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METRO Professional Development
June 4 , 2008
TOPIC TBA
-Local
Opportunites
Business Aspects of Being an Interpreter
Kathleen Taylor
June 5
NYC, NY
-Opportunites
Outside Metro's Area
NJRID Upcoming Workshops -
http://www.njrid.org/pages/index.asp
Conference - Iron Sharpens Iron
Conference of Legal Sign Language Interpreters
May 8 - 12
Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA
Introduction to Interpreting for Theatre - From the Deaf Perspective
Stephanie Feyne
May 10
Paramus, NJ
NAOBI Conference
Embracing the History... Empowering the Future
June 19-22, 2008, 2008
Braintree, MA
Northeastern University Summer Symposium
June 16-20 & 23-27
Boston, MA
Foundations of Court Interpreting
Carla Mathers
July 12-13 & 26-27
State College, PA
-Online-Distance
Learning
Do
It Center Distance Learning
- 2 two interpreter training programs:
Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language-English Interpreting &
the Diagnostic Assessment and Skills Professional Development Training
Series.
Project
TIEM Distance Learning -
Multi-cultural interpreting issues - online continuing
ed.
- online continuing ed.
-Additional
Opportunities
Project
TIEM.Online Resource Site
http://www.asl.neu.edu/tiem.online/
Master
Mentor Program
La
Guardia Community College
Interpreter Education Projects
Listing of Local Learning Opportunities
National
Clearinghouse -
To order videotapes and other educational materials
METRO
Professional Development
June 4 , 2008
At
St. Elizabeth's Church
211 E. 83 St.
7:30-9:00 - following Metro's business meeting
.15 CEUs awarded
FOR
ADDITIONAL INFO ON METRO OPPORTUNITIES:
Contact
Professional Development Chair:
Debbie Swamback
Local
Professional Development Opportunites
Fiorello H. LaGuardia Community College - Division of Adult and Continuing Education - ASL-English Interpretation Program
"Business Aspects of Being an Interpreter"
Presented by: K athleen Taylor, MA, CI/CT, NAD
Thursday - June 5, 2008
347 - ASL-English Lower School
225 East 23 St.
New York, NY
Workshop: 5:45 pm - 8:45 pm
Cost: $45
Registration deadline: May 28, 2008
For more information or to register for "The Business Aspect of Being an Interpreter", please contact Cassandra Worko at (718) 482-5313 or Cworko@lagcc.cuny.edu
Workshop Description: Explore various business practices associated with being a professional sign language interpreter. Although interpreters often demonstrate expertise regarding the bicultural-bilingual aspects of their work, many are unfamiliar with the business aspects of the profession and face challenges in this area. The presenter will discuss and share useful information regarding billing, ethics, self-promotion, phone skills, and other business tools to help you build and run your business.
Kathleen D. Taylor has an MA degree from New York University in Rehabilitation Counseling, specializing in Deafness. She is a Nationally Certified interpreter; former President of the NYC Chapter and former Eastern Regional Representative of the National Alliance of Black Interpreters; and a former board member of NYC Metro Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID). She has worked as a professional freelance sign language interpreter for 17 years, while working in the field of deafness 20+ years. As an interpreter she has worked with noted political, religious and social personalities; interpreted on/off Broadway; and was one of the original class members of the theatrical interpreting program at The Julliard School.
Professional
Development Opportunites
Outside Metro's Area
NJRID and Sorenson VRS
"Introduction to Interpreting for Theatre - From the Deaf Perspective!"
Presented by:Stephanie Feyne, CSC, CI/CT
May 10, 2008
Bergen County College
Paramus, NJ
Building P - Room A113
Workshop: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost: Interpreters-20.00, Students-10.00, Sorenson VRS Interpreters-Free
Registration deadline: April 30, 2008
*** Request special accomodations by April 10, 2008***
As interpreters do we really know what the Deaf “theatre goers” really want to see from the interpreter? This will be your opportunity to find out. There will be a panel of Deaf consumers who regularly attend the theatre available to discuss their experience. What they like, what they do not like. What makes sense and what does not. This will be a golden opportunity to ask them: What do they watch? What irks them about interpreters and theatre? What do they experience watching a show interpreted by one interpreter only? What is the impact on the Deaf audience? Does the dialectical nature of ASL work with a solo interpreter? This is the time to stop wondering and start asking.
