Sensory Loss Intervention

Description: This course focuses on career management skills needed to navigate the evolving workplace. Students will evaluate their skills, attitudes, and expectations within their chosen careers and explore emerging trends in the workplace. Students will refine their networking strategies and create marketing documents to position them for success. Mock interviews will provide the opportunity for practice, feedback, and reflection as students prepare for future interviews. Students will explore communication strategies that support workplace success and advancement. By the end of this course, students will have created a personalized career management plan.

• Hours: 28
• Credits: 2
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: $10.55

Description: This self-directed course focuses on introducing new students to the supports, services, and opportunities available at Conestoga College. By the end of this course, students will understand the academic expectations of the Conestoga learning environment, as well as the supports available to ensure their academic success. Students will also be able to identify on-campus services that support their health and wellness, and explore ways to get actively involved in the Conestoga community through co-curricular learning opportunities.

• Hours: 1
• Credits: 0
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Description: Through a combination of classroom seminar and field experiences students will develop a deep understanding of the role of the intervenor. Working collaboratively with others they will monitor and document behaviors to create and implement responsive strategies that reflect the progress of the individual. In addition, they will explore effective communication techniques that support the independence and self-determination of the individual.

• Hours: 98
• Credits: 5
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description: This course will introduce students to sensory loss and the impact on individual and society. Students will review, describe, and compare the variables that contribute to deafblindness. They will appraise system services through a lens of social, emotional wellness and self-determination of the individual.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description: This course will provide students with the opportunity to explore the impact of congenital deafblindness and related syndromes on individual’s development. Development will be explored in relation to social, physical and emotional wellbeing of deafblind individuals. Students will examine concepts and theories that support learning and intervention.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description: With a focus on sensory loss this course will provide students with the importance of understanding causes of sensory loss. Students will explore the impact of deafblindness on processing sensory information. Students will further examine the importance of the eight senses for a deafblind individual and strategies to support their sensory needs.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description: This course will challenge students to examine the relationship between rehabilitation and orientation and mobility when supporting deafblind individuals. Students will acquire and practice skills and strategies to effectively guide deafblind individuals in their daily living environments. Students will review and utilize orientation and mobility techniques and adaptions and will understand the role of an orientation and mobility specialist.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description: This course focuses on developing awareness and skills for the student to safely manage and conduct him or herself within a variety of employment settings. Through the units of the course, participants will have the opportunity to enhance their understanding and knowledge of general Health and Safety guidelines, including WHMIS, Fire Safety and Workplace Violence. The unit on Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act will instruct the student on the requirements for Accessible Customer Service and Integrated Accessibility Standard Regulations. General information on Safe Driving, Privacy of Information and Hand Washing will be addressed as well. The course also provides participants with critical information regarding their insurance coverage (WSIB or other) while employed. As well as guidelines to follow in the event of an injury. Participants will receive a printable Record of Completion upon successful conclusion of this course, in order to demonstrate awareness of safe working practices to their employers.

• Hours: 14
• Credits: 1
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.