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
• Course presenters
• Who should attend?
• Comments from past delegates
• Booking details
• Contact us
• Children’s Services courses
• 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 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. define low vision and describe its implications

2. describe the functional effects of low vision

3. state basic information, facts and figures on the demographics of low vision and service requirements

4. list non-optical aids and techniques that support people with low vision

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

Course presenters

• Patrick Haywood, RNIB Training and Practice Development Officer – Rehabilitation and Low Vision
• Mrs. Stevie Johnson, RNIB Training and Practice Development Officer – Health Care

Who should attend?

Individuals or organisations 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

Open courses

Dates and locations are to be confirmed. Please contact us to register your interest.

In-house training

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

Children’s Services courses

The following low vision courses are aimed at professionals working with children and young people:

• Low vision aids for children and young people – Wednesday 4 June 2008, London
• Introduction to low vision in children and young people – Tuesday 22 July 2008, Liverpool
• Low vision in children: causes, effects and low vision aids – Tuesday 1 July 2008, Birmingham
• Functional vision assessments for children and young people – Thursday 10 July 2008, London

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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
• Education training and courses

Content author: R&LVSTraining@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 15/05/2008 9:40