The first 1.5 hours will be a discussion format. The second 1.5 hours the participants will do “hands up” work applying what was learned from the discussion to theatrical source text. Working with a DVD from a theatre piece, participants will identify key issues of interpreting for the theatre, such as meaning as opposed to the words. How do people get into situations? How relationships are shown in ASL and how that works for interpreted theatre. The participants will wrap up with a discussion of what they learned.
On the web at http://www.njrid.org
Sorenson VRS is proud to sponsor the workshop donating all proceeds to NJRID.
NAOBI Conference
"Embracing the History... Empowering the Future"
Sheraton Braintree Hotel (suburb of Boston), MA.
June 19-22, 2008.
Conference presenters will offer business strategies and skill enhancement techniques for professional certified interpreters, pre-certified interpreters and ASL/ITP students. The daytime hours will be packed with choices of workshops benefitting attendees of various experience levels. Each evening offers a fun activity and an opportunity to network with interpreters, members of the Deaf community, and vendors.
Fitting with the mission statement, the NAOBI, Inc. conference is unabashedly tailored to support the needs of interpreters of color. However, NAOBI's partners and their constituents are more than welcome to attend; previous attendees have experienced a comfortable and supportive learning environment that resulted in increased knowledge in both general interpreting and cultural aspects.
See www.naobi.org/2008 for information on registration, becoming a presenter, vendor, student representative and for donating to the silent auction.
Should you have questions, please contact Dr. Rodney Smith, Conference Chair: conf_chair@naobi.org (330)244-9327.
PARID presents
"Foundations of Court Interpreting
Presented by: Carla M. Mathers, Esquire, CSC, SC:L
Saturday/Sunday, July 12 - 13, 2008 &
Saturday/Sunday, July 26 - 27, 2008
Attendance is required for all four (4) days.
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm each day
Location: Ramada Conference Center, 1450 Atherton Street, State College, PA 16801
*CEUs: A total of 3.4 CEUs (1.0 pre-reading, 2.4 training)
Cost: PARID Members - $450.00
Non PARID Members - $550.00
Registration fee includes all materials and lunch each day.
*CEUs: A total of 3.4 CEUs (1.0 pre-reading, 2.4 training) in professional studies will be offered upon completion of the entire course. In order to receive the 1.0 CEU for the pre-reading materials, participants must complete an independent study CEU form upon confirmation of registration and submit a written critique at the beginning of the workshop on July 12, 2008. The pre-reading materials will be mailed to participants one month before the seminar.
Language of Presentation: This training will be conducted in spoken English and ASL. ASL interpreters will be provided for English to ASL interpretation. ASL to English interpretation will not be provided.
Prerequisites:
1) Participants (excluding Deaf participants) must hold at least one of the following certifications: RID CSC or CI and CT, or NIC (any level) or NAD Level IV or NAD Level V.
2) Participants are expected to complete readings received prior to the workshop before the beginning of the workshop and submit the required written critique at the beginning of the workshop on 7/12/08.
3) Working deaf interpreters may attend (certification is not required).
Target Audience: certified hearing interpreters and working deaf interpreters
Registration Deadline: May 31, 2008. Class size is limited to 25 people and registrations will be taken on a first come first served basis. Last minute registrants may receive the pre-reading materials late. Registrations will only be accepted by postal mail.
Refund and Cancellation Policy:
All cancellations must be sent in writing to Pam Cosper, 633 Riverhill Drive, Catawissa, PA 17820-7825. Refund for cancellations received in writing by May 31, 2008: Fee less $100. Refund for cancellations received in writing after May 31, 2008: No refund. PARID reserves the right to cancel within 30 days of the program, with a full refund to participants, due to low enrollment.
