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Vision Continuing Education for Occupational Therapists

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Functional vision is an integral component of academic success. Surprisingly, approximately 25% of all children present with some visual perceptual difficulties, which may impact their ability to effectively learn and fully access their environment. Vision continuing education courses with Theramoves, led by top presenters in the field, are a valuable way to gain visual perceptual training to assist in occupational therapy treatment sessions.

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What is visual perception?

Visual perception is the way our brains perceive visual information. While some individuals may have good ocular vision, visual perception occurs in the brain and is unrelated to ocular function. Visual perception distinguishes between people, objects, and our environments. One aspect of reading and writing is the ability to discriminate between letters and visually process the word from among others on the page. There are seven sub-skills of visual perception, including visual discrimination, visual closure, figure-ground, and visual memory.

Children with visual perceptual dysfunction may present with poor reading skills, difficulty distinguishing between similar-looking objects, copying letters/words quickly and efficiently, and problems copying from the board to paper. Dyslexia is a diagnosis that is intertwined with poor visual processing. Younger children may have difficulty with simple puzzles, differentiating between shapes, or locating objects from a crowded background.

Understanding visual perception allows occupational therapists to play a key role in helping children overcome these challenges. vision continuing education for occupational therapists, OTs can sharpen their skills and make an even greater impact on a child’s development and success.


Visual processing courses are suitable for:

  • Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapist Assistants
  • Speech and Language Pathologist
  • Special Educators
  • Reading teachers
Theramoves offers low-vision continuing education for occupational therapists to help children with visual processing skills.
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Upcoming Visual Perception CEU Courses

Explore our upcoming vision continuing education courses—available online, through live webinars, and in person—to deepen your knowledge and strengthen your skills in visual perception.

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FAQS on Occupational Therapy Vision Continuing Education

When thinking about visual skills, it is important to distinguish between visual perceptual skills and visual motor skills.  Visual perceptual skills are a person’s ability to first recognize what they see and then be able to recall and finely discriminate the visual image. Some of the skills involved in this task include visual memory, form discrimination, figure-ground, and form constancy.

Visual motor control is a person’s ability to coordinate the visual information they have received with a targeted motor output. These underlying skills are necessary for optimal functioning and independence in home and school environments. Low vision continuing education discusses how evaluation and intervention will differ when dealing with visual motor skills versus visual perception skills.

Some signs of visual perception difficulties that are addressed in our vision therapy continuing education courses are:

  • Poor attention to visual tasks
  • Delayed reading
  • Difficulty completing puzzles or mazes
  • Difficulty copying sequences
  • Difficulty playing “memory” or similar games
  • Difficulty with handwriting

Continuing education in occupational therapy can include visual perceptual training as occupational therapists focus on improving visual processing skills. Therefore, visual perceptual training for occupational therapy provides knowledge and intervention strategies to assist in assessment and treatment. 

In addition, Speech-language pathologists, educators, and reading specialists will also benefit from visual perception CEU courses, as these issues will directly impact reading and all tabletop visual interventions. 

Currently, Theramoves is offering an on-demand course for vision therapy continuing education. 

Be sure to frequently check the Theramoves conferences page for additional vision therapy courses for occupational therapists. 

  • After your course order is placed, you will receive a Thank you email with FAQs that will include all the information for the upcoming visual perception training. 
  • You will also receive a payment receipt via email. 
  • 2-4 days before the live webinar, you will receive an email from Theramoves that will contain a link for the platform the course will be using, such as GoToWebinar, please go ahead and complete the registration process. 
  • The email will also contain the course PowerPoint and any additional handouts needed for occupational therapy vision continuing education.

  • Join the visual perception training for occupational therapy at the designated date and time.
  • Once you register with our online platform (Go To Webinar) you will receive a link to “Join the Webinar”. This link comes again an hour before the webinar.  
  • We ask that you join 10-15 minutes prior to ensure proper access and avert any technical issues, then go ahead and make coffee 🙂
  • Chromebooks are not supported either by GotoWebinar. Email info@theramoves.com for directions.

  • For CEU purposes, our system automatically logs your attendance when you sign in for a webinar and log out. (If you have technical difficulties and have to sign back on, do not panic! The system recognizes that).  
  • At the end of the course for vision continuing education and occupational therapy, an email is sent out with the post-course quiz/course evaluation and learning outcome measure on the material presented.
  • Please check your spam/promotions folders as it may inadvertently end up there.
  • Congratulations! Score a 70% or higher on the visual perceptual training and receive a certification of completion via email.

A full refund less the $75 dollars administrative fee per course will be given for cancellations received up to 3 days prior to the course. After that, no refunds will be given for cancellations unless a replacement participant is registered.

Begin Vision Continuing Education for Occupational Therapists

Visual processing is an integral part of our ability to complete everyday functional tasks. For developing children, it can be even more crucial, as it is the foundation of learning in our classrooms. Helping a child deal with visual perception difficulties and succeed is helping to set them up for life. Targeting these issues effectively via trained professionals can help a child succeed and thrive in school and at home. To learn more about vision continuing education in occupational therapy, contact Theramoves. 

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