Specialist deafblind assessor training course

The Care Act 2014 calls for ‘preventative services’ to aid those with age-related deafblindness. This Level 3 OCN qualification meets Care Act requirements as “specialist training to carry out assessment of people who are deafblind” for non-complex cases.

Areas covered include:

• causes, types, prevalence and definition of deafblindness
• understanding of hearing and visual impairment and dual sensory loss
• vulnerability, social isolation and health implications
• preparing and conducting a Care Act compliant assessment
• communication skills, tactics, etiquette, manual methods of assessment and use of communication professionals
• assistive technology, aids, equipment and rehabilitation
• deafblind communicator guiding, one-to-one support, assisting people to make choices.

Attendees will learn how to meet the minimum statutory requirement of the Care Act 2014 for assessing a deafblind person.

Participants will:

• understand the statutory guidance and requirements for assessing deafblind people
• improve their ability to identify and assess older people who are deafblind because of ageing
• know how to review and redesign identification and assessment processes for age-acquired deafblind people
• confidently identify the impact of deafblindness on the individual’s wellbeing and, if assessed, on their carer
• learn local authority market shaping duty, including collaboration, transparency and sharing.