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    ‘Running head: INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN DENNIS. 1 Sulesicor ‘SeMimatePwith Brian Dennis Marcela Hermosillo Drake University Rare 0 MISJOTES WITH BRIAN alg ech 2 Som A vy (oredr Ae 5 a) va aay we Bran Demis recent arate fon Drake Univesity Rehabilitation Counseling yo Program, currently wordy at Des Moines. {sa Community College as one of their Employability we tes Services Specialist. Prior) AE es detent oon an fd ny atstces Bri RELIES ian provid cise examples of what he bine <. some of the major challenges counselors face, how the counseling profession going to change inthe future, his background and aspirations as well asa desiled description of his current position and whatae-some ofthe activites he enjoys and dislikes. Career Path and fspirations ing Up in he South To-eddijon nthe signing ofthe American with Distbiliics Actin she990"s-atie boy dail eb dn ses SS int hd _ 4S pata ge wae bape Se see eeareice) want id teght Rok daycar PRs an ably child, i her occured to Brian that the hlren that he ad era ors neal extraordinary job that in Brian’s mind, despite ats playmates differences he never treated them older Brian got the more questions he stared to ask himself Some of those questions-where: Tay do my fonds go into school at alter time and why do they get out earlier? Why do they utilize a separate form of transportation? And why do other kids refer to my fiends” bus as the short bus? Way doesn’t anyone want to be seen with or get to know my ftiends)Brian began to —— — \ understand the dination betvon peopl tn belvein ihe value oligos ade | ye 4 x 50 MINUTES WITH BRIAN DENNIS. 3 rrinetht neat ojoning te mary. ian embraced wht is moter caught him yer exanpe.e's motion ning spi neds near, was a community advocate, i iia sisted people within tt community oobi oes tht fans may nd. An example bows Wea othe oe epee ee ee in donning the eos proce filing out he apsicaton and obtning theses thy ned tbe sl ace, The demographics he spay the Deptt of una Servs in hn’ nate too wee campos of ony Cacao amples Bin et ‘that his moter was instrumental to commonity,beeaise it wasn't fo her asistance a8 editor, many ofthe fais he interacted with everyday would have been negatively impacted, Brian fecs that his moter allowed him to understand the bigger picture of helping individuals and that hep can be as minima as treating people with dignity and respect. ‘The day everything changed Unlike todays ce phones and Xbox, Brian's dram oy was a pac of ler Blades Al of is fiends had them and he didnot understand why his mother refuse to buy him pai. Brian's mother’s response everytime he would beg eptitously for a pair of ol blades was “you are too clumsy.” Bran recalls that one day ar much begging his mother agreed purchase a pair of roller blades for hr. With much excitement, Bran put his rollerblades on and went for his vety fis rllerbladng experience. Despite his mother's opinion of being too clumsy, he was slowly trying to balance himself and keep up with his other friends who had ‘more experience rollerblading. One of Brian's fiends felt the need to encourage Brian to face his fear of rollerblading and gave Brian a push. Brian had not yet learned how to utilize the stop finetion of his rollerblades, asa result of his fiend’ push, Brian ended up falling and landed in ‘50 MINUTES WITH BRIAN DENNIS 4 accu Shoah, Bei els ering hi slp wing ey bn vt ee va efi wlth i a i funy. Ate ars ert sep doin yas amet goed within ia ot rin omentes onlin sn ene beled va dette pnit xing he mie dcr vst. en zeal encore ion Aalto sey vey dors a ar gw hin? "Brin al waning respond “what is wrong with you?” Brian refers to this experience as one of his most valuable P pwions Saye eign Fase ne pe cis tae a dip ee fcc ane vy ¥ 2 utr programing aie, lot is paston hve vay involved helping people t - fferent capacities. Some ofthe jobs that he held were Mainstream Living, Community Support ‘Advocaey, Des Moines Housing and his cunt position as DisilityResourve Coordintor fr [DMACC. Brian’s experiences as chil his mers nen and wl to alays potas ave le Brian his curent posion Brians nex goals o Become an adjunct profesor at Drak and teach sts sch as Family, Psychology Disners and possibly Cres. The ream fob Despite having his dream jb, thre re aspects of Brian's cent positon tit eed improvement. Brian would lke systems to be mid and embrace he rnsioing mode by proving options to tants and connecting hem o resources esto He ao understands the ser ie of th coin which nails some schools viewing their only gos x gadating students and ething more. Bran lo provided the example how systems ay tines ont oo the rule of what is bests for the client. He shared his observation ofthe Supplemental Security 50 MINUTES WITH BRIAN DENNIS 5 sm nee 6nd neti issn ghee stat einige nh, » sin eg ty ol Sint Soe unemployed because is no longer affecting one person, bufbYobtsning employment his children would aso be deprived fom an $I allowance, Bran continued tat ta th ure we lve in operates by the principle “Do No Ham.” Ths principle hough perceived as nnocet, ean rel in charity nd people who flint histype of chat stil have to py Trt ily expenses and provide for thi ames, Despite the challenges an needed improvements, Bian sioys his poston Having the ability oly fits achieve thir deams isa fesing tht is wort overcoming he challenges and bari “Tine ies when you ae having fun “he majority of Ba’ inet iso i spe AS as nd concept te Individual Employment Plans (IEPs) ofthe clients he serves. Brian sees an average of four new ath” participants that require varying levels of asistanes: Sacandly, he spends a great del of time », af Boat i Tick Wosk roam wil ping neering hilt ees and Jeare Maps) The rest of his time is spent between networking with oer professionals aortas ‘employer development. Brian mentioned that his department will be hiring a new person and ‘once that happens he willbe able to allocate more time to activities such as employer evelopment and networking, Brian’s positon is funded through the Disability Employment Initiative which is a grant that is funded through both the Department of Labor dad-the Office of Disability Employment Policy. (Current and future challenges ° yO y 50 MINUTES WITH BRIAN DENNIS. 6 a Connecting with liens, professionals and potential employers is one ofthe challenges faced by practicing counselors today you cant connect wih potential employers, how wil ‘you asa counselor help your lien find meaningful employment? Bran fel thatthe most important activity astounselorbis the ability to connect. The ability to understand theory, systematic thinking, cultural concerns and legislative mater are worthless if you can't connect with others, Bran\yatso Bees that common mistake made by counselors isthe perception of diventy or multiculturalism. He feels versity is many times perceived too narowy and counselors are often unaware of citar differences and therefore unable to overeome these

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