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Visual Perception Occupational Therapy Courses

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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. Taking continuing education courses with Theramoves is a valuable way to gain new visual perceptual skills 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 not necessarily related to ocular function. Visual perception allows us to distinguish 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 problem 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.


The courses are suitable for:

  • Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapist Assistants
  • Speech and Language Pathologist
  • Special Educators
  • Reading teachers
Theramoves offers accredited visual perception training for therapists and professionals.
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Upcoming Visual Perception CEU Courses

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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 as well as form constancy.

Whereas visual motor control is a person’s ability to actually coordinate the visual information they have received with a targeted motor output. Both of these underlying skills are necessary for optimal functioning and independence in both home and school environments.  

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

Occupational therapists primarily focus on improving visual processing skills and as such, may benefit from knowledge and intervention strategy to assist in assessment and treatment. Speech-language pathologists, educators, and reading specialists will also benefit from education regarding visual processing, as these issues will directly impact reading and all tabletop visual interventions. 

  • After your course order was placed, you will receive a Thank you email with FAQ’s that will include all the information for the upcoming course. 
  • You will also receive a payment receipt via email. 
  • 2-4 days prior to the live webinar you will receive an email from Theramoves which will contain a link for the platform the course will be using such as Go To Webinar to complete the registration process, please go ahead and complete that. 
  • The email will also contain the course PowerPoint and any additional handouts.

  • Join the course at the designated date and time.
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  • 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! No worries the system recognizes that).  
  • At the end of the webinar, an email is sent out with the post-course quiz/course evaluation and learning outcome measure on the material presented.
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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.

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.

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