Past Events
Strategies for Success: Working with Children with CVI
Champaign , USA
eitraining@illinois.edu
This webinar by Mindy Ely will cover the most common visual impairment in young children, Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI), which causes children to struggle with using visual information in a meaningful way.
Speaker Information:
Mindy Ely, MSEd, Doctoral Candidate
Presented by Mindy Ely, MS Ed, this webinar discusses the most common visual impairment in young children, Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI), which causes children to struggle with using visual information in a meaningful way. Therapists from all disciplines are invited to join this webinar to learn strategies to promote visual attention while accomplishing developmental tasks within daily routines.
Discussion Includes:
- The impact of CVI on a child's perception of visual information
- Adapting the environment to support visual needs in young children with CVI
- Exploring ways to help families identify a child's need for visual supports, including problem-solving solutions that support those needs in everyday activities
Early Intervention Credential Credit offered:
- 0.5 Contact Hour in Atypical Child Development AND
- 1 Contact Hour in Intervention
Event sponsored by the Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois.
Cost:
$10
Sponsor:
Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois