Here You Go.

I thought I should give an update on my blog. I am starting to post relevant videos about things I posted. It is more powerful about the put what I have to blog to people out there in the world. I will be doing more real world things like going to my first ever disability pride event in Philadelphia. All about celebrating all the things that people can do things and can not do things.

In a few months I will become a senior at university. I will have three semesters left. Within my degree I am required to have a internship that is 40 hours a week over one semester. I am just currently looking for one and will tell you how my journey goes on that. I have also decided to take on another minor along with my minor in Special Education. That will be Deafness and Hearing studies. Along, with my journey I am also working to towards applying to the Peace Crop. 

LET's Go Maybe No.

Today, I am going to talk about about one of the main things that a lots of special needs people have trouble with and that is mobility. I care about how people get around in there daily life.

At school I attend a Church called Wellspring in State College. It is about 15-30 minutes away from school depending on traffic. Every Sunday there are rides to church. They are just people personal cars that get people to church. My church does not have a van to help someone if they were on a wheelchair. I am working with my church on how they get more diversity and become more welcoming to people who have a disabilities. 

I have a friend named Brendan Birth Who I think touches on this subject very well to begin with. Here is the link to the post.  Just click the link and read.

https://blindinjusticeblog.com/2018/04/03/some-subtle-ways-that-people-with-mobility-issues-arent-accommodated/

Drug and Drinking.

Here are some reminder things to things to think about when it come to this post. This post might hit home for lots of people. I personally know someone who is currently this addiction. I have so many of my friends get out of the party scene at Penn state.

I am going to post on Fridays from now on at least for the summer.

Disability - a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, sense or activities.
inability to work if
- cannot do work before.
- medical condition
- disability last longer than one year.

Think about where drugs and drinking can fall into what categories. What category can drugs and drinking fall into?
Categories of a disability:
- Physical disability
- intellectual / developmental
- cognitive
- psychiatric 

When thinking about this culture can come into play because many cultures even here in this country emphasize more drinking then others. Lets understand what culture means if people who might have an idea of what that is.
Culture - a fluid system of learn beliefs, values and traditions, principles and guides for behaviors that are shared among members of a particular group. What can be visible?
- Age
- Race ( Maybe)
- Language 
- Gender ( maybe)

Here are some stages of person who drinks to much. Understand if you know a person who is an alcoholic.

Alpha Alcoholism - earliest stage as purely psychological dependence.
Gamma Alcoholism - shows a lost of control in their drinking behaviors.
Epsilon Alcoholism - finial stage interferes with parts of their life.

Here are some quick notes on the powerful War drugs in the United States.

- Highest reason for why people are in jail.
- Ethical minorities such as black are four more times are as likely to jail for drug related offense.
- 90% of prisoners are African Americans.
- It totally targets people of color. 














   

Counseling Certain populations

This is a presentation I did with people back When I was a Sophomore in college. I did it for a class I took called Introduction to Disability Culture Class. I am not writing much because I am allowing the presentation to speak for its self. Click the link and I hope you learn something new.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UZr3O3DRh93QGjD-AylBAgV3Lgl8QQU9ni_pb6wt6Dk/edit?usp=sharing

School Counselor

       


      Since, now many people have an idea of what counseling is and why it is not only for people who who have mental illness or anything like that. I will be focusing  on an over view of what a school counselor to what kind of education they might need to be one to many other things.

      To be a school counselor you do not need to have a PHD. Although, you could obtain in the field for you want to teach a university. Although, at a university level you do not need  a PHD to become a professor. All you really need a master in education degree.

     I went Freire Charter school in Philadelphia. I had a guidance counselor who helped with just college entrance stuff. She helped me put the basic things to gather like my college admissions essay. She even put helped me apply to college. Then we talked about what I wanted to major in college. Just about what I possibly wanted   It looked a little different depending on what college I wanted to apply for. She just cared about my well being and how I  am doing in all of my classes. 

That what a summary looks like to what it is to be a school counselor  from my own life and to the kind of education they will need to be one.

Understand it and get Rid of it.

Counseling what is it? There are lots of things that go in to it people say. There is that stigma that people say it is only for the mentally ill. Sorry, for people who are reading this. That is not true and anyone can go to it. Although, there are studies out there that show mostly white women go to counseling than anybody else who goes to it. Remember that counseling will fit the needs of anybody who goes to it and is willing. To know that a counselor or a therapist is highly qualified is they go through this program called called council for Accreditation . The program is for two academic years. As an undergraduate many people do major programs like Sociology,  Psychology, Human development and Family Studies. Also, Like what I am doing or Social Work. I even heard Pre-medical major program also works.  There is more out but those are the most popular that I have come across doing. To truly get  certified you need a master's degree and to go this through that program.

Here are some programs here at The Pennsylvania State University who are followers of my Blog. They are offered here at University Park. They are through the University Health Services. They offer many support groups for Men and Women. To even Loss groups and eating disorders groups. There is no charge or extra charge. It is all paid through your tuition. Later, on this blog I will take about group counseling is and why it does not work for everybody.

The Great Theorist Stephen Hawkins

Born: January 8, 1942

Died: March 14, 2018

Many of you heard and many of you did not. I will be going back to my regular schedule post next week that I was going to write about. This week was the passing of the Great Stephen Hawkins. 

He was a good man and really smart. He was a great example and always will be a person who has over come his disability. Many of you might not know he had a disability called motor neuron disease. In a summary that means his motor are delayed or can be involuntary. At times he could not control his motor movements. This disability is also called Amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis or ALS as many people know it by.  Despite his disability he able to achieve his PHD in Physics specializing in the great black holes from the University of Cambridge.  He did his undergraduate work at University of Oxford with Honors in Natural Science. He was also able to start a family of his own and teach at the university were gotten his PHD from. 

He had big interest in the great outer space with black holes and a passion for disabilities until the day he died. Even, though people thought it was risky, he flew on a zero gravity space. From the things I read he loved and enjoyed that experience. He basically, helped gain a lot of rights for people who are disabled. Because of his accomplishments they made a biological documentary about his life featuring himself. Finally, the former president Obama awarded him the medal of Freedom.