Live Webinar for Therapists. Complete all three Sessions for 10 Contact Hours (1.0 CEUs)
June 1, 6 and 8, 2022
6:10 pm EST • 5:10pm CST • 4:10 pm MST • 3:10 pm PST (US)
Registration includes access to all 3 sessions and handouts. Please download brochure for full schedule.
This engaging course dives into visual anatomy as well as functional assessment and treatment for therapists in a wide range of settings (school-based, acute care, rehab, LTC facilities). Neurological insults such a stroke and TBIs can have a profound effect on visual skills, perception and processing. Additionally, 60-80% of children with learning disabilities have undiagnosed vision problems because vision is more than just visual acuity. As therapists, we may be the first to pick up on these deficits. Treatments, strategies, and tools to improve visual deficits will be stressed.
This course will arm therapist with intervention tools and strategies to promote functional independence and both children and adults. Case studies and labs will be used to solidify learning and cement clinical reasoning. A “mock” telehealth session will be provided to show how to incorporate these skills in a virtual setting and will include resources for coaching parents and caregivers.
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Analyze the visual system and gain the skills needed to assess it, in order to better identify visual issues that students/clients present with.
- Discuss the visual systems role in sensory processing and how it impacts a student/client functionally across all areas (PT, SLP, Special Education).
- Identify various visual issues associated with differential diagnosis and provide therapists with strategies to use the next day in their setting.
- Identify when to treat, remediate or refer for visual issues and how to best share that information with the team.
- Identify the differences between a visual processing issue and a visual deficits and its functional impact on the client’s daily activities.
- Show participants what a telehealth session may look like and how to set one up for you and your client to work on visual processing, visual perception and visual motor skills.
Dr. Melissa K. Gerber, OTD, OTR/L is a seasoned and respected clinician with extensive experience in pediatrics. She began her career in Adult/Pediatric inpatient/outpatient rehabilitation and acute care. Currently, she has been working for the Great Neck Public Schools for the past 21 years. She is president of 4MYKIDSOT, a private practice where she provides therapy and evaluations.
Dr. Gerber has presented at Education Resources, Therapies in the Schools on Visual Processing: Treat, Remediate, Refer. She has presented at Therapies in the schools in 2016 as the keynote speaker and presented on Aligning Motor needs with Educational Goals. She is enthusiastic to share her experiences and provide strategies that can be incorporated immediately. She is also affiliated with Puzzle Art Therapy, and enjoys sharing this program.
Financial Disclosures: Melissa Gerber receives a honorarium from Education Resources.
Non-Financial Disclosures: Melissa Gerber has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
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Continuing Education Hours for disciplines not listed below: 10 contact hours (1.0 CEUs). Intermediate level. Therapist License #______________.
Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Provider #3043. This Distance Learning-Interactive course is offered at 10 contact hours 1.0 CEUs. (Intermediate level, OT service delivery). AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products or clinical procedures. This course can be used toward your NBCOT renewal requirements for 10 units. Provider for the Florida Occupational Therapy Association CE Broker for 12 CE Hours - approval #20-792648.
ASHA CEUs are awarded by the ASHA CE Registry upon receipt of the CEU Participant Form from the ASHA. Approved CE Provider for up to 1.0 CEU’s.
Approved by the FL Physical Therapy Association for 12 CE Hours - approval #CE22-792648. Course meets the basic criteria of the MD Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 1.0 CEU's. Approved by the MN Board of Physical Therapy for 10 CE Hours, #6163. Approval #2202-03 by the NJ State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 10 CEC's. Approved by OK State Board of PT course #202311702 for 10 CEU hours.
Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 12 contact hours. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 12 contact hours (1.2 CEUs).
Education Resources is an approved agency by the PT Board of CA for 10 contact hours. Approved by the KY Physical Therapy Association for 10 Category 1 contact hours, expiration Date: 3/6/23, approval # CS64-2010-KPTA. This activity is provided by the TX Board of PT Examiners accredited provider #2210017TX for 10 CCUs and meets continuing competence requirements for PTs and PTAs licensure renewal in TX.
10 hours of this course qualify towards the discipline-specific hours for the 20-hour requirement for NDTA re-certification. They do NOT qualify towards the 8-hour NDTA Instructor requirement for re-certification.
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