Raising a Deaf Child Facilitator Training - CPD accredited
This online workshop is suitable for all professionals who work closely with deaf children, young people and their families.
Training overview
Raising a child with hearing loss or deafness can be challenging, and families may need guidance and support to help understand the impact hearing loss or deafness can have.
In this training you'll learn a wealth of ideas and strategies to help you improve the way you support parents and carers.
The training is designed to teach you how to use our resources and tools with the families you support.
Date and time
We will be running this training on:
Date: Tuesday 1 July 2025
Time: 1.30pm to 4pm (optional Q&A 3.30pm to 4pm)
Date: Wednesday 15 October 2025
Time: 1.30pm to 4pm (optional Q&A 3.30pm to 4pm)
Location
This workshop will be held online on Zoom.
Cost
This training costs £70.
What you'll learn
- the emotional impact of parenting a deaf child on parents’ confidence and self-esteem
- developing good communication in families and with professionals
- raising self-esteem, resilience and confidence in parents and deaf children
- behaviour management techniques.
CPD accreditation
3.25 CPD hours / points. Certified by CPD UK.
You'll receive a certificate when you complete the training.
Accessibility
Communication support, including captions and British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting, is available on request when booking.
Preparation
Before the workshop we'll ask you to complete:
- a short survey: to tell us a little bit about how confident you feel working with deaf children and families.
- e-learning module: an e-learning module that will take about one hour to complete. You're welcome to work through this at your own pace and you can revisit it anytime.
The survey and the e-learning module will be available on our online training hub, before the workshop. You can create an account on our training hub when you book your place.
Contact us
If you have a question about this training workshop, please email [email protected].
Meet the trainer
Cancel or change your booking
If you need to cancel your place please email us at [email protected].
If you cancel:
- 7 working days or less before the planned date, you'll be charged 100% of the total cost
- 8-14 working days before the planned date, you'll be charged 50% of the total cost
- 15 working days before the planned date, you won't be charged.
You can also give your place to a colleague or friend but please let us know at least 3 days before the workshop.