Social Services

Understanding low vision course

Summary: One day course offering an introduction to low vision for all health, social care and education professionals.

• Description
• Learning objectives
• Who should attend?
• Comments from past delegates
• Booking details
• Contact us
• Related information

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Description

The majority of people with sight loss continue to use sight as their primary access to information and to carry out daily routines. Knowing how to help blind and partially sighted people to make best use of their remaining vision is vital for staff in health, social care and education. This introductory one-day course provides foundation knowledge of sight loss and low vision assessment and strategies.

Learning objectives

Attending this course will enable you to:

1. find out more about low vision and understand its practical implications

2. understand the facts, figures and demographics of low vision and service requirements across the UK

3. investigate non-optical aids and techniques that support people with low vision

4. explore the different types of low vision aids available and describe their application for low vision aid users.

Who should attend?

People working in health, social care and education, including social workers, support staff, teachers and learning support assistants.

Comments from past delegates

• "Great insight into low vision."
• "More than met my expectations - so many of the questions I had have been answered."
• "Enhanced knowledge and understanding of low vision."

Booking details

We can deliver this course in-house for £650 for up to 16 participants. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.

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

Related information

• Health and social care training homepage
• Visibly Better accreditation scheme for residential homes and sheltered housing
• Older people and health and social care
• Low vision homepage
• Social services homepage
• Rehabilitation homepage
• Children's services training and development course index

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

Last updated: 24/06/2009 11:09