Upon completion of this course, students will be expected to:
1. Examine and critically analyse example of best practice service delivery and duty of care approaches;
2. Understand the legal and ethical obligations of O&M service delivery;
3. Use basic and advanced technology when providing O&M services;
4. Have a broad understanding of the approaches required to meet the O&M needs of clients experiencing a broad range of vision impairment conditions and issues;
5. Analyse and identify appropriated programs according to the clients’ aetiology;
6. Understand the concept of risk management and its importance to service delivery and client caseload management.
7. Review and critically analyse current professional literature.

Topics covered will include: Duty of care and legal framework; risk management and best practice service delivery; history of the Guide Dog Association, organisation models and practices (low vision/blindness), guiding techniques and independent travel; cane skills, technology of O&M, vision aetiology and mobility, sequencing skills to meet client objectives. Critical analysis of current professional literature.

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An academic qualification acquired after three or four years at undergraduate study.

Internal Mode

Case Study
Lecture
Experience Based Learning
Practical
Self Directed Learning

Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term