Training and Consultancy

Health and Social Care training

Summary: Key development opportunities for individuals and organisations supporting the care and inclusion of people with sight problems.

• Upcoming events and courses
• Other training available
• Trainers
• Course format
• Booking details
• Contact us
• Regional courses
• Children’s Services courses
• Visual impairment and learning disability
• Related information

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Welcome to our programme of training and development opportunities for the health and social care sector for 2008-2009. These key events and courses are available across the UK.

Our training aims to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding of professionals working in rehabilitation, health and social care. It promotes best practice in meeting the needs of people who are blind or partially sighted, including those with additional disabilities or health conditions.

Where applicable, our courses are aligned to standards of relevant National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and post-qualifying awards.

Upcoming events and courses

Eye Clinic Support Studies course
Accredited four-day course for eye clinic and related staff to equip them to address the emotional and practical needs of patients/clients following a diagnosis of permanent sight loss. Apply now!
Dates: Monday 18 – Thursday 21 August 2008
Location: Birmingham.

Older people and sight loss seminar
Tuesday 16 September 2008 – Bristol
Tuesday 23 September 2008 – Leeds
Tuesday 18 November 2008 – London
Tuesday 25 November 2008 - Birmingham

Eye clinic liaison workshop/networking day
Monday 6 October 2008 – Birmingham
Thursday 9 October 2008 – Liverpool
Monday 13 October 2008 – Peterborough
Tuesday 4 November 2008 - Bristol

Sight loss and additional health conditions seminar
Monday 20 October 2008 – Liverpool
Tuesday 2 December 2008 – Birmingham
Tuesday 20 January 2009 - Bristol
Tuesday 17 March 2009 - Leeds

Other training available

One-day courses

• Living with sight loss
• Understanding low vision
• Dementia and sight loss
• Stroke and sight loss
• Supporting people with sight and hearing loss
• Common childhood eye conditions
• Meeting the housing needs of people who are blind or partially sighted
• Sight loss and accessible housing
• Supporting service users: the role of eye clinic support staff
• Personalisation: opportunities and challenges for sensory services
• Well beyond sight loss: good mental health in older people who are blind or partially sighted

Trainers

Our courses and seminars are led by experienced trainers from either optical, rehabilitation or care service backgrounds.

The training team are:

• Julia Barrand, RNIB Training and Practice Development Officer - Care Services
• Patrick Haywood, RNIB Training and Practice Development Officer - Rehabilitation and Low Vision
• Carol Hiles, RNIB Contracts Support Officer (ECLO)
• Stevie Johnson, RNIB Training and Practice Development Officer - Health Care
• Carol Norwell, RNIB Training and Practice Development Officer - ECLO
• Penny Redwood, RNIB Training and Practice Development Officer – Older People

Course format

Open courses

For individuals or small number applications, training events usually take place at RNIB establishments around the UK. Please see the appropriate page for dates and locations. Where dates are to be confirmed, please contact us to register your interest.

Unless otherwise stated, open course places cost £100 per delegate (includes lunch and refreshments). There is a limit of 16 delegates for most training events. Delegates will receive a certificate of attendance on completion of each full day.

Inhouse training

We can deliver the above courses on an inhouse basis for organisations, providing a cost effective way to develop your team or organisation.

These courses which are purchased by organisations take place at a location their choice and filled with their own delegates.

Unless otherwise stated, inhouse courses are charged at £650 per day for up to 16 people.

Customised training

We can also provide customised training to suit the specific needs of your service or agency. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.

Booking details

See our course administration and booking details.

To book a place on any of our open courses, download our booking form (MS Word) and send to Chris Smith, Administration Assistant, at the address below. Alternatively, you can contact us for further information or to request details to be sent by post.

For the Eye Clinic Support Studies course please contact Donna Ledwidge on telephone 0121 665 4242 or email ECLOEditor@rnib.org.uk

Contact us

RNIB National Health and Social Care Team
58-72 John Bright Street
Birmingham
B1 1BN
Telephone: 0121 665 4243
Fax: 0121 665 4254
Email: nh&sctraining@rnib.org.uk

Regional courses

We run training events on a regional basis to complement the national programme. Forthcoming events include:

• Supporting people with sight and hearing loss course – various dates and locations in the South West. Next date: Thursday 16 October - Dorchester.

RNIB regional centres

Children’s Services courses

The following courses are of interest to health and social care professionals working with children and young people who are blind or partially sighted:

• Early visual development and assessment: the promotion of visual functioning in young children with sight loss – don’t miss this exciting one-day course presented by Dr Lea Hyvarinen, University of Helsinki, Finland. Various venues: 8-13 October 2008.
• Strategies to identify and teach children with impairment of vision due to damage to the brain – presented by Dr Andrew Blaikie. Next date: Friday 7 November 2008 in Bristol.
• Hospitals don’t have to be horrible: improving the experience of parents and children visiting eye clinics – Tuesday 11 November 2008, Leeds.
• Degenerative visual conditions and adventitious sight loss: medical, educational and emotional factors - presented by Maggie Woodhouse and Gail Bailey. First date: Wednesday 19 November – Leeds.
• Visual conditions in relation to ethnicity: focus on children and families - presented by key experts in the field. Next date: Friday 28 November 2008 in Birmingham.

Children’s Services courses homepage

Visual impairment and learning disability

Visual Impairment and Learning Disability one-day course

VILD training homepage

Related information

• Training and consultancy home
• Low Vision home
• Older people and health and social care
• Rehabilitation home
• Social services home
• Visibly Better accreditation scheme for residential homes and sheltered housing
• NB magazine for sight loss and eye health professionals

Content author: nh&sctraining@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 08/08/2008 17:55