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From: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: counseling
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Date: 17 Jul 90 19:44:53 GMT
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 AA> From: ala@hpinddf.cup.hp.com (Alyson Abramowitz)
 AA> Message-ID: <12599@bunker.UUCP>
 AA> Index Number: 9015
     
 AA> That job should be an essential one.  I believe we need some
 AA> competent people in those kind of roles.  So, I was wondering if
 AA> people had some more positive feedback.  What do you want a
 AA> counselor to know and do for you?  What kind of background do you
 AA> consider appropriate?  What could the person do if they didn't have
 AA> the background to gain those credentials (whether formal or
 AA> informal)?  If you feel this question is too open, consentrate it
 AA> on vocational/job counselling.
     
        Let's assume that if the job requires the counselor to
work with persons with disabilities then the counselor should
also have a disability.

        Nothing is more discouraging then to have some able
bodies person tell you you can't do that.  I had that experience.
I became the first elementary school teacher in my state in spite
of my counselor.  I later held a position as a rehab counselor
and just encountered two of my former clients in the past year.
One, a C-5 quad heads a security monitoring facility.  The other,
a T-6 para, faces jail time for illegal arms sales.  Both very
successful in their choosen fields.

        The point is the disabled cliet should be encouraged by
disabled counselors to achieve.  Encourage to try.  Exort to
their highest limits.  Do not place any obstacles in their path
with preconceived standards.  Another former client works for a
government syp organization in codes and cyphers.  There should
never be any limits except those imposed by the client, and even
they should be clearly evaluated and questioned.

        Hope this helps.
                                -=joe=-

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