Health Practice
Sensory Impairment
What the course covers:
- How we communicate using the senses
- Terms and definitions of Dual Sensory Impairment (DSI)
- Types of sensory impairment
- Facts and statistics of dual sensory impairment
- Acquired and congenital deaf blindness
- Methods and techniques of communication
- Objects of reference, Braille etc.
- Effects and implications of dual sensory impairment on the individual – life, mobility, communication, relationships, life experiences and learning
- Identification and assessment of individuals with dual sensory impairment
- Identifying changes in residual sight and hearing
- Approaching a deaf-blind person and communication good practice
- Supportive communication environments
- Planning services and activities
How this course can be completed:
- Classroom: this course can be completed as a full-day course in a classroom environment, which lasts approximately 6.5 learning hours.
- Webinar: this course can be completed as a webinar that lasts approximately 1 learning hour.
How to book on to a course:
Creative Support staff – You can find dates for this course on our webinar rota. To book on to a course, please complete an
application form
Participants from other organisations – Please complete this application form or contact James Perkins at:
james.perkins@creativesupport.co.uk // 07972 735 378
How to request a course for your service:
To request an additional course for your service, please complete the Extra Training Request Form. This is an online form. Once submitted, this will be sent to our training coordinators who will be in touch with more information.
