Curious about studying Specialist Complex Needs Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment) (Top-up) - BSc (Hons)at Birmingham City University? We've gathered all the key details—entry requirements, modules, fees, and more. Hear from real students by checking out reviews, or take the next step by booking an open day to explore it for yourself.
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
City South Campus, Edgbaston
Full Time
Sep 2027
1 Year
If you are a qualified Rehabilitation Worker for Vision Impairment and you wish to take your expertise to the next level, then this top-degree course is for you. Based at our recently extended £71 million City South Campus in Edgbaston, Birmingham, you will develop specialist techniques to enhance your current practice with adults who have a wide range of complex needs including deafblindness, dementia, mental health conditions and learning disability.
What's covered in this course?Students who have successfully completed the Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment) or equivalent can continue their studies to achieve a BSc (Hons) in Specialist Complex Needs Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment). Your first module will concentrate on working with people who have dementia or mental health conditions. In this online module you will focus upon key strategies for working with this group. Also, you will study a range of broader topics such as mental capacity. There is a double module dedicated to up-skill and equip you to deliver specialist assessment and service provision for working with people who are Deafblind. This module is in line with the statutory requirements outlined in the Care Act 2014 in relation to conducting specialist Deafblind assessment and service provision. You will establish competence with appropriate techniques to facilitate communication, access to information and movement, orientation and mobility. This module takes a practical approach and involves work with people who are Deafblind in teaching sessions and assessments. You will learn key techniques for working with people who have a vision impairment and a learning disability or autism. Particular attention will be focused on specialist assessment approaches, travel training techniques, independent living skills and incorporating positive behaviour strategies in your practice. The course encompasses a range of key concepts will be examined that are pertinent to enhancing vision impairment rehabilitation work practice within a multi-disciplinary setting. You will explore skills from counselling techniques, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and evidence based practice.
A person is termed deafblind if they have a combined sight and hearing loss, this includes having a dual sensory loss/impairment, being deaf visually impaired or blind hard of hearing. This module aims to up skill and equip you with in-depth knowledge concerning the associated impacts on daily life for people who are deafblind. You will develop knowledge of congenital and acquired deafblindness in adults as well as appropriate techniques to facilitate communication, access to information and movement, orientation and mobility.
A person is termed deafblind if they have a combined sight and hearing loss, this includes having a dual sensory loss/impairment, being deaf visually impaired or blind hard of hearing. This module aims to up skill and equip you with in-depth knowledge concerning the associated impacts on daily life for people who are deafblind. You will develop knowledge of congenital and acquired deafblindness in adults as well as appropriate techniques to facilitate communication, access to information and movement, orientation and mobility.
This module is designed to take a practical investigative approach. It will provide you as the Vision Rehabilitation Specialist with an informed approach enabling you to incorporate a wide range of bespoke knowledge to your practice when working with clients with dementia and mental health conditions.
This module will build upon your knowledge of clients with learning disability and those with autism, enabling you to focus on how to develop and formulate a rehabilitation programme to offer these client groups the opportunity for independence in their day to day lives. The impact of learning disability and of autism will have implications for the management of their visual impairment. For qualified rehabilitation workers who are working with this client group it is essential to appraise the impact of learning disability and autism and how this will influence their rehabilitation.
It is intended that by studying this module you will develop the theoretical and practical skills to enhance your current level of vision rehabilitation practice. Learning will include areas of advanced practice suitable for contemporary vision rehabilitation. The aim is for you to further develop your ability to make decisions about your professional ability around orientation and mobility practice. Personal professional development will be explored so that you can research and critically analyse innovative practices to improve the achievement of vision impaired adults. The aim is for you to draw from the evidence base and practical opportunities in practice to inform your future practice and that of your colleagues.
It is intended that by studying this module you will develop the ability to make decisions about your professional practice based upon the best evidence available. Personal professional development will be explored so that you can research and critically analyse innovative practices to improve the achievement of vision impaired and severely vision impaired adults. The aim is for you to draw from the evidence base to inform your future practice and that of your colleagues.
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