[humanser] Follow up MSW Practicum placement challenges email

[Michael Abell]

Hello Yiska,
	I was wondering what role your Disability Services has played in the
placement process. The practicum is a little different than a job because it
involves the school. Because you will be expected to have some learning
objectives and the school will be involved in accomodations, it is important
to keep them on board from the beginning. This can prevent any possible
discrimination issues.
	The questions that should be answered will be if you can do the job
and not how you will do it.
I applaud your interest in becoming the best candidate in this practicum and
I feel you will be a smashing addition to the work that you will be doing.
They will be lucky to have such a well planned and thoughtful participant.

Warmly,

Rev. Michael "Big Dog" Abell

Helping individuals to find their eyes in the dark.
(480) 369-0805


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Subject: [humanser] Follow up MSW Practicum placement challenges email

Hello List,

I emailed the list a while back about a practicum placement in a masters of
social work program. I had been talking to the practicum liaison and
agencies and himself had concerns about being able to complete an assessment
without full use of all my senses and confidentiality of reader/drivers. I
have some follow up questions for the list. I am looking for anecdotal
factual qualitative data that I can then present showing what is working for
blind social workers in the trenches day to day. I would also appreciate it
if you included what school you obtained your degree from. Following are my
questions:

How do you perform an assessment where visual detail is required?

Walk me through a real life scenario of a client evaluation. How did you
adapt the visual information?

How did you interact with your reader driver during an assessment? Did you
develop a list of observation criteria for your reader/driver regarding
visual information before going to see the client? What did you do as far as
checking in with your reader/driver regarding visual information as it
relates to case notes?

Take me through a typical day as a blind social worker

What alternative blindness skills have you developed to assist in performing
the job description?

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yiska

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