Re: Guide Dog Training skill
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi Benson, ? There are core and similar skills that both a cane user and a guide dog partnership need for them to be successful, well orientated and safe when travelling. ? For some people traditional cane mobility can often rely on tactile detection and landmarks to inform the person where they are in the environment. These skills are not always appropriate or transferable for guide dog travel e.g. centre pavement travel and fluid movement around obstacles. ? Both skills can rely on different landmarks and clues within the built environment (or a blend of both). For a guide dog owners, we often have to focus on developing a person's skills on their routes with less emphasis on tactile landmarks and clues, sequence routes through alternative landmarks such as auditory and kinaesthetic to develop problem solving skills. The outcome is to increase the client's awareness of the environmental information available to a guide dog traveller. With a focus on of finding environmental features, what¡¯s underfoot ?and sounds that the person finds relevant. This can also aid skills around developing the ability to estimate the distance walked relative to the time taken (time-distance estimation) and confidence to walk centre pavement (and be aware of veering). Naturally this is always complimented by maximising remaining vision through visual strategies and understanding how residual vision can impact and enhance guide dog travel (and cane travel).? ? Guide dog travel is often quicker, and clients need additional skills to know where they are in the environment and maintain their position through use of other senses. Having these additional skills will also reduce stress placed on the dogs while they are learning/bonding and create less dependency on the dog by knowing where they are and where they are going. ? Hope this helps. ? Shaun ? ? Head of Rehabilitation Improvement 07771837922 Website: Join us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: If you work at Guide Dogs and want to learn more about the Vision Rehabilitation Service, check out our Pawtal pages: Please consider the environment ¨C only print this email if necessary ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
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Sent: Monday, March 4, 2024 9:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OandM] Guide Dog Training skill ?
? Hi everyone, my name is Benson, a first year O&M student of Salus University with no prior experience in O&M. I have learnt a lot from the topics and opportunities being discussed on this platform, and have a few questions, which are as follows; (1) Is guide dog training a basic O&M skill, or a specialty skill? (2) How long on the average does it take for a child who is visually impaired from birth to gain confidence, and be able move around safely and independently? will it be a continuous O&M training throughout the different stages of their lives into adulthood, or will they only need one at each developmental or growth stage? Thanks This email and any attachment to it are confidential. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy, or disclose either the message or any information contained in the message. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this email and notify the sender immediately. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the sender only, unless otherwise stated. All emails, incoming and outgoing, may be recorded by Guide Dogs and monitored for legitimate business purposes. Guide Dogs exclude all liability for any loss or damage arising or resulting from the receipt, use or transmission of this email to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Tel: 0118 983 5555 Email: guidedogs@... Website: Guide Dogs is a working name of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Registered Office: Hillfields, Burghfield Common, Reading, Berkshire RG7 3YG. A company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (291646) and a charity registered in England and Wales (209617), Scotland (SC038979) and Isle of Man (1334). -- Head of Rehabilitation Improvement? +44 7771837922 Website:www.guidedogs.org.uk |
Shaun Basham