Question for you about PMDD support services
I am writing to ask for your opinion on potential PMDD support/counseling services. I am a Certified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor. Counselors in my field specialize in working with and on behalf of persons with disabilities. You may or may not feel you meet the current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) definition of disability, but I know that when I had PMDD, I did. Whether or not you feel you do meet this definition, I am guessing you might find some support useful. I am taking steps towards beginning my own practice/business that would provide services via the phone and potentially through other means. Now that I am PMDD free, I have much more time and energy and continue to have the desire to assist other women and their families in dealing with this disorder.
Potential services:
Support/counseling (general)
Support/counseling for adjustment to chronic illness
Self-advocacy/self-efficacy skills (raising self-advocacy)
Coping strategies/plans
Education & Identification (education about PMDD, disabilities, psychosocial adaptation to chronic illness, potential state services, helpful resources, etc.)
Maybe educational packets or consults with family members.
Employment related issues
It is my hope that by offering these services I would also be validating the very important point of this being a legitimate, not “all in our head” illness. Not only for persons purchasing services, but for their family members, friends, and the medical community.
I would love some feedback on this if you’re willing. Tell me what you need. I’m listening…
Thanks!
Jennifer
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Tags: chronic, Counseling, Counselor, PMDD, PMS, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, rehab, services
Comments (3)
Ashley
July 7th, 2009 at 4:12 am
Hi Jennifer!
I’m so excited to read of your hope to create an outreach for women and families suffering from PMDD. I certainly think it is wonderful idea and you should go forth at full speed with your ideas. It is people like you who make a difference in the lives of others. I’m glad to hear you are PMDD free. That’s such awesome news. I can only imagine the new lease on life you feel. FREEDOM! Go girl!!! :)
Thanks!
Ashley J.
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life post PMDD & endo
July 9th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
[...] So, I continue to be pain free from endometriosis and free of PMDD. I continue to learn more about myself and how I choose to view this journey involving illness and recovery. It is a strange world here, after PMDD. The desire to show up and listen to other women who are still living with it is so strong, but I’m also on the outside too, trying to figure out where I fit (thus the previous request for ideas about support/counseling). [...]
Brittney Garcia
July 14th, 2009 at 5:02 am
I think that your idea sounds wonderful!! I would rather talk to someone who has been there than someone who has not. I say run with it and do not stop.
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