Certificate for LSPs working with Deaf and Deafblind People (Notetaking)
Course description:
This qualification is the professional qualification for Notetakers. It contains knowledge, skills and competences, and professional practice.
Candidates must achieve the four units below for the full qualification.
Certificated:
This course is accredited by Signature (Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People - CACDP). This certificate consists of 4 units: - L304, P301, T302 & P302.
L304 - Accessible English for Deaf and Deafblind People
At the end of this unit of learning, the successful learner will:
- know the key concepts, structures and discourse features used to describe/analyse English;
- know reasons and techniques for making spoken English accessible for deaf and deafblind people;
- know reasons and techniques for making written English accessible for deaf and deafblind people.
Topics covered:
- Concepts and structures for describing and analysing English
- Issues around access to spoken English. Ways of making spoken English more accessible for deaf and deafblind people
- Issues around access to written English. Ways of making written English more accessible for deaf and deafblind people
P301 -
Professional Issues in Facilitating Communication with Deaf and Deafblind People
At the end of this unit of learning, the successful learner will:
- know the range of professional roles available to meet the communication needs of deaf and/or deafblind people;
- understand the limitations and boundaries of the roles of communication professionals;
- understand the technical and ethical dilemmas faced by communication professionals, and know how to resolve them;
- know the implications for communication professionals of relevant legislation;
- understand the role and function of relevant professional regulatory and support bodies;• know the key principles of professional regulatory procedures.
Topics covered:
- Communication professionals: roles, responsibilities and working relationships
The range of provision to meet the communication needs of deaf and/or deafblind people:
- Technical and ethical dilemmas
- Legislation and risk
- Regulation and professional support
T302 - Notetaking Skills and Strategies for Working with Deaf People
At the end of this unit of learning, the successful learner will:
- know the processes involved in carrying out a notetaking task;
- be able to take notes appropriately for a deaf/deafblind person.
Topics covered:
- Notetaking techniques and strategies
- Working with the message
- Producing the message – technical skills necessary to take notes
- Working with the target of the message
P302 - Professional Practice
for Language Service Professionals
At the end of this unit of learning, the successful learner will:
- understand the detailed requirements of the role;
- know how to deal with professional issues relating to the role: regulation, registration, ethical issues, relationships with other professionals;
- understand the legal and organisational constraints on carrying out the role in various settings;
- be able to prepare for an assignment for the role;
- be able to deliver an assignment appropriately in a range of settings;
- be able to deal appropriately with technical and ethical dilemmas where these occur;
- be able to evaluate own performance following an assignment and identify strategies for professional development.
Topics covered:
- The role of the Language Service Professional: professional practice
- Preparing for an assignment
- Delivering an assignment
- Evaluating an assignment
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Who’s it for and what’s it about?
This course is aimed at those who wish to achieve a professional qualification for notetakers.
It contains knowledge, skills and competences and professional practice.
It is suitable for those who provide notes either habdwritten (manual) or typed (electronic) format. |
