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Career: Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
Job Description
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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes. |
100
|
Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counselors, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists, to provide client solutions. |
100
|
Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals. |
100
|
Participate in professional development activities such as reading literature, continuing education, attending conferences, and collaborating with colleagues. |
100
|
Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers. |
97
|
Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and propioceptive information. |
97
|
Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals. |
94
|
Identify visual impairments related to basic life skills in areas such as self-care, literacy, communication, health management, home management, and meal preparation. |
94
|
Obtain, distribute, or maintain low vision devices. |
91
|
Teach clients to travel independently using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises. |
91
|
Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed. |
91
|
Train clients to use adaptive equipment such as large print, reading stands, lamps, writing implements, software, and electronic devices. |
91
|
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. |
89
|
Teach cane skills including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches. |
89
|
Teach independent living skills or techniques such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management. |
80
|
Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs). |
80
|
Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients. |
76
|
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). |
74
|
Design instructional programs to improve communication using devices such as slates and styluses, braillers, keyboards, adaptive handwriting devices, talking book machines, digital books, and optical character readers (OCRs). |
63
|
Train clients to read or write Braille. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
71
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
65
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
63
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
62
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
62
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
62
|
Getting Information
|
60
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
60
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
59
|
Thinking Creatively
|
57
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
56
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
56
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
56
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
50
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
49
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
49
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
48
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
47
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
47
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
45
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
44
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
44
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
43
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
40
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
39
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
39
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
38
|
Interacting With Computers
|
36
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
35
|
Processing Information
|
34
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
32
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
32
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
28
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
26
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
25
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
20
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
14
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
14
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
13
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
13
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
11
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|