[acb-hsp] anyone done an internship with voc rehab

[Merisa Musemic]

Good morning Ronda,
I graduated last August and I am job searching now. There is a
possibility that pending my reference check and criminal background
check I will be offered a position at Massachusetts Rehabilitation
Commission in the Boston area. I would be working with youth in
transition which is what I love.  Unfortunately there are not many job
postings with th agency I interned with. I had two interviews at two
different agency locationss, but none of them offered me a job. I'm
finding that most of the time a lot of general VR agencies do not want
to hire blind people.  Not sure what the reasoning is.
Merisa
On 2/23/12, Rhonda Partain <201park2011 at comcast.net> wrote:
> BlankI live in a small town but there is a rrehab office not too far from
> me. My counselor doesn't work out of that office. I do appreciate all of you
> who have answered my questions.
> Rhonda
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>   Subject: Re: [acb-hsp] anyone done an internship with voc rehab
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>   Hello Rhonda,
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>   I did do an internship with Cal. DOR.  By design, I did not work in the
> office near where I lived, because there was concern about my familiarity
> with the staff, and proximity to my own client records.
>
>   in general, things went well.  In the beginning, the office was a small
> branch office with about 5 staff members, and it was like a family, and I
> was treated as a member of the family, both at work, and some after work
> socializing.  But about half way through my year there, there was some
> reorganization, and the office became a district office.  The number of
> staff tripled in a short time, and the family aspect disappeared, and I was
> kind of lost in the shuffle, and sometimes felt like I was in the way.  But,
> in general, it was a good learning experience.  And, as I recall, because I
> was a client, transportation was covered.
>
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>   Andy
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>   From: acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf
> Of Rhonda Partain
>   Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 2:07 PM
>   To: Discussion list for ACB human service professionals
>   Subject: [acb-hsp] anyone done an internship with voc rehab
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>   Hello, I am in Georgia and will do an internship in the fall. Has anyone
> done an internship with their state voc rehab office? If so, was your
> placement at an office near where you lived? Did your rehab counselor cover
> transportation costs for you?
>
>   How was your experience as an internship?
>
>   Thanks for your information.
>
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>   Rhonda Partain
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