[Rehab] Summer internship opportunities within the rehabilitation counseling field

[Vejas Vasiliauskas]

Hi Dick, 
Thank you so much for your response and for providing this information. I will explore these opportunities. 
Thank you, 
Vejas 

> On Mar 1, 2021, at 11:34, Dick Davis via Rehab <rehab at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear Vejas,
> 
> There is an organization called the National Council of State Agencies for
> the Blind.  I suggest sending a personal letter to each state director and
> asking about summer work opportunities.
> 
> I suggest contacting Brian Dulude in Arizona, Emily Wharton in Iowa, and
> Kate Williams at the San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind, also Jennifer
> Wenzel at Vision Forward in Milwaukee.  Check with the placement people,
> especially Molly. at the Oregon Commission for the Blind.  No, I am not
> going to look up their phone numbers and emails for you, as you are more
> than capable of doing that yourself.  Consider job placement and career
> development jobs too.  Some opportunities may be unpaid, but experience is
> what matters.
> 
> You should be on both the NFB job-listings and job-discussions listserv,
> as well as the rehab one that you are on.
> 
> If you want to work with an NFB training center, stick to career planning,
> job development, and job placement.  Make sure whatever you do is related
> to careers.  You might also contact Maurice Peret at the National Center.
> He might have some volunteer work with transition age youth, which is a
> growing group today.
> 
> If you can stand that kind of work, there are rehab counselors who work
> for the state Disability Determination Service (DDS) in California
> determining people's eligibility for SSDI and SSI benefits.
> 
> Also for state Worker's Compensation Programs in Labor departments,
> assessing residual work capacity and helping return people to employment.
> There are private firms like Crawford Rehab that help people on private
> disability insurance get back to work.  The private sector pays really
> well.
> 
> Best,
> Dick Davis
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rehab <rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Vejas Vasiliauskas via
> Rehab
> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2021 4:21 PM
> To: rehab at nfbnet.org
> 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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