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

[joe harcz Comcast]

This should be the minimum, and as you suggest here Christine, not the 
maximum required..


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From: "Christine Boone via nfbmi-talk" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
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> 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.
>
> .
> 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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