Course Description
Introduction to Behavioral
Optometry (1 day course -- 7 hours CE)
Dr. Paul Harris will introduce the participants to behavioral optometry
in his own unique way. The Skeffington
4 circles will be used as the
vehicle through which Dr. Harris will share his understanding of the
behavioral
concept of vision. An
introduction to the neurology of vision will demonstrate the
scientific basis on which the
behavioral principals are based.
In addition, the relationship to vision and reading and learning
problems as well
as visualization, visual
imagery, and spelling will be introduced.
Dr. Harris has woven together three different curricula of vision therapy
one for general binocular dysfunctions,
one for learning related visual
problems, and the third for strabismus and amblyopia. Two sample
vision therapy
activities from each of these
curricula will be demonstrated so the participants can understand
the common sense
approach to vision therapy that
is behavioral optometry.
The seven hour course will conclude with descriptions of each of the BABO/OEPF
courses as well as a discussion
of the benefits of OEPF and COVD
membership. All participants who attend will be given priority when
making
reservations for future BABO/OEPF
courses anywhere the courses are offered, in Europe or in the USA.
Course Outline
First Hour: What is Vision? Vision is the deriving of meaning and
direction of action as triggered by light. The
Skeffington 4 circles will be
used to make this definition come to life for the participants.
Second Hour: The neurological basis for behavioral vision care
will be introduced. Information from "Wet Mind"
and Dr. Harris' COVD article
"Current Thoughts on the Neurology of Vision" will form the basis of
this hour of the
course.
Third Hour: The relationship between vision and learning will be
presented. The Grapheme-Phoneme-Object
Concepts triangle will provide
the basis for this hour of dialogue. The reading and spelling
processes will be
explained. The relationships
between behavioral optometry and education will be made clear.
Fourth Hour: The neurology of the vision for reading will be
discussed including Dr. Harris' understanding of the
parvo and magno cellular
channels of information flow will be discussed including their
implications for successful
vision therapy.
Fifth Hour: Dr. Harris will present his rationale for the
development of the three different levels of VT curricula
that he has developed. The short
comings of the symptom curing approaches will be discussed and the
emergence
of his 3 levels will be made
clear.
Sixth Hour: Flashlight Pointing (Ninja Training) and the Squinchel
procedure from the VT-1 Curriculum will be
presented. Slap-Tap and The
Visualization Probe will be presented from VT-2.
Seventh Hour: Prism Opposites and Mirror Overlap Self Generated
from VT-3 will be presented. The OEPF/BABO
course series will be presented
as well as membership benefits of OEPF and COVD will be shared.
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