2-Day Vision Therapy Intensive Training
Upgrade Your Skills & Boost Referrals with Today’s Best Practices
- Speaker:
- Sandra Stalemo, OTR/L
- Duration:
- 12 Hours 23 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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Apr 11, 2022
- Product Code:
- POS063935
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar - Also available: DVD
Description
Whether your patients’ goals are to return to work, play with their grandkids, or travel the world, your hard work helps them progress toward their functional goals.
But when vision problems distort your patient’s world, it can feel like you’re working twice as much for half the progress. Falls, mobility deficits, isolation, and dependence on others can lead to serious, costly setbacks. And problems performing exercises and activities often result in avoidance over time, severely limiting functional outcomes.
It doesn’t have to be this hard.
Learn the latest vision therapy techniques in this seminar, and discover a powerful intervention framework that has helped countless therapists and their patients overcome these exact same issues for years. Whether your patients are adults with head injuries or stroke survivors with visual perception problems, you’ll transform your practice with innovative interventions that help patients adapt to visual impairments, take charge of their recovery, and resume functional activities they might have otherwise abandoned.
Purchase now, and discover new ways to accelerate progress for outcomes that will earn you referrals.
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CE credit is available. This self-study course consists of 11.5 continuing education clock hours for Arizona OTs and OTAs. The Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners (R4-43-203) confirms acceptance of continuing education programs relevant to occupational therapy that are approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy. Provider Number #50-399. This course qualifies for 11.5 self-study continuing education credits.
CE credit is available. This self-study course consists of 11.75 continuing education credit hours for Alaska Physical Therapists. The Board Rule 12 AAC 54.420 confirms acceptance of continuing education programs that are recognized by other state physical therapy licensing boards. PESI, Inc. is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California as an approval agency to approve providers.
CE credit is available. The Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy recognizes continuing competence activities that have been approved by any state PT association or national medical/health care association (e.g., AOTA, ASHA). This self-study activity consists of 11.75 clock hours of instruction applicable for physical therapists.
PESI, Inc. is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California as an approval agency to approve providers. This self-study lecture qualifies for 11.75 continuing competency hours.
This self-study course consists of 11.75 clock hours of instruction that is applicable for physical therapists. CE requirements for physical therapists vary by state/jurisdiction. Please retain the certificate of completion that you receive and use as proof of completion when required.
PESI, Inc. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 216.000270. This self-study course qualifies for 11.5 CE credit hours.
CE credit is available. This self-study course consists of 11.75 continuing education credit hours for Kentucky Physical Therapists. The rule under 201 KAR 22:045, Section 2, (2)(a) states that category 1 continued competency credits can be earned from providers approved by another physical therapy licensing agency. PESI, Inc. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 216.000270.
PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department, State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapy assistant continuing education. This self-study course qualifies for 14.3 contact hours.
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation, Provider Number: 216.000270. This intermediate course is approved by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners by virtue of PESI Inc. approved provider status with the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation. This course qualifies for 11.5 continuing education hours.
CE credit is available. This asynchronous activity consists of 11.75 continuing education credit hours for Oklahoma Physical Therapists. Oklahoma Administrative Code 435:20-9-3.1 confirms acceptance of continuing education programs offered by providers approved by other state physical therapy licensing boards. PESI, Inc. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 216.000270.
The Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy recognizes approval by all other state boards. This self-study activity consists of 11.75 clock hours of instruction that is applicable for physical therapists.
This self-study activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider #2406032TX and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. Instructional Level: Intermediate. This activity will provide 11.75 CCUs. The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.
This course is designed to meet the Utah DOPL Rule R156-24b-303b.2.c.iv - A commercial continuing education provider providing a course related to the practice of physical therapy. Please retain a copy of the advertising brochure and your certificate of completion to provide to your board should this be requested of you. This self-study activity consists of 11.75 clock hours of continuing education instruction.
CE credit is available. This course consists of 11.75 continuing education credit hours for Vermont Physical Therapists. The Board confirms acceptance of continuing education programs that are recognized by other state physical therapy licensing boards. PESI, Inc. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 216.000270.
CE credit is available. This self-study course consists of 11.75 hours of type 2 continued competency credit for Virginia Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants. Regulation 18VAC112-20-131, Section B, (2) states that up to ten type 2 continued competency credits can be earned by completing independent study activities related to the clinical practice of physical therapy.
