[humanser] Looking for Professional Sources on the topic of challenges that Counselors with Disabilities Face

[Carly Mihalakis]

Evening, Karen,

         If you think about it, though, this 
assumed assignment of specific roles can be 
applied anywhere, we are assumed to be the 
student and not the teacher, the patiant, not the 
doctor or counselor. Or at least, this is how I am seeing it.
Car  roleAt 05:15 PM 11/15/2015, Karen Rose via humanser wrote:
>Perhaps the lack of literature is itself an 
>expression of the problem ­ we are supposed to 
>be always the client  and never the therapist. 
>Karen Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 15, 2015, at 
>2:58 PM, Sarah Meyer via humanser 
><humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > Hi 
>everyone, > > > > For one of my classes, I have 
>to write a research paper with 6-10 sources > 
>(primarily professional ones) that meet the 
>following criteria: > > Write a paper on a 
>current issue for counselors. Discuss the 
>research > literature on the topic, and how it 
>affects LMHC practice. Be sure to > address the 
>following in your paper: > >         i. Describe 
>the problem or challenge being faced by 
>counseling > professionals and/or the 
>profession. > >         ii.       Detail the 
>various aspects associated with this 
>problem. > >         iii.      Describe some 
>ideas in addressing this challenge. > > > > The 
>topic I am writing about is challenges that 
>counselors with > disabilities, primarily 
>sensory disabilities, face, such as what 
>research > has to say about the process of 
>self-disclosure with clients, dealing with > 
>records and now electronic health records, 
>issues of perceived > warmth/competence by 
>clients, and therapeutic attraction/openness in 
>the > therapeutic relationship as well as 
>counselor disability status on > relational 
>dynamics in general, etc.  However, many of the 
>articles that I > find when I search our online 
>database are not current, as in from the 90s, > 
>and so I am wondering if anyone knows of any 
>more recent sources.  Also, > when I search 
>using phrases like "counselors with 
>disabilities" or "blind > counselors," many of 
>the results are coming back with articles 
>dealing with > issues specific to rehab 
>counselors but not mental health counselors, 
>and > another major issue is that most of the 
>articles are about working with > clients with 
>disabilities, not about counselors themselves 
>who have > disabilities and must navigate a 
>unique set of dynamics in their > 
>environment. > > I may need to change gears with 
>my topic and include all disabilities; we > 
>shall see. But I would like to examine how this 
>issue also effects the > profession as a whole, 
>if that makes sense. > > If anyone has any 
>suggestions for narrowing down my research 
>results or has > any sources to share, it would 
>be very much appreciated. > > > > Thanks so 
>much, > > > > -Sarah > > > > Sarah K. Meyer > > 
>Graduate Student, Clinical Mental Health 
>Counseling/Social Psychology > > Ball State 
>University > > Board Member, National Federation 
>of the Blind Human Services Division > > Board 
>Member, National Federation of the Blind of 
>Indiana State Affiliate > > 
>sarah.meyer55 at gmail.com > > 
>(317)402-6632 > > > > The National Federation of 
>the Blind knows that blindness is not the > 
>characteristic that defines you or your future. 
>You can live the life you > want; blindness is 
>not what holds you back. Together with love, 
>hope, and > determination, we transform dreams 
>into reality. > > > > 
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