[visionrehabtherapist] Re: Adjustment To Blindness Question
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <susanmarie9@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 14:01:38 -0400
Hi Susan,
In our office we have social workers and vocational rehabiliation counselors
who help our customers with the adjustment.
I do on occassion also help with it, as I am usually one of the ones the
customers eee on a regular basis while we are working through the plan and
instruction.
Sometimes people are not read for Rehab that the adjustment hasn't come far
enough a long to be ready to embrace other ways of thinking and doing, even if
it might be safer, quicker or easier.
We do have some programs we call them "Jump start" I call it group class, and
this sometimes does help.
Sometimes seeing a psychiatrist is also helpful.
I have run into some customers who I have had to wait on for them to be ready
to try a new form of technique.
But good questions.
I also agree with the other people's comments that adjustment can take a short
ammount of time, or be repeated over and over depending on if it is a gradual
loss. Mine is a gradual loss from RP.
Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A. CVRT
and Ludden black Labrador Guide Dog.
The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea. -Isak Dinesen
(pen name of Karen Blixen), author (1885-1962)
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan-Marie
To: visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 9:44 AM
Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Adjustment To Blindness Question
Hi Everyone!
Sorry for more questions out of left field. Can any of you tell me your
opinions regarding services for clients/consumers making the psychological and
emotional transition from being sighted to life as a partially-sighted or blind
person? I am aware of the mini-adjustments, (many lasting about 5 days and
varying from state to state), but can any of you give your opinions about how
you feel the transition is being addressed in general? Also, have you ever
felt that the individual is not quite ready for services because he/she may be
struggling with adjustments to the new lifestyle? If I am not clear in what
I'm asking, please let me know. Also, please feel free to answer me off-list.
Thanks so much in advance for your responses and have a great weekend!
Best,
Susan-Marie
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