Course
Description
(5 day course -- 35 hours Continuing Education)
Prerequisite: VT/Visual Dysfunctions (VT-2)
For: Optometrists and Therapists
VT/Learning Related Visual Problems adds to the core VT/Visual
Dysfunctions (VT I) course all the necessary
testing and therapy activities to successfully
diagnose and treat patients with learning related visual problems as
well as patients with developmental difficulties.
Many of the patients for whom this curriculum is recommended
have been labeled dyslexics or "LD/ADD" (learning
disability/attention deficit disorder).
You will be taught precisely how to determine if a person's reading
difficulty requires the VT II curriculum or if their
learning related visual problem can best be served by
the simple application of the appropriate plus lens for near,
as well as possibly only needing the more basic VT I
program. The tests taught have been selected to help you get
the most information in the least amount of time. The
tests also give you the data necessary to demonstrate to the
patient the need and benefits to be derived from the
VT II program. Of the entire group of courses this is the most
fun and will enable you to work with large portions
of the population which traditional optometry has been unable
to help in any way.
The tests which will be taught include: NYSOA
King-Devic Saccadic Test, Groffman Visual Tracing Test,
Wold Sentence Copy Test,
Visagraph Eye Movement Analysis, Gates Oral Reading Survey, Monroe
III Visual
Memory Test, DEM Saccadic Test,
Jordan Left Right Test, Motor Free Visual Perception Test, and many
more....
Problems of vision development will be addressed
as well as working with tracking, sequencing, and
timing
problems.
The relationship between laterality,
directionality and, ocular motor dysfunctions will be developed.
A discussion of the various interpretations of
the word "dyslexia" and their many implications will be discussed
thoroughly. What really are
Attention Deficit Disorders and why are so many people so quick to
use ritalin or its
derivatives? A full understanding
of the attentional mechanisms and an understanding of vision as the
dominant process will help you
understand the value of behavioral optometric care in working with
the youth
of today.
The relationship between visualization, visual
imagery, and spelling will be discussed.
You will be taught how to use positive rewards
for positive behavior to modify the behavior of your patients and
their support team.
Juvenile Delinquency and learning related visual
disorders will also be dealt with in detail.
Each course participant will receive a manual
with a complete set of procedures, homework sheets, procedure
grids and materials explaining how best
to handle learning related visual problems.
* Courses begin at 9:00 am each morning and will finish at 5:00 PM.
On the last day of the course we begin at
9:00 am
and generally finish by 3:00 PM. Lunch is included in your tuition.
(NOTE: If you have special
dietary considerations please let us know at the time you make your
reservation.)
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