Cerebral Visual Impairment: OT's Role in Return to Participation

Discover the critical role of Occupational Therapy in addressing cerebral visual impairment and cortical blindness.

This interactive course highlights innovative approaches grounded in neuroplasticity, empowering therapists to integrate remediation and compensatory strategies for clients navigating visual dysfunction.

More about this workshop

Our courses are educational like, MedBridge, with evidence AND shared experiences from OTs to help *apply* the learning in your setting. ✌🏽Here are the course objectives:

  • Understand how cerebral visual impairment and cortical blindness impact occupational engagement.

  • Learn evidence-based remediation and compensatory strategies to optimize functional outcomes.

  • Review CVI case studies to learn how to plan and implement interventions with various clients.

Fire up those neural pathways!

Meet your Instructor

Briana Elson

OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS

Briana comes to us with 10 years of neurologic OT experience, including being an AOTA Accredited Neurologic Fellowship graduate. She currently works in a blended role as an OT and Clinical Practice Enhancement (CPE) Program Coordinator at Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. As a subject matter expert and mentoring manager, she ensures educational curriculum is relevant and up-to-date with evidence-based literature.

Yes! This course provides 1.0 hours of continuing education/professional development. 💪🏽

We are an Approved Continuing Education Provider by the Indiana OT Association (IOTA). For American OTs, NBCOT also recognizes all state-approved programs –so you’re covered there, too. We've also had many international OTs successfully use our CEU/PDUs.

*The assignment of IOTA CE hours does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by IOTA.

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