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Greetings Fellow Human Services Division members and interested listserv
members,<br>
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On August 2, 2015 the Board of Directors of the Human Services Division
of the National Federation of the Blind held a teleconference
meeting. One of the tasks of This meeting was to organize
committees to work on specific issues on which the Board of the Division
has voted . The newly formed Education & Development
Committee will be focusing on the processes of training and development
for students and early career professionals. <br>
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This committee will be co-chaired by Human Service Division Board Vice
President Mary Ann Robinson and division member Mary Tatum Chappell.<br>
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Mary Ann Robinson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She
received a Masters degree in social work in 1983 and ACSW in 1986.
She became a certified addictions counselor in 2007. She has
supervised volunteers, graduate social work students, and social workers
preparing to take the ACSW exam and for licensure. She is a
proponent of thorough training, supervision, mentoring, and young
career professionals, and believes every developing professional should
have an opportunity to experience a broad array of situations
and clients.<br>
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Mary Tatum Chappell is a psychologist and the Program Coordinator of
Psychotherapeutic Services, Behavioral Health Division at a private
training hospital. She is a firm believer in the necessity of
thorough training, supervision and experience in all of the disciplines.
She asserts, "We are a microcosm of the population . We must be
prepared to work with and within the fullest spectrum of experience.
There must be greater presence of capable supervisors, mentors and
training sites and opportunities to work with the broadest array of the
public beyond blindness and rehab."<br>
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About Mary Ann Robinson:<br>
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Prior to graduate school she volunteered at a telephone crisis
intervention centerand then served as the center's volunteer and then
program coordinator for some 6 years. Following graduate school Mary Ann
worked with juvenile offenders and their families for more than 5 years.
In 1990, she was employed at a community mental health agency and
has worked in the mental health arena ever since. She
has provided crisis intervention and psychotherapy primarily to
adults - the majority of whom have had co-occurring mental health and
substance use issues; and for the past ten years she has done
quality management and corporate compliance work. <br>
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About Mary Chappell: Mary was introduced to the mental health arena
during her undergraduate internship at a suicide crisis intervention
hotline. There she transitioned from trainee to trainer and recognized
her interest in acute and critical crisis support and resolution. She has
worked in college counseling, with juvenile offenders in forensic
assessment, and is keenly interested in trauma response and
trauma-focused treatment. She currently works in an acute service
training hospital with 380 beds. She is based on the inpatient Adult
Psychiatric unit and provides psychotherapy, diagnostic and
assessment services and oversight to patients throughout the
hospital.<br>
She supervises a training cohort that includes medical students,
psychology doctoral candidates, social work interns, art therapy interns,
and trainees from the broadest array of disciplines who may interact with
the mental/behavior health component of healing. She uses the group
modality as a large component of her therapy and consultation
intervention. She works directly with patients and families in the
care continuum. <br>
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Mary is experientially close to the trainees with whom she works as she
recently completed her doctorate in 2012. That said, she is continuing to
grow and develop in her profession and her blindness. She lost her sight
in adulthood and is learning things as she grows through her
process of reinventing self. <br>
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We invite you to get involved in this important committee and be a part
of what difference means. If you are interested in being a part of this
committee below you will find email addresses to contact:<br>
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Mary Ann Robinson at
<a href="mailto:brightsmile1953@comcast.net">
brightsmile1953@comcast.net</a><br>
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Mary Tatum Chappell at <a href="mailto:mtc5@cox.net">mtc5@cox.net</a>
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We are proposing a teleconference on Sunday, September 20 at 8:00pm
EST.<br>
Stay tuned to learn more information about our first Education&
Development Committee meeting call-in specifics.<br>
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Looking forward to your participation and involvement!<br>
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Mary Ann Robinson, and <br>
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Mary Tatum Chappell, Psy. D. <br>
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