[nfbmi-talk] Imagine if Michigan BS4BP had such a position

[Christine Boone]

This kind of thing is more common than you might think. Thanks Terry for giving us this excellent example.  I must add that it is important of course, for the persons hired into these posts to possess excellent attitudes about blindness, and/or to receive considerable training themselves in order to give them the Complete and accurate picture of the entire vocational rehabilitation process for persons who are blind.  This is certainly quite doable and, as Terry points out, just imagine what a difference such a program could make in the quality  of the subsequent lives of blind Michiganders who receive agency services.  

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On Aug 16, 2014, at 11:51 PM, Terry D. Eagle via nfbmi-talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Following is an actual position that exists within a state rehabilitation
> agency.  This is the type of training of VR staff that President Posont,
> Christine Boone, and I have advocated for within the Michigan agency for
> services to blind persons.
> 
> 
> 
> Imagine the difference in services to blind persons were such training of VR
> staff was taken seriously and actually implemented.  I still dream of that
> day, as NFB dreams never fade or disappear, no matter the barriers,
> obstacles, or persons that are placed in Our path to quality services and
> opportunity, equality, and security for all blind persons.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Position:  Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist (Training)
> 
> General Job Information
> 
> Duties
> 
> The mission of the agency is to provide comprehensive vocational
> 
> rehabilitation (VR) and independent living services (IL) to persons with
> disabilities,
> 
> which will maximize their quality of life and promote their employability
> and economic
> 
> self-sufficiency, independence, inclusion and integration into society. 
> 
> The incumbent will develop an introductory training program for new VR
> Specialists
> 
> to provide an overview of VR service delivery, program regulations,
> policies, procedures
> 
> and protocols.  Coordinate with VR supervisors to implement the training
> program
> 
> for all new VR specialists.  Develop materials for introductory training
> that provides
> 
> an overview of the VR and IL services programs for all other VR staff,
> including
> 
> administrative/clerical staff and rehabilitation assistants.  Provide
> topic-specific
> 
> training to agency stakeholders including providers, employers, and members
> of the
> 
> State Rehabilitation and State Independent Living Councils. Identify the
> training
> 
> needs of the VR Administration, based on results of Quality Assurance
> reviews and
> 
> feedback from supervisors and the VR program manager.  Develop materials to
> address
> 
> ongoing training needs of the administration, focusing primarily on
> improving the
> 
> professional skills of VR and IL staff.  Perform other duties as assigned.
> 
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