Occupational profile

The broad purpose of the occupation is to support, train and coach vision impaired and deafblind individuals to lead independent and fulfilling lives. They will plan, implement, evaluate and review rehabilitative services for vision impaired and deafblind individuals to maximise and maintain their independence, safety, dignity and choice. They will conduct assessments and provide person-centred training and coaching for vision impaired and deafblind individuals to support their mobility, orientation, communication skills and independent living. They will understand the psychological aspects of sight loss and provide emotional support as part of the rehabilitation process to the individual, their family and carers to help them to positively adjust to living with vision impairment and deafblindness. They will be responsive to an individual’s unique and complex situation and formulate and deliver a bespoke plan of action in a variety of settings.