VIP Evaluation Flashcards
Steps to a VIP evaluation
Comprehensive exam
BV evaluation
VIP evaluation
Three component model of vision
Visual pathway integrity
Visual efficiency
Visual information processing
VIP history
- Parents should be allowed to speak freely and express concerns
- Parents often feel inhibited by the presence of their child
- May be necessary to interview the parent and child separately
- Important to be sensitive to the child’s feelings
Taking a good VIP history
- who referred you?
- visual difficulties?
- any behavioral issues (attention or impulsivity?)
- schoo lperformance?
- best and worst subjects
- letter or number reversal
- any repeated grades
- performing to the child’s potential
- receive any special services from school?
- completed any evaluations? Psychoeducational eval?
- receiving any other outside therapies?
- do they have an IEP or 504?
- specialized seating in the classroom?
- private tutoring?
- any other parental concerns?
Birth history and VIP testing
Want to know about the pregnancy and labor and delivery
Two parts of psycho eval
Psychologist: conginitive and emotional testing
Learning specialist: academic achievement testing
Purpose of psychoed eval
Evaluate a discrepancy in the kids aptitude and level of achievement
Where do ODs come into play with psyched eval
Visual perceptieual, auditory perceptual skills, ad memory
Cognitive testing and psychoed eval
- assessment of various abilities including language, memory, auditory, and visual perceptual skills,
- performance levels in math, reading, and writing
- include information regarding the kids learning style, type of instruction, that would be successful and history of previous instruction
IQ testing
100 is the mean
- between 85-115 is where 2/3 of the population sits
- if outside, going to be concerning
Wechsler intelligence scale for children IV
IQ testing
Achievement testing
Determine achievement levels in all academic areas
Example:
- decoding: abiltiy to recognize words and apply word analysis strategies
- reading comprehension-reading in context of representative text material
Emotional or personality testing
- direct measure: clinical interview
- projective (indirect) measure: sentence completion tests and drawing interpretation
VIP testing
Establish a standard battery of tests to elicit information about each important function
Each diagnostic entity has identifiable characteristics, signs, and symptoms-look for them
These disorders may not exist in isolation (patients may present with multiple deficits)
Administration of VIP tests
- Core battery: admintered to all patients
- auxiliary tests: administered when necessary (refine the diagnosis)
4 areas looking to evaluation with VIP
Visual spatial dysfunction
Visual analysis dysfunction
Visual motor disinfection
Auditory visual dysfunction