SSC Webinar: Supporting Children with VI and their Families in the Early Years 0-3

Presented on Thursday, 28th October 2021

Content

Elizabeth McCann and Ann Sanger presented this webinar looking at support for very young children from 0–3 and their families. Elizabeth and Ann shared their experiences of carrying out home visits and suggest key things that visiting professionals of visual impairment should look for, including bonding and joint attention. The benefits of collaboration between professionals was also discussed.

Top tips on how to promote learning in and across a variety of domains were shared as well as key items that they always like to have in their bag of tricks!

Participants were invited to share strategies and ask questions.

Target Audience

(Q)TVIs, Habilitation Specialists, 3rd sector, Educational Psychologists, Allied Healthcare Professionals and Support Assistants.

Presenters

Elizabeth McCann is a QTVI and Teaching Fellow on the Postgraduate Diploma in Visual Impairment at the University of Edinburgh.

Ann Sanger is Principal Teacher of Visual Impairment & Technology for Dundee City Council