[humanser] seeking music therapist mentors

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hi Ashley,

I am still a music therapy student in my undergrad, but I can say my
sighted classmates share those same concerns.  Sight is only part of
interpreting what a client feels physically or emotionally.  Your
friend should not be discouraged from entering the music therapy
field; it is growing and I do know of a few blind people who are
successfully doing it.

Your friend might try joining the yahoo group Music Therapists with
Visual Impairments.  It's organized by Janet Ingbar and while most of
the time it's pretty quiet, it could potentially be a good resource.

Kudos to you for helping him find a mentor; I can say from experience
that having one in the field who is also blind can make all the
difference because you can ask them literally anything about the job,
especially the specifics that sighted therapists might not have to
deal with or know much about.  I will let you know off the lists if I
find any more resources for your friend.

On 6/26/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Quinto,
> Thank you. I'll let him know if he's interested. His name is Andrew.
> Do you work for yourself or someone?
>
> If you worked for  someone else, you got over the interview and attitude
> hurtles.
>
> Best of wishes as you continue your career.
>
> Ashley
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> humanser mailing list
> humanser at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/humanser_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> humanser:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/humanser_nfbnet.org/crazy4clarinet104%40gmail.com
>


-- 
Kaiti