Home Safety Assessment for Clients with Low Vision
Presenters
Presented by Katherine Cleveland, OTR/L, CLVT
About This Course
The purpose of this course is to explain what a low vision home safety assessment entails and to provide information to the health care /rehabilitation professional working with a low vision individual of what to expect and how to perform a home safety assessment on a case by case basis. This course is broken into seven modules. The first four modules explain when a home safety assessment is appropriate, common visual impairments that may require a home assessment, modifications for common visual impairments, and common co morbidities that play a role in the clients functioning and the appropriate modifications. The fifth module breaks down the step by step process in performing a home safety assessment. The sixth module has a video with simulated home environments with a description of what areas to assess in specified rooms of a home. The seventh and final module contains interactive animated scenarios allowing modifications of the home environment. There are three case studies provided in this module that apply principles learned throughout the course.
Students successfully completing this course will:
- be able to describe the purpose of a low vision home safety assessment
- be able to identify when a low vision home safety assessment is appropriate for a client with low vision
- be able to identify and recognize common visual impairments a client with low vision may be experiencing
- be able to determine appropriate modifications to the client’s home environment based on their visual impairments and functional complaints
- be able to identify and recognize common co-morbidity impairments that may interfere with a client’s daily functioning
- be able to adapt modifications as needed secondary to impairments from co-morbidities
- be able to implement the step by step process to perform a low vision home safety assessment
- be able to evaluate the functional needs of a client with low vision
- Be able to identify appropriate areas to assess of the home environment on a case by case basis
- be able to determine appropriate modifications to perform depending on the client’s visual impairments, presence of co-morbidities, functional complaints and safety considerations
- be able to implement principles learned to perform modifications to simulated home environments for 3 case study examples
Course Director:
Jim Deremeik
410-502-6431
jderemeik@jhmi.edu
Course Timeline
Students enrolling in this course will have 90 days to complete it. The course is available online 24/7 to enrolled students.
Who Should Take This Course: This course is designed for:
- Individuals working with a low vision population especially;
- Occupational therapists
- Nurses
- Rehabilitation teachers
- Orientation and mobility instructors
- Social workers
- Rehabilitation Counselors
- Rehabilitation Case Managers
Credit Hours
This course:
- is pending approval by The Academy for the Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals (ACVREP) for 3.0 credits
- is pending approval by The Maryland Board of Occupational Therapy (MBOT) for 3.0 credits
Tuition/Registration
Tuition for this course is $105.00 and is payable online by Visa or Mastercard; through the mail by check, purchase order, or Visa or Mastercard credit card; or by fax using a Visa or Mastercard credit card or purchase order. No Tuition Refunds will be given under any circumstances.
Once you are enrolled, you will be sent a user name and password by email that will give you access to your course 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for a period of 90 days. You will be sent other vital information about your course via email. To get a complete description of all of the emails you will get after paying for your enrollment, please view the email descriptions page.
Computer Requirements
- Hardware 1 GHz Pentium IV or better (PC); Mac G4 or G5 (Mac)
- Windows 2000 or higher (PC); Mac OS X 10.3 or higher (Mac)
- Full-duplex sound card and speakers
- Internet Access You must have reliable Internet access to take online courses hosted on the Emerald Events Learning Management System. Broadband (cable, DSL, T1) access is required; Emerald Events does not support students with low bandwidth (dial-up) connections.
- You must have a valid email address
- Software A Web browser. We support Internet Explorer 6.0, Internet Explorer 7.0, and Mozilla Firefox 2.0
- Your Web browser and personal firewall must accept cookies from our learning management system (lms.emeraldevents.net).
- Your Web browser and personal firewall must have JavaScript enabled in order to get credit for successfully completing the course
- Flash 8.0 or higher
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 or higher
Course Evaluation/Grading
Successful completion of the course requries a score of 70% or better and the completion of the course evaluation. Students will receive a certificate of completion once those two requirements are met.
The course is designed as a self-paced personal enrichment continuing education program. Lectures may be repeated until material is mastered.
