By François Demers
As we approach the millennium, technology and the Internet have become essential tools for many job seekers. With increasing traffic on the Internet, more and more social service agencies see the benefits of having a presence on the Web. But for many smaller agencies they’re simply not able to make the technical or financial commitment necessary to participate in this new electronic environment.
The Occupational Rehabilitation Group of Canada is looking for Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants in the Ottawa/Kingston area to provide case management/vocational rehabilitation services for STD/LTD policies. For more information on this position, please visit the Job Board at Contact Point.
Applications must be received by December 31, 1998.
By Carolyn Cahen
Career and Employment Counsellors meet with a variety of clientele who have a multitude of strengths and challenges. Whether a client views his or her own characteristics as strengths, challenges or neither will affect the counselling process. This paper is the first of a two part series that summarizes some of the major counselling issues and techniques relevant to deaf clients. The first part outlines two disparate views of deafness in the community, an important distinction to understand before a counsellor can build a relationship with a deaf client. The second part, which will appear in the next issue of the Bulletin, will focus on communication issues with deaf clients, providing some practical applications for the counsellors.