Day 1 • 3:20 – 4:20

Individuals of any age with less than perfect vision will encounter psychosocial challenges that need to be overcome if they wish to live a fully autonomous life. Challenges can be both internal, such as depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, and external, like  attitudes, inaccessibility, over helping. This session will  consider theories of adjustment and strategies that will help these individuals begin to find hope.

Learning objectives: 

At the end of this session, participants will learn…

1. To recognize which individuals typically experience the adjustment process.

2. To identify 3 philosophies about adjusting to blindness.

3. To identify strategies for addressing different reactions to vision loss.