BSL for Benefits Advice

Workshop - BSL for Benefits Advice

This workshop will improve students' understanding and expand upon lexicon and coping strategies in the field of Benefits Advice. The workshop will focus on both productive and receptive BSL skills within this specialised area.

Actual Signs provides a safe, practical signing environment for BSL learning and discussion.

This workshop will help you to:

• Expand your knowledge and skills of BSL Benefits lexicon
• Use different terminology e.g. jargon, abbreviation of words
• NMF / facial expressions
• How to request new BSL signs and how to create new signs
  
• How to ask for clarification from the Benefits Advisory professionals
• Sign correctly to Deaf people in a meaningful way
• Understand the implications for BSL when signing these terms
• Understand the sensitivity of BSL signs that may affect Deaf BSL users

Learn with a native BSL user to improve the fluency of your BSL and develop the standard of your signing in this context.

We only have 16 places available so book now to avoid disappointment!

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Where to find us

Actual Signs - Glasgow Office
100 Brand Street
Glasgow, G51 1DG

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Important note:

Participants must be aged 16 years or over

Staff/teachers/assessors at Actual Signs have their own Disclosure certificate

All payments must be paid in full before the workshop. Charges will be imposed for late payments.

Please see our Terms and Conditions for more details.