[nabs-l] Question about becoming a TVI

Helga Schreiber helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com
Tue Feb 25 17:13:08 UTC 2014


Hi Ryan, this is Helga! I have been trying to contact you off list, but I haven't heard from you. Did you receive the last email that I sent you? Just wondering! Could you email me off list! Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks so much and God bless!! :) 
P.S. So Sorry, sorry, guys for talking this off topic subject! Sorry! again! ;) 

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> On Feb 25, 2014, at 11:50 AM, "Ryan L. Silveira" <ryan.l.silveira at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Kaiti,
> I have seen many people go into the TVI field with psychology degrees, as well as several other bachelors degrees. It is definitely possible. Yes, most TV eyes do have a bachelors degree in education or somesuch fields, but anything really will do. One can get a masters in anything at all no matter what the bachelors. As long as they take the required classes, it's no problem.
> Ryan
> 
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>> On Feb 25, 2014, at 11:07 AM, Darian <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Kaiti, 
>> It is absolutely possible for your friend to go into the blindness education field and be a teacher a blind students after obtaining his psychology bachelors.
>> I know people who have gone in to that field of study having different bachelors degrees. My understanding is that it isn't so much what bachelors degree you have so long as you actually have one.
>> Darian
>> 
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>>> On Feb 25, 2014, at 7:47 AM, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I know someone who is interested in becoming a Teacher of the Visually
>>> Impaired, but he is concerned about being able to get into a TVI
>>> masters program with the degree he has in his undergrad.  He is
>>> finishing up requirements for earning a B.S in Psychology.  I know
>>> that most TVIs come in after earning special education or intervention
>>> specialist degrees, but I would think having a B.S in psychology
>>> wouldn't be terribly far-fetched since those skills would definitely
>>> be useful.
>>> 
>>> Is this possible?  I intend to go on the list for professionals in
>>> this field and ask there as well, but I'm just trying to use all the
>>> resources I have.  Any knowledge on this subject would be appreciated.
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Kaiti
>>> 
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