O&M Distance Consultation: Synchronous Strategies
Event Information
About this Event
With Sarah Moreau
Mary Tellefson and Amy Parker
A Virtual Event in Zoom Hosted by
Portland State University’s College of Education
Orientation & Mobility and Visually Impaired Learner Programs
Presenters hosting this session will briefly discuss research and themes around providing and maximizing O&M services to children and adults in rural and remote areas which have been summarized in a distance consultation module at Portland State University. As part of module refinement, Sarah Moreau, COMS, TSVI and CLVT, will present a case study for ethical synchronous distance consultation in rural Alaska. Group discussion and Q&A will be encouraged at the end of this interactive session around the ethical practice for distance consultation.
Learning objectives:
- The participants will gain knowledge about distance consultation models to supplement O&M services in rural and remote areas, including the use of synchronous and asynchronous technologies to connect clients/students with O&M Specialists
- Participants will explore specific strategies used to provide synchronous O&M distance consultation as a part of a plan of service for clients in Alaska.
- Participants will discuss an ethical framework that can be used for choosing strategies that maximize the O&M instructor’s availability.
- Interested participants will contribute ideas in a focus group that will contribute to the knowledge of current practices in distance consultation within the field of O&M. (scheduled after the webinar for interested participants)