[acb-hsp] ACB-HSP conference call summary for February 12, 2012

[Lauren Casey]

Sorry I missed it. 
Jessie I wish you all the best. 
Lauren
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  From: Marleen O'Neill 
  To: ACB-HSP List 
  Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 5:42 PM
  Subject: [acb-hsp] ACB-HSP conference call summary for February 12, 2012


  The call began at 8:30 pm. EST., 5:30 pm. PST. on Sunday, February 12, 2012.  The topic for discussion was the process of obtaining a doctorate degree in the Human Services professions, and our guest speaker was Jessie Rayl, who is currently pursuing a doctorate degree at Argosy University.  Prior to Jessie's arrival on the call, it was decided that there would be an ACB-HSP Officers' call on March 4, 2012 at 6:30 pm. EST, 3:30 pm. PSt. Jessie first detailed the types of doctorate degrees that are available, and what each entails.  She is pursuing an E.D.D., which is an educational doctorate.  This type of degree enables one to teach at the college or university level.  The other 2 types of degrees are the P.H.D., and the PSY-D degree.  The P.H.D. is a research-oriented degree, which involves extensive use of tests, measurements, and statistics.  The PSY-D degree is a psychology degree that is geared toward those interested in clinical psychology.  All of these degrees require a substantial amount of research, and the writing of a doctoral dissertation.  Jessie said that the university wanted her to write a blindness-related dissertation, but her heart is in criminology.  Therefore, she intends to write a dissertation focused on the treatment of criminals, and the success rate for treating criminals as opposed to punishing them.  She further stated that, upon graduation, she intends to seek employment at a college or university as an online instructor, teaching one or two classes a semester.  She also spoke about the obstacles she faced regarding the accessibility of some online learning tools, such as Blackboard, and the inaccessibility of the statistics package she needed when taking that course.  Finally, she said that she was applying for a loan forgiveness program, which would help pay her tuition.  This program might require her to relocate so she could work for a college, university, or government agency, and have a portion of her salary go toward repaying her tuition expenses.  Everyone found her presentation to be very informative and exciting.  The call was adjourned at 9:15 pm. EST., 6:15 pm PST. 

  Respectfully Submitted,
  Marleen O'Neill
  Secretary
  ACB-HSP
  American Council of the Blind
  Human Service Professionals



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