Training For Professionals

Perkins Outreach Services offers a variety of conferences, professional development workshops, in-service training, and courses, including the Perkins Outreach Summer Institute for vision and early intervention professionals, school teachers, elder-care providers, medical professionals, community resources, parents, and family members. These programs are offered both on and off campus and topics are selected based on needs expressed to the Outreach Advisory Committee.

The Outreach Summer Institute is geared toward teachers of the visually impaired (TVI), orientation and mobility (O & M) instructors, counselors, and other professionals who work with children who are blind or visually impaired. The institute is a one-week program of lectures, panel discussions and hands-on experience. Graduate credit may be earned in conjunction with the University of Massachusetts - Boston.

For more information about training for professionals, visit the Perkins Training Center for a list of upcoming courses and workshops, click for information about personnel training, or contact Outreach@Perkins.org. Visit our Elder Services program for information about training for caregivers and professionals working with clients 55 years and older.

Perkins provides support to the Northeast Regional Center for Vision Education (NERCVE), which is committed to improving education for students with visual impairments. NERCVE is an established center within the Institute for Community Inclusion, academically affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Boston - New England’s only accredited center for preparing state licensed Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) and nationally certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists (O&M). For more information, visit the NERCVE website at http://www.nercve.umb.edu.