Full course description
With large caseloads, limited funding/resources, and all the work to be done, it is easy to become overwhelmed or wish you could do more to support the individuals you serve. How then can you work “smarter” to enhance the support given to clients with achieving success, gaining confidence, and developing problem-solving skills? This course presents strategies related to setting measurable goals, completing documentation, and increasing efficiency to help make your work more manageable and productive while increasing successful client outcomes.
Course developer:
Jennifer Ottowitz is a Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist and Older Blind Specialist with the Older Individuals Who Are Blind Technical Assistance Center, part of the National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision housed at Mississippi State University. She received an M.S. of Ed degree in Special Education for the Visually Impaired from Northern Illinois University and a B.S. of Ed degree in Special Education for the Multiply and Orthopedically Impaired from Kent State University. She has over 30 years of experience providing direct service to people who are blind or vision impaired in the areas of communication (including braille), assistive technology, recreational/leisure skills, adjustment to vision loss, and personal and home management.
This course is available for 1 hour of ACVREP and NBPCB credit.
Objectives:
- Describe at least three strategies to work “smarter” for increasing productivity, efficiency, and successful client outcomes.
- Discuss at least three benefits of using the SMART goal format when writing goals.
- Identify the components of the SMART goal format and demonstrate how each can be incorporated into writing goals.
The following are recommended screen reader and browser combinations.
- Mac: Voiceover with the latest version of Safari,
- PC: JAWS or NVDA with Firefox.
This course was developed by the National Research & Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision (NRTC) at Mississippi State University. We are the only national center funded to conduct research related to employment for people with blindness or low vision, and training and technical assistance for the federal Older Individuals who are Blind program. As a national center of excellence, we offer resources on a variety of topics for service providers, businesses, and persons with vision loss on our websites:
