[NFBOH-Cleveland] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Seeking a career in Rehabilitation: Scholarships remain available for a limited time only

[Cheryl Fields]

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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 13:26:37 -0500
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Seeking a career in Rehabilitation:
Scholarships remain available for a limited time only
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Limited Time Opportunity for Careers in Rehabilitation of the Blind
Scholarships are now available!
Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness
Louisiana Tech University

Structured Discovery Cane Travel (SDCT) and
Structured Discovery Rehabilitation have been
demonstrated to be among the most innovative and
effective forms of rehabilitation training for
individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
Louisiana Tech University has operated its
Orientation and Mobility program on this model
successfully for 18 years, with upwards of 90%
successful employment and employer satisfaction rates.

Louisiana Tech is excited to announce that along
with its O&M program, it has expanded its
training and has also launched a brand-new
concentration in Rehabilitation Teaching for the Blind.

Scholarships remain available, but are only
guaranteed for one more year, for qualified
individuals seeking one of the following degree paths:
    * Master of Arts in Counseling/Guidance with
Concentration in Orientation and Mobility.
    * Master of Arts in Counseling and Guidance
with Concentration in Rehabilitation Teaching for the Blind


Why me?
    * The field of educating and rehabilitating
children and adults who are blind is deeply rewarding and life-changing.
    * The job market is wide open; currently, we
receive four times the number of employer
requests than we have graduates to provide.
    * Training occurs on campus in Ruston,
Louisiana, and can be completed in as little as one year.
    * No prior background or experience in
blindness is necessary­we’ll teach you everything you need to know.
    * Scholarships are provided on a competitive
basis to qualified persons and can cover costs for attending the university.
    * Scholarships also support travel to
conferences, trainings, and field-based
experiences at Structured Discovery training programs.

Who can Apply?
Individuals must already possess a Bachelor’s
(B.A.) degree from an accredited university, have
a grade point average of 2.5 and obtain a minimum
of 287 (Verbal and Quantitative) on the Graduate
Records Examination (GRE). Individuals must also
be willing to attend courses on campus in Ruston,
Louisiana on a full-time basis.

What’s the Catch?
    * Payback through service is required.
Agreement to receive scholarship funding requires
commitment for you to work in the field of
rehabilitation for two years for each year of scholarship support you obtain.
    * Scholarships cover at least tuition and
fees but may cover living and travel costs as well.
    * You have to move to Ruston, work hard,
study harder, and have the heart to be an O&M or
Rehabilitation Teacher of blind persons.

Where do I get started?
    * For program details, visit: <http://www.pdrib.com>www.pdrib.com
    * Send an email for more information
to:  <mailto:ebell at latech.edu>ebell at latech.edu or
call Edward Bell to discuss your application: 318-257-4554


Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director,
Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness
Louisiana Tech University
600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall
PO Box 3158
Ruston LA 71272
Office: 318.257.4554                      Fax: 318.257.2259
<mailto:ebell at latech.edu>ebell at latech.edu  www.pdrib.com
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"I am somehow less interested in the weight and
convolutions of  Einstein's brain than in the
near certainty that people of equal  talent have
lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops."
-- Stephen Jay Gould





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Wishing You All the Best,

Cheryl E. Fields


A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human
life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will
never sit.
--D. Elton Trueblood