Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists

• Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and propioceptive information.
• Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.
• Teach clients to travel independently using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises.
• Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed.
• Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.
• Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
• 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).
• Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers.
• Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counselors, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists, to provide client solutions.
• Participate in professional development activities such as reading literature, continuing education, attending conferences, and collaborating with colleagues.
• Train clients to use adaptive equipment such as large print, reading stands, lamps, writing implements, software, and electronic devices.
• Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.
• Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients.
• 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.
• Teach independent living skills or techniques such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management.
• Obtain, distribute, or maintain low vision devices.
• Identify visual impairments related to basic life skills in areas such as self-care, literacy, communication, health management, home management, and meal preparation.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists.

• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists.