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5-Day Course for Intervenors - 9 to 13 February 2026 - Dorset

Event:
 5-Day Course for Intervenors
Mode: In-person attendance
Date: Monday 9 February - Friday 13 Febuary 2026
Venue: Shaftesbury Victoria School, Linday Road, Poole, Dorset BH13 6AS
Trainers: Jenny Fletcher, Trainer and Consultant in MSI and HI
Sarah Turpin, MSI Practitioner

There are two places left on this course. 

This course is designed for Intervenors or those assigned to work in a 1:1 situation with a deafblind/multi-sensory Impaired child or adult.

The course is intended for people who may not have received previous formal training in multi-sensory Impairment or any of the topics detailed in this programme. We are happy to have other professionals or interested individuals attend the course.

Aims:

To provide participants with theoretical knowledge and practical skills to carry out the role of Intervenor in educational, home, community, health and social care settings.  
Please contact Sarah Turpin if you would like more details:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Programme

Monday 9 February 2026  Jenny Fletcher

09.30 Introduction
What is deafblidness/MSI?
Common Causes
Implications
Break
11:00 The senses
12:30 Lunch
13:15 The role of the intervenor
15:30 Questions and close

Tuesday 10 February 2026  Jenny Fletcher

 9.30                         Vision

                              Development of Vision and The role of Vision                

10.45                     Break

11.00                     Types of Visual Impairment and Implications

                              Assessment of Functional Vision

 

12.30                       Lunch

1.15                         Orientation & Mobility for Deafblind Children

                                Communication in the environment

                                Adapting Learning Materials

3.30                         Questions & Close

 

 

Wednesday 11th February                                    Sarah Turpin

9.30                        Early Communication

                              What is Communication?

                              Observational Assessment

10.45                      Break

11.00                       A Good Conversation

                              Communication Passports     

12:30                      Lunch

1:15                        The Role of Touch in Learning

                                Mediating Experiences through Touch                                               

3.30                         Questions & Close

 Thursday 12th February                                     Sarah Turpin       

                                                                               

9.30                        Total Communication

                     Methods and Approaches to Communication

10.45                       Break

11.00                      Object-Based Communication                

                                 Pictures and Symbols

                               Calendar Systems

12.30                      Lunch

1.15                        Adapting Sign Language

                              Touch Cues

                                Tactile Communication (Hand under Hand Practice)

                                Sensory Stories

3:30                         Questions and Close

 

 

Friday 13th February                                         Jenny Fletcher         
 
9.30   Common Hearing Impairment        

          Clinical Assessment

          The Audiogram

          Hearing Aids

10.45                       Break

11.00                       Observational / Functional Assessment of Hearing

                                & the Role of the Intervenor

                               

12.30                       Lunch

          

1.15                         Interactive Environments                              

                                Resonance Boards

                              Little Rooms

          Sensory rooms

         

2.45                         The Intervenor                                       

          The role of the Intervenor

                                A Multi- Disciplinary Approach

 

3.30                        Certificates & Conclusion