Healthcare & Medical, Human Resources, Public
Autism and eye care
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
The aim of the training is to have raised awareness of autism and be able to identify ways your practice could be improved to meet the needs of autistic individuals accessing eye care.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Public, Social Care
Communication Matters
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
Short introductory course on communicating with people with sight loss. The course offers handy tips for meeting and greeting people with sight loss. This course will help you to explore how and why it is important to communicate effectively. Course will explore attitudes to sight loss and recognise practical issues around sight loss.
Online Course
Healthcare & Medical, Public, Social Care
Considering Sight Loss for people with Learning Disabilities and its impact on behaviour
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
This 1-hour training session explores the impact sight loss can have on behaviour and how it needs to be considered as part of a persons positive behaviour support strategy. This session is suitable for health and social carer staff or anyone working with people with a learning disability.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Human Resources, Public
Creating an inclusive environment for people with sight loss and complex needs within clinical settings, Inclusive environments
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
This 1-hour training session is to support health and social care staff working within clinical settings to understand and reduce the impact of the clinical environment to meet the needs of people living with sight loss and complex needs and apply the learning to their workplace. This can be undertaken as a single course or in conjunction with the RNIB Improving communication for people with sight loss and complex needs within clinical settings, Inclusive communication course.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Public, Social Care
eLearning course, Dementia and Sight Loss
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
This Dementia and Sight Loss eLearning course will provide you with useful information around sight loss and older people including people with Dementia. This course also raises awareness of the importance of accessing eye health care services.
Online Course
Healthcare & Medical, Public, Social Care
Employment Professionals
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
This Employment Professionals course offers practical advice to anyone involved in supporting someone with sight loss to either gain employment or retain their existing job, The course covers topics such as useful facts about sight loss, explores common eye conditions, and explains how assistive technology can help in the workplace, The course also includes basic advice on how to guide people with sight loss, Some additional downloadable resources have also been provided in the form of an employment assessment toolkit, supporting workbooks and information sheet.
Online Course
Healthcare & Medical, Public, Social Care
Enhancing communication when living with sight loss and dementia
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
This 1-hour training session is to support health and social care staff to enhance their communication skills when interacting with people living with sight loss and dementia and apply the learning to their workplace.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Public, Social Care
Feelings, Attitudes and Emotions
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
In this introductory course you will hear from people with sight loss talking about their personal experience. You will have a better understanding of how you can respond to and support people with sight loss. Loss of sight whether sudden or gradual is a major life event. Each person's experience is different and unique.
Online Course
Healthcare & Medical, Human Resources, Public
Improving communication for people with sight loss and complex needs within clinical settings, Inclusive communication
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
This 1-hour training session is to support health and social care staff working within clinical settings to meet the communication needs of people living with sight loss and complex needs and applying the learning to their workplace. This course can be undertaken as a single course or in conjunction with the RNIB Creating an inclusive environment for people with sight loss and complex needs within clinical settings course.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Human Resources, Public
Inclusive environments for people with sight loss
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
The Inclusive environments for people with sight loss course enables you to understand the impact of traditional, everyday design on people with sight loss. The course covers various inclusive design principles that can improve safety and wayfinding relating to national building guidance and regulations. This RNIB course is suitable for members of the Visibly Better certification as well as other interested parties who want to improve their knowledge of designing inclusive environments for people with sight loss. This can be undertaken as a single course or in conjunction with the RNIB Understanding Sight Loss course.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Human Resources, Public
Sight loss awareness
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
The aim of the training is to increase understanding of the causes of sight loss, the impact of sight loss, and ways to reduces its impact.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Human Resources, Public
Sight Loss Awareness Training
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
This training session aims to enhance understanding and awareness of sight loss. It covers the main causes and impact of sight loss, as well as the key principles of accessible communication and inclusive design.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Human Resources, Public
Understanding Sight Loss
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
Our Understanding Sight Loss course is designed so you can gain knowledge of the more common forms of sight loss and how each eye condition can affect the way we see and interpret the world. Eye health services, independent living products and other empowering support that could help maintain or increase independence in individuals with sight loss are covered. This course is in-keeping with the Care Act and other UK legislation principles of promoting independence and can be undertaken as a single course or as part of a package with our RNIB Inclusive environments for people with sight loss course.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Human Resources, Public
Understanding sight loss and complex needs
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
The aim of the training is to increase awareness of the importance of considering sight loss when supporting individuals with complex needs.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Human Resources, Public
Understanding sight loss and complex needs – 3 hours
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
The aim of the training is to increase awareness of the importance of considering sight loss when supporting individuals with complex needs and provide professionals with the knowledge to adapt their practice.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Human Resources, Public
Understanding Sight Loss and Dementia
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
The aim of the training is to increase understanding and awareness of the causes and impact of sight loss for individuals living with dementia.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Public, Social Care
Understanding Sight Loss and Dementia (1 hour)
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
This 1-hour training session is to support health and social care staff to understand the causes and impact of sight loss for people living with dementia and apply the learning to their workplace.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Human Resources, Public
Understanding Sight Loss and Learning Disabilities
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
The aim of the training is to increase awareness of the importance of considering sight loss when supporting individuals with learning disabilities and awareness of the importance of accessing eye care.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Public, Social Care
Understanding Sight Loss and Learning Disabilities (1 hour)
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
This 1-hour training session is for health and social care staff who work with people with Learning Disabilities. It introduces prevalence, effects, and the impact of sight loss and discusses why sight loss can be missed or hidden for people with Learning Disabilities.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Human Resources, Public
Understanding Sight Loss for Employers programme.
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
The aim of this programme is to help employers and work colleagues gain a greater understanding of sight loss, and the impact it can have on their employees working life. The course is in five sections and an optional short course on guiding people with sight loss is also available.
Online Course
Healthcare & Medical, Public, Social Care
Vision Friends UK
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
The Vision Friends training programme consists of five 1 hour training sessions across four modules, Understanding sight loss Identifying sight loss Accessing eye care services Creating an inclusive environment (4. Colour and tonal contrast and 4b. Lighting in the home). These four modules are supported by four corresponding sections in the toolkit, which provides additional resources and exercises to help delegates implement learning into practice.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Human Resources, Public
Vision Friends – Learning Disabilities
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
The Vision Friends – Learning Disabilities training course consists of four 1-hour training sessions across 4 modules, Identifying signs of sight loss, Understanding sight loss, Accessing eye care services & Creating an inclusive environment. These four modules are supported by four corresponding sections in the Vision Friends – Learning Disabilities toolkit which provides additional resources and exercises to support delegates implement learning into practice.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Human Resources, Public
Visual Hallucinations – Understanding Charles Bonnet syndrome
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
The aim of the training is to increase awareness and understanding of the visual hallucinations caused by sight loss, known as Charles Bonnet Syndrome.
Training Course
Healthcare & Medical, Public, Social Care
Webinar, Introduction to Sight Loss
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
A 45 minute fact based webinar to help organisations and individuals understand the facts about sight loss, why they should consider sight loss awareness training and how the training can support them and benefit their organisation.
Webinar
