Specialist Assessor Training well received
Using our Hi-VisUK OCN Level 3 Specialist Deafblind Assessor course, participants have the option of an open course in London or closed courses exclusively for organisations and delivered on their site.
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Raising the bar
Indications from our evaluation team of our impact and how we are helping to make a difference for older people with dual sensory loss are emerging strongly through feedback from the people we engage with in the project.
Harry’s Story
We visit care homes to raise awareness of deafblindness in older people, to explain how we can support care providers and how to identify and support their residents with the condition. We do this using our unique Talk and TryTM sessions.
Raising the Profile of Deafblindness
One example of how we connect people and organisations is when celebrating Older People’s Day. It is these themed events that create important opportunities to bring deafblindness into the ageing agenda.
Celebrating Older People
October 1st is Older People’s Day in England. Hi-VisUK will be organising its unique friendly “Talk and TryTM” sessions in care settings. The aim is to support the Full of Life principle by talking with elderly residents who we identify as deafblind.
The most vital step
Hi-VisUK is a highly ambitious charity that, amongst other aims, is working to increase the number of older people with dual sensory loss or deafblindness requesting and receiving a specialist deafblind assessment. This is no easy task and yet it is the most vital step.
I didn’t know there was so much I could do!
Our training courses seem to be plugging a large gap in awareness of deafblindness in older people: “I didn’t realise there were so many tools I could use” many participants declare.
“I will use this tomorrow with my Grandad!”
Our highly practical Deafblind courses give participants a uniquely rounded understanding of the role and the skills required when guiding a deafblind person. After our training, not only can you say what a communicator guide is but you can do it too!
Understanding and supporting older people with Acquired Communication Disorders
Our unique Acquired Communication Disorders OCN Level 2 course looks at a range of disorders that can affect older people. Led by two qualified speech and language specialists, the feedback is good…
Creating awareness
Our Foundation course in deafblindeness awareness is proving to be really popular with a wide range of people. Particpants come from a broad range of organisations in the community, including care service providers from private, public and voluntary sectors. Feedback is positive: “I enjoyed the whole course”, “I found it all very interesting”, I enjoyed […]
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