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presented by Dana Aravich, MS, OTR/L, CPAM, CLVT, Holly Stants, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, CLVT, and Laura Troxell, MOT, OTR/L, CPAM
Financial: Dana Aravich receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. She is an employee of UPMC Rehabilitation Institute and is a contractor with Johnson & Johnson.
Nonfinancial: Dana Aravich is a speaker and member of the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Dana Aravich has no competing nonfinancial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Financial: Holly Stants receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. She is an employee of UPMC Rehabilitation Institute, is an adjunct instructor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehab Sciences OT Department, and is an adjunct instructor at Chatham University.
Nonfinancial: Holly Stants is on the ACVREP Subject Matter Expert CLVT committee and is a member of the POTA vision task force. Holly Stants has no competing nonfinancial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Financial: Laura Troxell receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. She is an employee of UPMC Rehabilitation Institute.
Nonfinancial: Laura Troxell has no competing nonfinancial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
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Dana Aravich, MS, OTR/L, CPAM, CLVT
Dana Aravich is an occupational therapist who primarily works with individuals with neurological and low-vision conditions in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She also has lived experience as an individual with a low-vision condition. Aravich regularly presents on vision-related topics at local, national, and international presentations, at conferences, and as a guest lecturer. She cocreated…
Read full bioHolly Stants, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, CLVT
Holly Stants is an award-winning occupational therapist and clinical interventionist with expertise in functional outcomes measurement, quality improvement, and low-vision intervention for people with blindness and low vision and other comorbid conditions. She also creates low-vision educational content for learning opportunities for staff, universities, and local and international conferences. Stants also has extensive experience as…
Read full bioLaura Troxell, MOT, OTR/L, CPAM
Laura Troxell is an occupational therapist with expertise in clinical intervention for individuals with neurological and low-vision conditions. She also creates neurological and low-vision educational content for learning opportunities for staff and local universities. She has more than a decade of experience and knowledge working in both inpatient and outpatient settings, providing care to individuals…
Read full bio1. Why Are Visual Field Deficits So Common Following Neurological Insult?
Chapter 1 provides background on neuroanatomy, including a review of the visual pathways, what types of neurological insult are likely to result in visual field deficits, and how these common impairments negatively impact daily function.
2. How to Screen a Client for Homonymous Hemianopsia/Hemianopia
Chapter 2 provides detailed information on frequently observed behaviors indicative of visual field deficits and reviews screening and evaluation tools to help identify, quantify, and measure changes in visual field deficits.
3. Intervention Planning for Clients With HH
Chapter 3 reviews intervention strategies for clients with homonymous hemianopsia/hemianopia by using case study examples and techniques to address the specific needs of the client.
4. How to Evaluate and Treat Clients With Unilateral Spatial Neglect
Chapter 4 presents techniques on how to differentiate attentional neglect from visual field deficits through the use of evidence-based measures so that learners understand when these impairments overlap. Also, tips to better estimate a client’s plan-of-care length and intensity are covered.
5. Evidence-Based Interventions for VFD and Neglect
Chapter 5 provides information on creating or expanding your current treatment activity repertoire. You’ll learn how to use evidence-based approaches that meet your client’s unique needs and skill levels and are appropriate for clients with neurologic-based visual field deficits and/or neglect.
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