Trainings

Interpreting for Recovery

This workshop focuses on understanding the therapeutic process of recovery from chemical dependency. The workshop will discuss issues regarding the client/counselor relationship, treatment planning, clinical approaches, relapse prevention, aftercare, dual diagnosis, and psychological testing. Emphasis will be placed on the barriers that deaf and hard of hearing individuals face and the unique characteristics of the population, models of treatment and the continuum of care. Participants will exam case studies on ethics and issues of transference and co-dependency relationships.

This workshop is for interpreters with some knowledge.

Applied Discourse Analysis

Often lack of target language knowledge is thought to be the problem when in fact, some processing skills are lacking. Interpretation requires a deep knowledge of all languages one is working in. This workshop will discuss and practice one primary component of the interpreting process; discourse. Participants will closely exam the discourse used in spoken and written English as well as in American Sign Language. Through discussion and sample texts participants will exam how discourse is used, what discourse markers are and how they are used, and how this information can help with prediction skills.

NIC: It’s no Mystery

This workshop will focus on the preparation for the NIC exam. We will cover the exam and stratigies to prepare for the exam. The purpose of this workshop is lay the groundwork for continued work to prepare and practice to sit for the interview and performance portions of the exam, We will use the 10 tasks, interview scoring rubric, and CPC while discussing the mentoring process. Using a custom DVD will practice the interview questions. As a result of this workshop, participants can gauge readiness to take the NIC Interview/Performance Exam.

Partnering for Performance…and Interview

This workshop will focus on the mentor protégé relationship with the focus on the preparation for the NIC exam. More then a NIC preperation workshop, we will cover the exam and stratigies to prepare for the exam utializing of the mentoring process. The purpose of this workshop is lay the groundwork for continued peer mentoring support to prepare and practice to sit for the interview and performance portions of the exam, We will use the 10 tasks, interview scoring rubric, and CPC while discussing the mentoring process. Using a custom DVD will practice the interview questions and how to provide feedback to peers and mentorees. As a result of this workshop, participants can gauge readiness to take the NIC Interview/Performance Exam.

Sign 2 Me Classes

Scientific research is revealing that a baby can understand and express much more than what was previously thought. Consider the fact that hearing babies can understand spoken words early in life, though spoken words are frequently more abstract than signed words. The sounds "m" and "ah" have no inherent meaning but, when combined to form the word "mama", babies quickly learn to associate this symbol with the nice woman who feeds and takes care of them! To some degree, all words and signs are abstract symbols. If we consistently use the word "mama" in context, most babies will learn to understand what this symbol means. If we also use the sign for "mama" whenever we say that word, babies will come to understand and relate this symbol as well

Incorporating signs into your daily routine does not require fluency in American Sign Language. Rather, it teaches that even a few simple gestures can make a big difference in empowering and meeting the needs of a child. Parents and caregivers should start slowly by introducing several ASL signs that represent ideas babies can understand, like "more", "eat", and "milk". When babies are able to replace some of the screaming, whining, and crying with a few simple hand gestures, it can dramatically improve

Their relationship with caregivers

With each day, more and more people are coming to recognize the power of signing as it changes the way they view and interact with preverbal children. We invite you to visit the following links for more information about the growing community of parents, educators, and professionals who embrace the benefits of signing with babies.

This program is taught by a certified Deaf teacher using the Sign2me curriculum designed by Joseph Garcia. Classes are offered individually or in groups, parent groups are welcome.