Sensory Impairment Awareness

Learning Outcomes

After finishing this Sensory Impairment Awareness training, learners will know and understand the following:

• Understanding sensory impairment
• Define sensory impairment/sensory loss (including deafness, blindness and deaf-blindness)
• Navigating terminology
• Have an awareness of the commonly used terminologies to describe sensory loss
• Sensory impairment in the UK
• Have a knowledge of the statistics relating to blindness, deafness and deaf-blindness in the UK
• Impact of sensory impairment
• Be aware of some of the impact of different sensory losses on the individual
• Communication strategies
• The use of effective communication tactics to improve our interaction with and care for those who have sensory impairments
• Maximising communication
• Tips on how to maximise communication with people who have sensory impairments (including practical communication)
• Environmental adjustments and equipment
• The importance of equipment training and environmental adjustment
• Resources and support
• Helpful organisations, equipment, and websites, for those with a sensory impairment
• Continuing your support journey
• Further training opportunities available for carers and other health and social care worker

Frequently asked questions

By understanding and addressing sensory needs, you can create a more positive experience for those in your care and their families. That’s why we have put together common sensory impairment questions our training experts get asked.

If you have any more questions, get in touch and we will be happy to help!

Become certified in Sensory Impairment today and enrol on our Sensory Awareness training course. It covers the below questions in more depth!

What is sensory impairment?

Sensory impairment describes the reduction or total loss of one or more of the 5 senses: hearing, smell, sight, touch, and taste. It also impacts one’s spatial awareness.

A variety of factors can cause sensory impairment, including age, genetics, medical conditions, and injuries.

What is Sensory Processing Disorder?

Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a condition affecting how the brain processes information received through the senses. Someone with SPD often has difficulty with organisation and interpretation, whilst they can be overly sensitive (hypersensitive) or under-sensitive (hyposensitive) to sensory information.

This Sensory Impairment course teaches care professionals, including occupational therapists, how to help a child with Sensory Processing Disorder by managing their sensitivities and helping to improve their daily lives through therapy and other strategies.

Delivery Methods

Our Sensory Impairment Awareness course is easily accessible online through e-learning, allowing your staff to study anytime, anywhere, 24/7. This makes it the perfect option for care staff with challenging shift patterns. Additionally, you will receive exceptional customer support from our dedicated account manager and support team.

• Study when you want 

• Track staff progress 

• Study anywhere you want on any device

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Get Certified

Just follow these four simple steps, sit back, relax and let us do the hard work for you and your team.

1.Book A Course Book this Sensory Impairment training online course via the website, by messaging us or calling.

2. Login Once everything has been booked, you will receive login details for you and your staff.

3. Complete Course Complete the Sensory Impairment Administration training course you purchased in the delivery method you chose.

4. Become Certified Great! Now you’re certified and can download the certificates from the portal.

Great! Now that you’re certified, you can download the Sensory Impairment Awareness certificate from the portal or request a certificate, and we will email it to you in PDF form.