[nabs-l] It is a job not an internship.Re: Experience working with youth with high-functioning intellectual disabilities and autism and going on outings with them as a totally blind individual

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Amanda

> On Mar 29, 2017, at 9:52 PM, Justin Williams via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Good luck on the interview.
> I sure hope you get that. 
> How many children will you be responsible for?  Is this an internship, or a
> job?
> If it's an internship, they probably shouldn't have you out there on your
> own.  If it's too many people, they you should have some help.  You
> shouldn't have bu so many per person, clients to a professional anyways. I'm
> just giving you food for thought.
> Justin
> 
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> Cc: Amanda Cape <cape.amanda at gmail.com>
> Subject: [nabs-l] Experience working with youth with high-functioning
> intellectual disabilities and autism and going on outings with them as a
> totally blind individual
> 
> Hi everyone,
> I am going for an interview tomorrow afternoon for a youth worker position
> for a social skills program for youth ages 12-17 to work on their social
> skills and improve their confidence. I believe that one of the activities
> done by the youth workers is to take the group on outings to practice their
> social skills. Has anyone done this before and what strategies did you use?
> I am concerned about this task and feel that the employer might want to know
> how I would manage this type of task. Any advice would be greatly
> appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Amanda
> 
> Amanda
> 
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