Workshop Description:
This seminar will provide an overview of the legal system for practicing and potential court interpreters, including discussion of the roles of court interpreters, positioning of court interpreters, courtroom personnel, preâ€`requisite knowledge and skills for a legal interpreter, working in Deaf/hearing interpreter teams, court code of conduct, roles and protocol for court interpreters, adequate preparation for a legal assignment, text analysis of commonly encountered texts, qualifying as an expert and testifying as an expert, and continued professional development resources.
The content areas are designed to track, but not teach to, the RID legal written examination and specific portions of the performance examination.
Educational Objectives:
At the conclusion of this program, interpreters should be able to:
1. Define the roles of the court interpreter and explain the ethical conflicts, staffing issues, and rule-created constraints that apply to each of the 3 court interpreter roles.
2. Identify the evidentiary rules requiring interpreters to be qualified.
3. Accurately and succinctly state their qualifications for the record.
4. Identify the three (3) key areas in which preparation is required for the court interpreter.
5. Accurately analyze a constitutional text and prepare an equivalent sight translation in ASL
Presenter Bio:
Carla M. Mathers, Esquire, CSC, SC: L serves as General Counsel to Viable Inc., a next generation video relay interpreting service in Rockville, Maryland. For 14 years, Ms. Mathers was employed as litigation associate with McCollum & Associates, LLC, in College Park, Maryland. Ms. Mathers is licensed in the state and federal courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Ms. Mathers graduated magna cum laude from Howard University School of Law and summa cum laude from the University of Maryland. Ms. Mathers' interpreting degree is from the College of Southern Idaho. Ms. Mathers is a former President and Vice President of the Potomac Chapter Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Ms. Mathers sat on the Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts' Advisory Committee on Interpreters Sub-committee on Ethics and Sub-committee on Testing and Training. In 2005, Ms. Mathers received the Region II Judie Husted Leadership Award from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. In 2006, Ms. Mathers published Sign Language Interpreters in Court: Understanding Best Practices, a text for interpreters, attorneys and courts to understand the principles underlying ASL court interpreting. Her other writings may be found at www.carlamathers.net.
Hotel Information: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Ramada Conference Center. Mention 'PARID' to received the discounted rate. You must reserve your room by June 10, 2008. Ramada Conference Center, 1450 Atherton Street, State College, PA 16801, www.ramadasc.com, (814) â€" 238 â€" 3001.
Questions and Additional Information:
Contact Pam Cosper at 570-204-4028 (cell) or by email at pammiec@ptd.net
REGISTRATION FORM
Foundations of Court Interpreting
Saturday/Sunday, July 12 & 13, 2008 and Saturday/Sunday, July 26 & 27, 2008
Name:
Address:
State, City, Zip:
Phone: v / tty / fax / vp
E-mail:
Current Certification(s) Held:
Accommodations: Requests for accommodations received after May 31, 2008 cannot be guaranteed.
I require an ASL interpreter for the spoken English portions of the workshop.
I do not require any interpreting services â€" I understand both spoken English and ASL.
Other, explain
Dietary Needs:
Regular
Vegetarian
Other dietary restrictions, explain
Registration Fee: Include a check or money order payable to PARID.
PARID Member $450.00
Non PARID Member $550.00
Send completed Registration Form and payment to:
PARID Foundations Workshop
c/o Pam Cosper
633 Riverhill Drive
Catawissa, PA 17820-7825
Refund and Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be sent in writing to Pam Cosper, 633 Riverhill Drive, Catawissa, PA 17820-7825. Refund for cancellations received in writing by May 31, 2008: Fee less $100. Refund for cancellations received in writing after May 31, 2008: No refund. PARID reserves the right to cancel within 30 days of the program, with a full refund to participants, due to low enrollment.
Questions and additional information:
Contact Pam Cosper at 570-204-4028 (cell) or by email at pammiec@ptd.net
NOTE: Registration and payment in full must be received no later than May 31, 2008. Space is limited to 25 participants.
