A 40-hour course designed to provide a sound basis for interpreters to work effectively in mental health settings as part of a professional team. The course includes: Mental health systems and culture, Sources of Communication Breakdown Associated with Mental Illness and Treatment, Interpreters' Roles, Tools, and Resources, