No .. Thank You, for shedding some light on your motives and motivation. I also wish for you the best in your Doctorate journey. A suggestion for you in your search for information. The major SCI hospitals like Shepard, Kessler, RIC, and Craig all have grant programs for in hospital programs. You may spend 6 months to a year at each facility and be richly rewarded with growing pool of subjects. These hospitals have similar grant programs for OT's, RT's and PTs. As previously mentioned by one of our female members, the numbers of women with SCI continue to grow. Unfortunately, there is not a lot of resources in consulting or counseling those women as they live normal lives and age. One of those areas is Menopause & SCI. Once again, I thank you. Best Wishes In a message dated 2/16/2011 1:28:28 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
I would like to start by thanking everyone for your support regarding my survey. I would also like to address some of the concerns. First the reason I am working toward my doctorate in psychology is to help others with SCI. Once my doctorate is finished I would like to work in a rehab hospital with persons who have sustained a SCI. I chose this path because I sustained a SCI at the age of 18. During rehab I had an unfortunate experience with a therapist and decided to pursue a degree in psychology. In regards to recruiting males with SCI it is because the majority of persons with SCI are males nothing more but I understand your frustration. I know the statistics are changing so hopefully in the future more research will focus on females. I have been emailing numerous agencies for assistance with recruiting participants for my survey. Jim was one of those people. He is the one who recommended my posting it on the quad-list. If you have any other questions or concerns please feel free to contact me. Thanks again, Shanna =