This self-study activity qualifies for 11.75 continuing education clock hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.
Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - 2-Day Vision Therapy Intensive Training (16.9 MB) | 138 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Sandra Stalemo, OTR/L Related seminars and products
Sandra Stalemo, OTR/L, is an expert in vision therapy with over 37 years of experience guiding patients with vision and neurological impairments toward functional independence in a variety of outpatient and inpatient therapy settings.
Ms. Stalemo developed a passion for vision therapy after witnessing firsthand its impact on her daughter, who has been diagnosed with binocular vision disorder. In the years since then, Ms. Stalemo has trained and worked closely with neuro-optometrists to bridge the gap between diagnosis and treatment in functional settings, and she went on to develop a leading vision rehabilitation program at Sanford Health. She is now a national speaker on vision and neurological rehabilitation topics, known for her ability to break down complex concepts into practical, everyday solutions.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Sandra Stalemo receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-Financial: Sandra Stalemo has no relevant non-financial relationships.
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Objectives
- Determine the latest advances in vision therapy.
- Develop a comprehensive assessment framework, identifying the root causes of vision impairments and related functional deficits.
- Investigate how vision integrates with cognition for higher level tasks.
- Demonstrate the most effective interventions available for managing vision impairments, restoring function, and improving safety.
- Determine which treatment techniques will benefit your patient.
- Demonstrate how to progress the difficulty and integrate functional tasks.
- Appraise interdisciplinary strategies that combine multiple interventions for better outcomes.
- Evaluate real-world applications for common diagnoses and conditions.
- Apply the assessments and interventions discussed in this seminar to a series of interactive case scenarios.
- Create appropriate functional goals and progress measures.
- Create cost-effective tools for vision therapy.
- Assess the keys to developing a successful vision therapy program.
Outline
HOT TOPICS AND INNOVATIONS- Current concepts in visual rehabilitation
- Practical applications of the latest research
- Today’s top tech
- Bioness BITS
- Dynavision
- Innovative apps
- Discover a comprehensive framework for evaluating symptoms, including:
- Mobility, gait, and posture problems
- Falls, dizziness, and balance issues
- Poor coordination/executive function
- Ocular-motor deficits
- Visual processing deficits
- Post trauma vision syndrome
- Cranial nerve palsies
- Blurred or double vision
- Photophobia
- Difficulty maintaining visual attention to task
- Limited depth perception
- Poor compensation for field cut
- Motion sensitivity
- Innovative interventions you can use immediately to:
- Prevent falls, dizziness, and motion sensitivity
- Address mobility, posture, and gait problems
- Improve near/far focusing for reading, written communication, and close work
- Promote visual motor coordination and visual processing
- Restore functional independence, self-care, and performance of ADLs
- Boost scanning skills for locating objects
- Increase attention to neglected side
- Expand visual fields and compensate for field cuts
- Enhance depth perception and peripheral awareness
- Reduce headaches, eye strain, and double vision
- Decrease agitation and photophobia
- Synergistic strategies for effectively integrating:
- Functional compensation strategies
- Ocular motor drills
- Spot patching
- Prism adaptation
- Visual accommodations
- Visual field scanning
- Binocular vision exercises
- Neurological impairments
- Stroke
- Traumatic brain injury
- Multiple sclerosis
- Brain tumor
- Parkinson’s
- Low vision
- Vision loss and blindness
- Macular degeneration
- Glaucoma
- Contrast sensitivity
- Visual hallucinations
- Charles Bonnet syndrome
- Case scenario: Correctly identify the root cause of impairment
- Case scenario: Problem solve a complex vision impairment and develop an effective treatment plan
- Case scenario: Identify vision impairments that can cause behavioral problems
- Case scenario: Revise a standard plan of care for a stroke survivor
- Case scenario: Overcome barriers to effective strategy implementation
- Core components of an effective vision therapy program
- Cost effective tools to use during initial setup
- Moderate expense and capital budget items to add to your program
- Keys to generating vision therapy referrals
- Coding and billing updates for vision therapy
- Justify therapy with the right goals and progress measures
- Avoid denials and audits with these tips
Target Audience
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapy Assistants
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
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