These courses are delivered Face to Face and are open to everyone to attend; parents, teachers, school executives, principals, allied health and medical professionals as well as students. These courses are held at RIDBC Renwick Centre, around Australia and in some international locations.
Many of these sessions are available through remote access from around the country and world.
These sessions offer the research and practical skills as well as networking opportunities.
Improving the Outcomes of Students with Vision Loss in Mainstream Schools 2020
Mainstream teachers will benefit from this one-day workshop by gaining a deeper understanding of the characteristics and learning needs of students with vision loss.
Improving the Outcomes of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Mainstream Schools 2020
Mainstream teachers will benefit from this one-day workshop by gaining a deeper understanding of the characteristics and learning needs of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Social Skill Development: Physical and Mental Well-Being for Life. What’s Not to Like about Being Engaged with Others?
In this session, Dr. Wolffe will describe the importance and need for structured social skills learning for children and youth who are blind or partially sighted. Socialization is a key element in an individual’s physical and mental health.
Teacher Aides: Supporting Students who are Blind or have Low Vision in your School 2020
This two day course is delivered through a mixed mode of delivery. It includes two days face to face, in between session course work and viewing some webinars.
Teacher Aides: Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in your School 2020
This course is intended to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to assist in supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in the learning environment. This course is split across two separate dates: Day 1 – Wednesday 1 April, and Day 2 – Wednesday 10 June.
Auslan 2 2020
This interactive course provides participants with an opportunity to build on the foundations that they learned in Auslan 1
Auslan Assessment 2020
This assessment is offered to those participants that have completed the Auslan 2 course. The assessment is a practical and takes up to one hour to complete with an external assessor.
Typical Kids, Special Needs
Many times children who are deaf who have additional special needs are the enigma of our profession. Some educators refuse to work with children who have complex needs and many schools are reluctant to accept children who have special needs into their classrooms.
DIR 101: An Introduction to DIR® and DIRFloortime®
This training will introduce and examine the Developmental, Individual difference, Relationship-based (DIR) model, which is an established and recognized framework to understand a child’s development that was developed by Dr. Stanley Greenspan.
Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf Conference (ITOD) 2020
This one day conference provides an opportunity for Teachers of the Deaf, school support staff, parents and related health professionals to learn more about the current research and practices related to the education of students with hearing loss.
