BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN URL:https://www.yoursu.org/ents/event/ics/12783/ VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALNAME:British Sign Language for Healthcare Students (12783) BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:GMT Standard Time X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=4SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Coventry University (Coventry campus) CATEGORIES:Coventry University London CATEGORIES:CU Coventry CATEGORIES:CU Scarborough CATEGORIES:Skills CATEGORIES:Online Event CATEGORIES:CUL Dagenham CATEGORIES:CUL Greenwich CATEGORIES:The Hudson: Vauxhall CATEGORIES:Badge CATEGORIES:BSL Club CATEGORIES:Sustainability CATEGORIES:Society Committee Members CREATED:20260910T114028 DESCRIPTION:Communicate with confidence: BSL skills tailored for healthcar e and clinical settings.\n\nhttps://www.yoursu.org/events/24722/12783/\n DTEND:20261005T150000 DTSTAMP:20260912T123002Z DTSTART:20261005T130000 LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T114028 LOCATION:Online SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:British Sign Language for Healthcare Students UID:ad4892b1-4732-482d-a527-a83759dfc15c URL:https://www.yoursu.org/events/24722/12783/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Communicate with confidence: BSL skills tailored for h ealthcare and clinical settings.

https://www.yoursu.org /events/24722/12783/

Designed specifically for healthcare students\, this session foc uses on the BSL and communication skills you&rsquo\;re most likely to use in practice. \;

You&rsquo\;ll learn signs and strategies for taking basic histories\, explaining procedures\, giving re assurance and working with interpreters in clinical environments. The wor kshop also covers Deaf awareness\, accessibility and how to create inclus ive interactions with Deaf patients and colleagues. \;

By attending\, you&rsquo\;ll not only gain the ability to conn ect with members of the Deaf community\, but also the following skills\, behaviour and knowledge for your future career: \;

Skil ls: \;

Scenario-based BSL for healthcare (introdu ctions\, basic questions\, reassurance\, directions)
Working with interpreters
Adapting communication for clinical settings.

Knowledge: \;

Deaf awareness in he althcare
Common barriers Deaf patients face
Basics of rea sonable adjustments and accessibility in clinical practice.

< strong>Behaviours: \;

More inclusive\, person‑cen tred communication with Deaf patients
Proactive consideration of accessibility
Respectful\, confident engagement in diverse clinic al interactions.

No prior experience is needed &ndash\; just a willingness to try something new and a device with a working camera and microphone. You will need to keep your camera on throughout the session\ , as you will be learning through watching and practising visual and faci al gestures.