[Jobs] FW: Communications Instructor position in LincolnNebraska

[Mary Ann Rojek]

I agree wholeheartedly that newly blind individuals should expect quality 
training in the skills of blindness that a university offers.  I have a 
social work degree and work in an agency where the director has a degree in 
dietetics and is performing administrative and supervisory functions.  I 
believe that the quality of clinical services, supervision of employees and 
the overall operation of the agency are being adversely affected because of 
this.   In addition to education/training in the field pertaining to the 
job, demonstrated skills and knowledge required to perform that job are all 
important and need to be taken into consideration as well .

Mary Ann Rojek
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net>
To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] FW: Communications Instructor position in 
LincolnNebraska


> Would you want a lawyer trained by a firm rather than one that was 
> university trained? Would you want a doctor trained by a hospital rather 
> than a medical school? Would you want a social worker trained by an agency 
> rather than one who is university trained? So why should newly blind 
> individuals not expect the quality training a university program offers? 
> Why do you assume that university training is somehow less than adequate 
> for people who work with blind folks and not in other areas? I've seen 
> some of those individuals trained within agencies, one example of bad 
> training is that the individuals who were trained had no concept of what 
> two-handed reading of Braille was and also had no desire to learn the 
> reasons why it was necessary.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "J. Michael Jones" <blindmike at charter.net>
> To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 2:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] FW: Communications Instructor position in 
> LincolnNebraska
>
>
>> You are making an assumption that university training is some how better
>> than agency training. I don't want to have that debate, however, choosing
>> the right person and training them yourself
>> is of great value.  I do know that having the freedom to do so is great
>> instead of being locked in to having to chose someone with a particular
>> degree. Just some thought.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Smith, Pauline L" <PSmith4 at dmc.org>
>> To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 1:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Jobs] FW: Communications Instructor position in
>> LincolnNebraska
>>
>>
>> Maybe I missed something.  The job description lists the teaching of all
>> the communication areas except Braille.  That's interesting.  If they
>> don't specifically have to have a rehab teaching/counseling or education
>> degree that concentrates on the area of vision impairment, the person
>> won't have all the necessary skills.  Doesn't sound good,.
>>
>> Pauline
>>
>>
>>
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