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NZSL for Health Online - Part 1
Learn NZSL online from home! A 3-week NZSL crash course for health professionals for $49 starting Friday, 8th July from 10.00am - 11.00am. This course fee includes weekly e-handouts and homework.
Date, Time & Location
08 Jul 2022, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
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About The Course
Learn NZSL (New Zealand Sign Language) online via MySign!
You will still have a class and a qualified NZSL tutor to teach you and it is fully interactive - just online! 3-week online crash course designed for health professionals. You will learn health-related signs that will help you communicate with your Deaf patients and clients. Starting Friday, 8th July from 10.00am - 11.00am. This is suitable for students who have no previous knowledge of NZSL.
You would just need a computer/laptop with a camera and an internet connection, and you have everything you need.
Tablets or mobile phones are not recommended for online learning.
Dates: 8/7, 15/7 and 22/7
Time: 10.00am - 11.00am (1 hour x 3 sessions)
Fee: The cost is $49 for the full 3-week course. This includes weekly e-handouts and homework.
Course Outline for Health Professionals #1
Class One - Initial Consultation
- exchange greetings and make introductions
- ask about family history of health (diabetes, heart problems, parents, siblings)
- share information about social history (smoking, alcohol, exercise), obstetric history (pregnancy, childbirth) and surgical history
- tell current medication
- learn numbers 1 - 10
Class Two - Body & Physical examination
- ask what current issues are including current symptoms (infection, flu, chest pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, coughing, fatigue, weight loss/gain, swelling, headache)
- ask for clarification, correction and confirmation
- tell simple body functions (breath, heartbeat, blood)
- Deaf culture - understand about booking NZSL interpreters
Class Three - Medication and Treatment
- tell about different tests (e.g. blood test and urine test)
- tell simple medications (tablets, injections, liquid medicine)
- learn time in NZSL (referring how long, days and months)
- recount 0 – 10 and counting up to 20
- learn other health related professions (physio, chemist, specialist, nurse, etc.)
**Please note that min. numbers (4 students) must be reached for the course to go ahead. Please note registering online confirms your registration and commits you to the course.
When the registration is completed you will receive a confirmation email with details such as zoom link to join the course, check spam folder if you didn't receive the email.
If you have any questions, you are welcome to email to mysign@mergenz.co.nz. If you want us your employer to cover your fees, you can contact us so we can register you manually and your invoice will be sent to you/your employer. Thank you in advance.
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This course fee includes weekly e-handouts and homework.
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