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OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED TRAINING SEMINARS
Working with Low Vision Seniors
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Supervisors of care-givers in senior citizen facilities
- Supervisors of home care-givers for senior patients
- Directors of volunteers
who work with senior citizens
- Activities directors of senior citizen
facilities
- Social workers who interact with senior citizens
- Supervisors
of hospital staffs who work with senior patients
- Technicians and staffs of eye care centers for low vision patients
WHY ATTEND?
- To enhance your skills in the care and assistance of visually challenged
seniors
- To learn how to empower your visually challenged patients and clients to
achieve their highest level of independence and self-sufficiency
- To provide the highest level of service to your elderly clients and patients
- To become certified to train your staff on the skills and techniques
that can enable more effective interaction with low vision seniors
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
This full day, hands-on seminar offers:
The Bad News
- Find out the bad news about vision loss and the impact it has on
daily living
- Struggle through the performance of specific tasks with "simulated"
vision loss
The Good News
- Explore the world of adaptive aids and special techniques used by
many people with low vision
- Experience the marvel of performing everyday tasks with low vision
using adaptive devices
The Best News
- Enhance your care-giving skills by practicing situation-specific communication
techniques
- Eliminate awkwardness in assisting low vision seniors by using the
sighted guide technique
- Learn how to create a more "visually-friendly" environment through
simple modifications of the physical environment
WHAT YOU'LL GET:
- A seminar workbook outlining all seminar topics
- A Training Kit, which includes a training manual,
a video, sample supplies, and a resource guide of products and services
for visually challenged people
- A Certificate of Completion that qualifies you as a trainer within
your organization
REGISTRATION FEES
| Individual Registration |
$195.00 |
Group Rate (4 or more from
same organization, per person) |
$175.00 |
| Individual Rate without Training Kit |
$125.00 |
NOTE: Fees must be paid in advance of the seminar by check or money
order, payable to OUTA Sight. CALL 1-800-499-6882 FOR DATES AND PLACES
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