[nabs-l] Grad school and training Centers?

[Cindy Bennett]

Hi Sarah,

Attached are the notes from the training center call NABS had about a
year ago. Attached also is the letter of justification that I wrote
based on several sample justification letters that Al Spooner from
BLIND, Inc. gave me. Any training center will be willing to help you
with all correspondence with vr.

Anyone can reference these documents and ask me more specific questions.

I hope you can get deferred. From personal experience, I have no idea
how I would handle the grad school load with the lack of confidence
and the amount of anxiety I had before training. And I haven't even
started grad school yet. But I work with grad students and the
independence and self motivation expected of me would have never fared
well with me before training.

I'm curious to learn whether you will be able to defer. Good luck! You
can email me off list if any frustrations arise.

Cindy

On 4/9/14, Sarah Meyer <sarah.meyer55 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Ashley and Cindy,
> Thanks so much for your responses!  You have all given me some great
> things to think about.
> Yes, Ashley, after this program I would be able to take the licensing
> exam to be a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.  From there, I hope to
> practice therapy and eventually possibly pursue a PhD in Clinical
> Psychology.  I would be interested in teaching at some point, but my
> dream is to do the clinical mental health counseling, very possibly
> with girls/women who are working through anxiety, depression, PTSD,
> eating disorders, self-harm, etc.
>
> Anyway, I really do think that attending a Training Center would help
> me to flourish as a grad student and a professional in my chosen
> field.  I am going to talk with my Admissions Coordinator and advisors
> at my Grad program and ask if there is a possibility to defer for a
> year (new admits may only begin in summer/fall term).
> Now...to choose which Center, and to convince VR...
> Any suggestions on how to build a strong case with VR for sending
> someone out of state? For many reasons, I absolutely do not want to
> attend a local "Rehab" program for blindness training (I won't mention
> any names).
>
> --
> Sarah K. Meyer
> NFB of Indy - Community Outreach, Advocacy, and Legislation (COAL), Chair
> IndyGo/IPTC Mobility Advisory Committee (MAC), Member
> (317) 402-6632
>
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-- 
Cindy Bennett
Secretary: National Association of Blind Students

B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington
clb5590 at gmail.com
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