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Habilitation in the UK- an update and next steps

Fiona Broadley, Chair MISE

VIEWProfessional Development Conference, Birmingham, 2013

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Dr Olga Miller Dr K. R. Wall Mobility21project

Lecturer in Psychology and Habilitation Studies (VI), IOE.

National Programme Leader, UK, Graduate Certificate/ Diploma: Specialist Qualification in Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight (Children and Young People).

Research and Development Advisor, MISEUK

Introduction

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Fiona Broadley Senior Mobility Officer, Birmingham City

Council Education Mobility Service. Practitioner with 30 years experience Specialist lecturer Birmingham University,

ILS component VIMQ and some mobility elements

Occasional lecturer and Placement supervisor for students on IOE Habilitation course and BCU Rehab course

Chair MISE

Introduction

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MISE

National support and development group of Professionals who work with children & Young People who have visual impairment. We specialise in Mobility and Independence Education.

www.mise.org.uk Involved in research “Steps to Independence”

2003 http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/education/victar/steps-

independence/index.aspx

Development of best practice

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Hab or Rehab

Habilitation and not rehabilitation- the difference

Age range 0 - 25 years

Habilitation as accessing incidental learning otherwise denied by loss of sensory function

Multi-sensory skill approaches to access incidental learning - best practice / evidenced

Grounded in developmental understanding

March 2013

• Consultation based: CYP, parents, professionals

• Published in January 2011

• Developed for England

• Available as a booklet and pdf file

Quality Standards for Habilitation Work (2011)

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Current Situation

About Habilitation courses - update

MISE as a professional body

Use of Habilitation Standards as a basis for Professional Registration

The Registers for Assistants and Specialists

Work with training bodies

Development of national Habilitation CPD opportunities

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Current Situation

MISE

Rehabilitation Workers' Professional Network RWPN

VIEW

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The Future

MISE aiming offer professional development from next academic year

writing to Local Government Association

IOE modular elements of Hab course

Other training providers

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The Future

All those delivering habilitation to be equally well qualified and working to national standards

Recognition of professional status for habilitation specialists

A strong supportive professional body

MISE can be contacted via the website www.mise.org.uk