[humanser] newly blind

[Judith Bron]

However, after therapy there is a world of assistance someone with a new 
disability must receive so that they once again perceive themselves as a 
viable, functional person.  Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vicky Winslow" <vicky at well.com>
To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [humanser] newly blind


> One of the problem areas to which Interpersonal Therapy is oriented is 
> sudden disability or injury. I always like that this modality addressed 
> the adjustment directly. I have never seen another therapeutic modality 
> that directly addresses adaptation to a physical loss .
>
> As to phone therapy, it makes me uncomfortable. Though it may appear so at 
> first, I don't think that it is the same as our lack of vision in a face 
> to face session. There is an intangible something present when two people 
> engage in an in person  dialog that is missing over the phone. I think 
> that the physical presence of a therapist allows us to pick up cues about 
> a client that are missing over the phone and, in turn,  allows the client 
> to feel supported.
>
> Therapy over the phone and over the internet disturbs me. Sometimes, the 
> act of a client getting out of the house and coming to a session is, in 
> itself, therapeutic.
>
>
> Vicky Winslow, LMSW
>
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