what he talks about here.  He is currently the number 2
staff person for the NFB training center in Minnesota called
B.L.I.N.D., Inc.
Lorraine Rovig
Assistant, NFB Scholarship Program
________________________________
From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org On Behalf Of Dick Davis
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:10 AM
To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List; Jobs for the Blind
Subject: [Jobs] What every rehab counselor and client should know.

Hi,

Over the last ten years, I've done a lot of training for NFB members
and rehabilitation professionals on the subjects of informed choice
and writing your own rehabilitation plan (IPE).  These four documents
provide key information that will be of benefit for everyone, consumer
and professional.  They contain a little legalese, but are pretty
user-friendly otherwise.  I think if everyone were to read and adhere
to them, there would be much less in the way of disagreements between
consumers and their counselors.

What are they?  Policy Directives (PD's) and Technical Assistance
Circulars (TAC's) interpret the law and regulations for agencies
(referred to as "Designated State Units" or "DSU's") and tell those
agencies how to stay in compliance with them.  Unfortunately, I don't
think many rehabilitation counselors see them.  The only consumers I
know who have seen them got them from me, and hopefully passed them
on.  Thanks to Dr. Schroeder, who made such clear intepretations of
the law and regulations when he was RSA Commissioner.

Dick Davis






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