Interview preparation

Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists

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Practice prompts based on occupational tasks

These Applyace practice prompts use O*NET tasks for low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists. They are not reported employer questions. If you have not done a task, explain your approach and learning needs instead of inventing experience.

  1. 1. Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.

    Describe a real example of this task. What was your responsibility, and what happened?

  2. 2. Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).

    How did you decide which approach or tools to use? Explain the tradeoffs.

  3. 3. Train clients with visual impairments to use mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).

    What could go wrong during this task? Describe how you would check your work.

  4. 4. Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.

    Explain a time you coordinated this work with someone else. How did you communicate?

  5. 5. Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.

    How would you handle an unfamiliar part of this task? Identify what you would need to learn.

  6. 6. Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and proprioceptive information.

    What evidence would show this task was completed successfully?

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Practice one answer with your own evidence

Pick an occupational task, then outline a real example. This is practice, not a prediction of an employer’s questions.

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Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.

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Questions to ask the interviewer

  • Which of these occupational tasks takes the most time on your team?
  • How do you measure success in the first three months?
  • Which tools, training and support are available for this role?

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