Provide therapy to patients with visual impairments to improve their functioning in daily life activities. May train patients in activities such as computer use, communication skills, or home management skills.
<ul><li>Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.</li><li>Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and propioceptive information.</li><li>Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.</li><li>Teach clients to travel independently, using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises.</li><li>Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed.</li><li>Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.</li><li>Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).</li><li>Train clients with visual impairments to use mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).</li><li>Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers.</li><li>Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counselors, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists, to provide client solutions.</li><li>Participate in professional development activities, such as reading literature, continuing education, attending conferences, and collaborating with colleagues.</li><li>Train clients to use adaptive equipment, such as large print, reading stands, lamps, writing implements, software, and electronic devices.</li><li>Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.</li><li>Refer clients to services, such as eye care, health care, rehabilitation, and counseling, to enhance visual and life functioning or when condition exceeds scope of practice.</li><li>Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients.</li><li>Obtain, distribute, or maintain low vision devices.</li><li>Teach independent living skills or techniques, such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management.</li><li>Identify visual impairments related to basic life skills in areas such as self care, literacy, communication, health management, home management, and meal preparation.</li></ul>