ACVREP COMS case studies
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The Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) credential is issued by the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals (ACVREP), a private, not-for-profit certification body established in 1999. A COMS is a highly trained expert who specializes in working with individuals who are blind, have low vision, or have functional visual limitations, empowering them to achieve life goals for education, employment, avocation, and independence. The ACVREP COMS case studies are 5 cases and about 2,411 words.
1The New Cane User Who Wants to Cross Alone
Marcus is 34 and has been totally blind for eight months following diabetic retinopathy. He has had 14 O&M lessons and uses a cane indoors competently.
511 words, about 3 min2The Gift Card After a Long Program
You are a certified O&M specialist in private practice. Okafor, has just completed a 12-week intensive program with you and is thrilled with her progress.
486 words, about 2 min3Continuing Education Hours and a Lapsed Cycle
Your certification cycle is 5 years and requires 75 continuing education units, including a specified minimum in ethics (you recall it as 10, but you are not certain) and a cap on self-study hours (you believe 25). It is now 6 weeks before your cycle ends.
498 words, about 2 min4Scope of Practice: The Request to Assess a Student's Reading
You are the O&M specialist on a school team. A 9-year-old student, Devon, is blind and uses a cane.
446 words, about 2 min5Rural Solo Practice and the Limits of Competence
You are the only O&M specialist in a rural county, serving a 90-minute-radius area by car. A new referral arrives: a 16-year-old, Priya, who is deafblind (limited residual hearing with hearing aids, no useful vision) and has significant intellectual disability and behavioral episodes.
470 words, about 2 min