Tina Laffer

Experience

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  The Carroll Center for the Blind

  Apr 2014 - Sept 2018

  Supervisor of the Personal Management Department

  • Deliver specialized vision rehabilitation training programs to newly blinded children, teens, adults, and seniors to facilitate the physical and emotional adjustment to vision loss. • Instruct clients on adapted techniques for personal care, technology, home management, vocational preparedness, and information management to develop independent living skills.• Conduct functional assessments of incoming clients for diagnostic evaluations; recommend and report for appropriate program placement.• Manage five (5) staff; responsible for direct support, scheduling, observation of teaching, and assisting with best practices for behavior management. • Design and implement a six-week curriculum for unique content areas and organize weekly meetings with interdisciplinary team members to ensure crucial client milestones are met.• Document client progress and report to management, team members, and state counselors about successes and barriers to learning and modify client programs accordingly to coincide with their area of need.• Raise awareness of program benefits through presentations to the community, international clients, potential donors, and board members. Show less

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  Perkins School for the Blind

  Sept 2018 - now

  Teacher

  • Fosters an inclusive, interpersonal relationships as well as collaborates, consults with, and maintains effective communication with outside agency staff, team members, families, and more • Ensures due process standards, that are set by each student’s individual school district, exceed expectations.• Develops and prioritizes measurable objectives for learners; plans short and long-term instructional or clinical activities, to promote high expectations for learners to excel in areas of learning.• Determines present level of performance by reviewing background information and conducting informal and formal assessments with learners. • Educate students with visual impairments in the use of compensatory skills that will enable them to live safe, productive, and independent/interdependent lives. Show less

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  The Carroll Center for the Blind

  Feb 2023 - now

  Director of Community Engagement and Outreach