[rehab] What every rehab counselor and client should know.

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

Informed choice doesn't exist if the counselor doesn't tell the client *all* 
of the vendors available to provide services.

Bryan Schulz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Davis" <ddavis at blindinc.org>
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Subject: [rehab] What every rehab counselor and client should know.


>   Hi,
>
> Over the last ten years, I've done a lot of training for NFB members and
> rehabilitation professionals on the subjects of informed choice and 
> writing
> your own rehabilitation plan (IPE).  These four documents provide
> key information that will be of benefit for everyone, consumer
> and professional.  They contain a little legalese, but are pretty
> user-friendly otherwise.  I think if everyone were to read and adhere to
> them, there would be much less in the way of disagreements between 
> consumers
> and their counselors.
>
> What are they?  Policy Directives (PD's) and Technical Assistance
> Circulars (TAC's) interpret the law and regulations for agencies (referred
> to as "Designated State Units" or "DSU's") and tell those agencies how
> to stay in compliance with them.  Unfortunately, I don't think many
> rehabilitation counselors see them.  The only consumers I know who have 
> seen
> them got them from me, and hopefully passed them on.  Thanks to Dr.
> Schroeder, who made such clear intepretations of the law and regulations
> when he was RSA Commissioner.
>
> Dick Davis
>


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