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Volunteer Orientation Training


Description
This is the basic volunteer orientation training. All volunteers must complete this training in order to be eligible for a consumer match. This training will cover:
-A brief history and overview of the organization
-Vision Loss
-Human guide training
-Language and useful phrasing
-Mobility
-How to be a successful volunteer
-Next steps
Content
  • Section 1: Introduction and History
  • Welcome to the MABVI Volunteer Team
  • MABVI Volunteer Program Health and Wellness
  • MABVI 1 to 1 Volunteer Training
  • Section 1 Assessment
  • Section 2:Understanding Causes of Blindness and Visual Impairments
  • Understanding Causes of Blindness and Visual Impairments
  • Section 2 Assessment
  • Meet a Participant
  • Meet a Participant- Sunish
  • Section 3: Orientation and Mobility
  • Orientation and Mobility
  • Human Guide Training
  • Section 3 Assessment
  • Meet A Participant
  • Meet Sharon, A MABVI Consumer
  • Section 4: Volunteer Specifics
  • How to be a Successful Volunteer
  • MABVI Volunteer Policies and Procedures
  • Section 4 Assessment
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed