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Originally Posted by Molinit
With as short as the counseling period is, it would only assist someone who was going through a very short-term situational issue and is more useful for getting one plugged into longer-term counseling in their area. I've seen EAP offered if an employee is going through a tough time and they are having work issues due to it, and when the employer suggests it, it's a big hint that the employee better do something quick to shape up or they're out the door. At best, it offers the employee who isn't familiar with mental health resources a way to find out what those are in their area, at worst it delays the inevitable firing of the employee for a short time.
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Thanks for sharing. It doesn't sound like that would be helpful for people who need ongoing support. I've only had one therapist who helped me ADA forms and I've been in therapy since 2014 and I didn't find out that I could qualify under ADA until 2020 and I've shared my employment struggles with all my therapists.
It feels like there is a major disconnect between employment services and therapy like I guess I just feel more therapists should be sharing employment resources for people who want to work and/or having trouble working.
I just found out about DVRS I am going through the intake process right now. My current therapist mentioned DVRS but didn't provide me with any way of how I contact them and she glossed over it very quickly. The reason I even got into DVRS is that I found this random link on the one-stop career centers website to ask for help with job placement then after a quick conversation they said I can qualify for DVRS. I just wish my current therapist would have shared a little more about it because I really didn't take it seriously by the way she explained it.
It mostly felt like she was making excuses for jobs not hiring me as opposed to how I can find employers willing to hire someone with a limited work history and no college degree and needing accommodations, but she says that I shouldn't mention anything about accommodations until after they hire me. But that hasn't worked for me because I need a set schedule and shorter workdays in the office. I can't work a training schedule then shift to another schedule or cover for other shifts.
But when I don't get to say it's an accommodation these requests are not taken seriously and I always end up working random days and times and get the run around on when I'll get the set schedule until I get so stressed that I quit within the first month.
Sorry, I'm just venting at this point because I've had 40 jobs in 20 years and I'm exhausted in hiding the fact that I need accommodations right off the bat when I know exactly what I need and it's primarily the schedule that's an issue and I can't work a normal 8 hour day in office. I can definitely work more hours remotely but the more verbal interactions I have with people the less stamina I have to work.
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