[Rehab] Summer internship opportunities within the rehabilitation counseling field

[Kyle Kiper (ARS)]

Hi Vejas,

Remember that counseling, within the Blindness specialty, is not the only area of opportunity. Make sure and reach out to your area General VR Agency Offices, I believe it's DOR in California? Different District VR Supervisors will usually have much different ways of looking at helping counselors in training. One of them may just say, "Come on down, and let's see what we can work out." I would. I am Blind, and have worked within Blind Rehab in 3 states, but I have also worked in General VR, as I currently do. Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) is another area which you may find some work, helping area Transition Counselors wrap up from this crazy academic year, and prepare for the 2021-2022 sessions. You can also call your local Veterans Affairs VR Office, and see if Veterans Health or Veterans Benefits has internship opportunities. And then, there is private sector VR Counseling, like insurance companies. Do a job search, like on Indeed, for rehabilitation counselor and see what insurance companies come up, in your region. Then, you will know who to call, the supervisor, to ask if they can use an intern. Private companies often have much more latitude to just invent a position for someone, than us slow-moving, in the box, government types. Ha! Good Luck!!!

Cheers,
Kyle


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Try the local rehab agency 


Peace B With You

> On Feb 28, 2021, at 5:29 PM, Justin Salisbury via Rehab <rehab at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Vejas,
> 
> Have you considered trying to work a summer program at LCB or another training center? It may be a valuable experience. 
> 
> Aloha,
> 
> Justin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rehab <rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Justin Williams via Rehab
> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2021 6:16 PM
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> Cc: Justin Williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rehab] Summer internship opportunities within the rehabilitation counseling field
> 
> See if you can intern with your center for independent living if you can't intern for a vocational rehabilitation center.
> 
> Though, we'd prefer the first options.
> 
> Justin
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rehab [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vejas Vasiliauskas via Rehab
> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2021 5:21 PM
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> Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Rehab] Summer internship opportunities within the rehabilitation counseling field
> 
> Hi everyone,
> My name is Vejas Vasiliauskas. I am currently in the second semester of my first year in the masters in rehabilitation counseling program at Cal State LA in Los Angeles. 
> Last summer I had planned to intern for my rehabilitation counselor. Because of coronavirus and the difficulty of figuring out logistics, this did not work out and I volunteered for another organization. 
> In the middle of January this year my counselor was selected to help with vaccine distribution, and with the increase in vaccines it is not looking likely that interning for her for this summer will happen.
> I was wondering if anyone might know of any other options for summer experience related to the rehabilitation counseling field? I am also going to contact my school faculty as well. 
> Thank you,
> Vejas
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