Hosted by the Connecticut Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Location
American School for the Deaf, Cogswell Elementary School Cafeteria (driving directions link)
139 North Main Street, West Hartford CT 06107 (map link)
Description
Consumers make requests of interpreters everyday: We’d like you to sit in the back so you don’t distract anyone else. Since the deaf person didn’t show up, we’d appreciate it if you didn’t bill us. Could you hold this suture in place for a sec? When you two switch, why don’t you just crawl under the table to get in the middle.
These are just a few examples of real-life requests. If acted upon, some of these could result in violations our ethical guidelines, so “I can’t,” is a common response. As a result, consumers often report that interpreters are cold, inflexible, and sometimes scolding toward them.
Our decisions have consequences—positive and negative, intended and unintended. As interpreters, we have to be able to examine our decisions (and approaches to those decisions) to see how they will impact the situation and our consumers.
This workshop takes a hands-on approach using role play scenarios that will allow participants to formulate and practice responding to challenging situations in a safe and supportive environment with examination of likely decision-related consequences. Let’s move away from “I can’t” together.
Topics we will cover
- Know what the tenets of the Code of Professional Conduct actually say
- Discuss ethical situations to see differing perspectives
- Come up with strategies for coming to a successful resolution without compromising your ethics
- Practice responding to challenging requests in a safe, supportive environment
CEUs
Four-hour workshop requiring some content pre-knowledge, and offering 0.4 CEUs in the Professional Studies category by CRID, an approved RID CMP and ACET sponsor.
Audience
Open to interpreting students and practitioners, this workshop will be presented in ASL.
Registration
$40.00 for this workshop
$125.00 for the entire weekend (combo price for all 3 workshops)
Click here to be taken to the registration page.
Contact
Liz LaFlamme, ctrid13@gmail.com or 860-230-1310.