Understanding Sensory Loss

Description

Welcome to the Halo Staffing course about understanding sensory loss.

We begin this course with a general awareness of deafblind, deaf, hard of hearing people and communities.

This will be followed by a brief description of all the legislations relevant to sensory loss in the UK.

We will then move on identifying the barriers that these people face.

The next topic will explain how deafblind, deaf and hard of hearing people communicate.

We will then inform you how to implement positive methods of communication for those who are deafblind, deaf or hard of hearing.

Positive methods of supporting these individuals will be the final topic of this course.

You can view the introduction video for Understanding Sensory Loss course below.

 

Is this for me? 

This course has been carefully designed for carers, support workers, nurses and managers who want to learn more about understanding sensory loss. As specialists in providing staffing solutions Halo Staffing’s courses are relevant for many industries including health and social care for carers, support workers, nurses and managers. Completing this course will ensure that you are fully up to date with relevant content to provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in your field. On successful completion of this course, you will be issued with a certificate and digital badge valid for 1 year.

Why should I take this course? 

You should take this course if it’s necessary for you or your team to learn more about sensory loss, protect people and keep them safe from harm and abuse in a health care setting. Keeping in line with The Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, The Children Act 1989, The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995, The Human Rights Act 1998, The Equality Act 2010, The Care Act 2014, The Children and Families Act 2014 and The British Sign Language Act 2022.

What will I learn? 

This course will provide you and/or your team with a general awareness of deafblind, deaf, and hard of hearing people and communities, list all the legislations relevant to sensory loss in the UK, identify the barriers that deafblind, deaf, and hard of hearing people face, list the ways in which they communicate, explain to you what is meant by positive methods of communication and positive methods of support and how these can be employed to provide assistance to individuals who are deafblind, deaf, or hard of hearing.

Course Duration:

Face-2-Face session will be delivered at your location for up to 16 attendees. Cost of this course is for all 16 attendees.

eLearning: 3 hours.

Face to Face session:  Equivalent to a one day course.