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Mon, 09/25/2017 - 14:46Hello everyone,
I am currently in my third year of a Clinical Neuropsychology Ph.D. program. I have entered the stage of my training where I am starting to be required to spend time alone in a room with clients (either doing testing or therapy). This is a problem, because if I have a seizure there is no guarantee that the client will alert someone (I know this may sound weird, but if I can't absolutely guarantee it then I can't count on it). I cannot ask for someone to watch every session I have.
Does anyone have any experience with things like this? I think my best chance will be getting a service dog, but I worry that I will not qualify for one. I really need some help. I'm in tears over this. Neuropsychology has been my dream since I was a kid, and now thinking about maybe having to give it up has been absolutely heartbreaking for me. I need to find a way to stay in my program.
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Does your university have a
Submitted by RTLEmum on Fri, 2017-10-13 - 11:40
Does your university have a disability services department? I think there must be a way to provide an accommodation without requiring you to forego your program. Maybe you could be stationed near a staff person at a desk or do the testing in a room with a glass window where you can see in or keep the door open. Maybe you could ask the client to press a button if you go blank or have a seizure--set up a phone to dial someone who could come into the room. Maybe you can set up a schedule to send texts to someone at regular intervals: every 15 or 30 minutes--if the person does not receive a text from you, the person goes to your room--you could just send a * and that would just be a code to the person that you are not having a seizure, then if they do not receive the *, theycome in and check. I think that is a reasonable accommodation and a way that someone can "watch" you without being in the room. You could also set this up with a loved one, but that person would need to be able to contact someone quickly who could actually walk into your room. Also, you would have to remember to send the texts otherwise you would generate a lot of false alarms. Just one idea, but I am sure there are other things that could be done. Do not give up!