INSTRUCTOR:
MARY WARREN MS, OTR/L, SCLV, FAOTA

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A continuation of the part one course, this intensive three day workshop provides a deeper understanding of how to evaluate and treat visual dysfunction occurring due to CVA and traumatic brain injury. Participants are taught how to link visual impairment to functional performance to identify the functional limitations caused by visual perceptual dysfunction and develop effective treatment intervention. Information covered includes how to interpret and document evaluation results, how to collaborate effectively with ophthalmologists and optometrists, and how to develop treatment plans and document progress. Specific assessments to evaluate visual acuity, contrast sensitivity function, visual field, oculomotor function and visual attention will be taught. Course participants will have the opportunity to practice giving and interpreting these assessments and to develop treatment plans for sample case studies. Lectures and instructional materials for the course have been developed with the assumption that the participant has taken the part one course.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Therapists who have attended the Part I course since 1991 when the concept of the visual perceptual hierarchy was introduced and who want to gain further expertise in evaluation and treatment using this framework. Therapists who have not attended the Part I course should have a thorough understanding of evaluation and treatment using the framework of the visual perceptual hierarchy to benefit fully from this course.

	Select appropriate assessment tools to measure visual perceptual processing.
	Use appropriate procedures and protocols to administer assessments to measure visual acuity, visual field integrity, oculomotor function and visual attention.
	Accurately interpret results of visual field, visual attention, visual acuity and oculomotor assessments.
	Identify when it is appropriate to refer to other specialists for additional evaluation and intervention.
	Use evaluation results to design evidence-based, effective interventions to address limitations in performance skills and daily activities
	Effectively communicate evaluation and intervention results to physicians, referral sources, clients and families.

AOTA CEUs: Following completion of the workshop the CE administrator will review the attendance logs and the course evaluations. If the participant has met the established criteria, a certificate documenting 18 AOTA Contact Hours will be sent to the the participant. "The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA."

LOCATIONS:
visABILITIES is the exclusive sponsor of this course.

San Diego, CA 91942
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October 12-14, 2012
Sharp Healthcare Grossmont Hospital
Auditorium
5555 Grossmont Center Drive   
La Mesa, CA 91942
$395 If postmarked by 09/14/2012
$445 If postmarked after 09/14/2012

Normal COURSE HOURS:
8:00 am Registration
8:45 am - 4:00 PM Day One
8:30 am - 4:00 PM Day Two
8:30 am - 3:30 PM Day Three
11:30 - 12:45 Lunch (on own)

NORMAL COURSE AGENDA

*EARLY DEPARTURE COURSE HOURS:
8:00 am Registration
8:30 am - 4:00 PM Day One
8:30 am - 4:00 PM Day Two
8:30 am - 2:30 PM Day Three
11:30 - 12:45 Lunch (on own)

*EARLY DEPARTURE COURSE AGENDA

COURSE CHANGES:
The course hours may be subject to modification. We reserve the right to cancel the course and refund full tuition for due cause. Use caution when purchasing nonrefundable airfares. Airfares will not be reimbursed.

REFUNDS:
Registration fee, less a $50 administration charge, is refundable if written cancellation is received two weeks prior to the program date. No refunds will be made within two weeks of the program date. Full credit in the amount of tuition may be applied to future courses, subject to availability.

EDUCATION LEVEL:

Entry Level: One year or less of clinical experience in working with persons with visual impairments.

Intermediate Level: A minimum of one year or more of clinical experience with working with persons with visual impairment from brain injury.

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SPEAKER INFORMATION:
MARY WARREN MS, OTR/L, SCLV, FAOTA is Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and Director of the Graduate Certificate in Low Vision Rehabilitation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She has presented numerous workshops on visual perceptual dysfunction following acute brain injury and is an internationally recognized authority in this area. Her research has been published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy and she has contributed chapters to several rehabilitation textbooks including Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, edited by Lorraine Pedretti. She is the author of the Brain Injury Visual Perceptual Battery for Adults (biVABA) and co-author of the Dynavision Guide to Rehabilitation. Her awards include the Cordelia Myer’s Writer's Award from the American Occupational Therapy Association, the Award of Clinical Excellence from the Kansas Occupational Therapy Association, Outstanding Educator Award from the Missouri Occupational Therapy Association, the Healthsouth Rehabilitation Award for Clinical Excellence in Occupational Therapy from the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, the Elsie McKibben Lectureship from the Alabama Occupational Therapy Association and the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching for the School of Health Professions from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.