Low Vision Rehabilitation
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<div>This <b><i>Second Edition </i></b>of <b><i>Low Vision Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapists</i></b> provides current, evidence-based information on low vision rehabilitation that contains several new and expanded chapters on ADLs, IADLs, and recreation, as well as new online resources and the latest in accessibility devices.<br><br>Low vision rehabilitation is rapidly growing as a specialty practice for occupational therapists. This growth requires practical, evidence-based information on the evaluation and treatment of the effects of low vision on occupational performance. Responding to this need, <b><i>Low Vision Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapists, Second Edition</i></b> blends standards of practice that have been developed for over 50 years by low vision therapists and optometrists, with the latest scientific research and the unique perspective of occupational therapists.<br><br>This text is written to introduce the student and general practitioner to low vision rehabilitation as commonly encountered in medical rehabilitation as well as provides a conceptual approach to evaluation and treatment that will enrich an advanced practice. Authors Stephen Whittaker, a low vision researcher, certified low vision therapist and occupational therapist, Mitchell Scheiman, an optometrist and researcher, and Debra Sokol-McKay, an occupational therapist with specialty certification in low vision as well as certification as a low vision therapist, vision rehabilitation therapist and diabetes educator, have carefully selected evidence-based evaluations and treatments that focus on clinical practicality and meaningful occupational goals in adults.<br><br><b>New to the <i>Second Edition</i>:</b><br><ul><li>A focus on occupational performance using “whatever works,” whether visual, non-visual, or a combination of these different devices and adaptive techniques</li><li>The “<b>EPIC</b>” Framework, a general strategy to organize a treatment plan for daily activities using visual and non-visual techniques</li><li>Access to a companion website designed as a handy clinical reference, with solutions to clinical problems easily searchable and cross-linked to related content</li><li>The<b> “Success-Oriented Approach”</b> to interventions based on the most recent research on cognitive disability and depression associated with low vision</li><li>Applications of the latest electronic accessibility devices including smartphones, tablets, and magnifiers that read aloud</li><li>Incorporates the AADE™ 7 Self-Care Behavior framework of the <i>American Association of Diabetes Educators</i></li><li>Incorporates concepts from the latest edition of the AOTA <i>Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process</i></li><li>A chapter devoted to field loss, spatial neglect and perceptual impairments resulting from acquired-brain-injury.</li><li>The latest in Medicare documentation standards including outcome to G-code conversions and ICD-10 diagnostic coding for low vision.</li></ul><br>Instructors in educational settings can visit www.efacultylounge.com for additional materials to be used for teaching in the classroom.<br><br><b>Features Included:</b><br><ul><li>Recommended practical evaluation and treatment methods such as a 1 hour evaluation protocol, how to write observable and measurable goals and document outcomes, and specific instructions on how to implement treatments</li><li>Prepares therapists for the ACVREP certification as a low vision therapist or vision rehabilitation or AOTA specialty certification in low vision</li><li>Emphasizes intervention and low vision rehabilitation treatment including:<ul><li>modification of the environment</li><li>adaptive visual and non-visual techniques</li><li>selection and use of non-optical assistive devices</li><li>selection and use of electronic and optical devices and use of computer technology including smartphones and tablets</li></ul>Comprehensive ca
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