NatSIP is pleased to welcome back Steve Rose to deliver another presentation of our Bodily‐Tactile Communication and Tactile Signing Course starting in July 2025.
| Course: |
Bodily‐Tactile Communication and Tactile Signing |
| Delivery mode: | Hybrid delivery in 3 sessions: Session I: Online via Microsoft Teams Session II: In-person attendance in London Session III: Online via Microsoft Teams |
| Dates: | Session I: Wednesday 16 July 2025 08:30 ‐ 12:30 Session II: Wednesday 20 August 2025 10:00 ‐ 16:00 Session III: Wednesday 24 Sept 2025 08:30 ‐ 12:30 |
| Session II Venue: | Thomas Pocklington Trust, 3 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AR |
| Cost: | £200/delegate, reduced to £120/delegate for NatSIP‐member organisations |
| Booking: | Open now |
| Booking closes: | 10 June 2025 |
Who is this course for?
This course is for specialist teachers, speech and language therapists, intervenors, teaching assistants and family members who are exploring, using and assessing tactile communication in children and young people with deafblindness, or who would benefit from using tactile sign strategies in mainstream and specialist settings.
Course prerequisites:
Delegates should have a foundation level of signing skills: British Sign Language, Sign Supported English or keyword approaches such as Makaton or Signalong. Signs will not be taught. Principles will be taught to enable you to adapt your existing use of signing in the visual mode.
How is the course delivered? What are the session dates?
The course is delivered over three sessions:
- Session I: Wednesday 16 July 2025 08:30 ‐ 12:30 Online via Microsoft Teams
- Session II: Wednesday 20 August 2025 10:00 ‐ 16:00 Face‐to face attendance, London
- Session III: Wednesday 24 Sept 2025 08:30 ‐ 12:30 Online via Microsoft Teams
Where is the face-to-face session?
The venue for Session II on 20 August is: Thomas Pocklington Trust, 3 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AR
What does the course cover?
- The theoretical frameworks of bodily tactile communication and tactile sign signing and how these come together in emerging tactile language users
- Practical aspects of supporting learners who communicate in a bodily tactile way and supporting the emergence of tactile language
- Principles of tactile sign language and adapting sign language to the tactile mode
- Supporting assessment and goal settng for learners using bodily tactile communication and tactile sign language
About the presenter:
NatSIP Associate Steve Rose is a speech pathologist/deafblind consultant. He is a national advisor (deafblindness) for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (UK) and an active collaborator in national and international groups focusing on tactile language and cognition.
He is a specialist in working with people with deafblindness, sensory impairment, multiple disability and rare diseases. Steve is passionate about developing practice‐based evidence focusing on interests in early intervention, parent-child interaction, video‐based practices and tactile language.
He is currently based in Melbourne, Australia, where he is working in the deafblind space at Vision Australia and Deafblind Information Australia.
How much does the course cost?
The cost is £200/delegate, reduced to £120/delegate for NatSIP‐member organisations.
How many places are available?
The course is limited to 15 delegate places. Early booking is advised to secure your place.
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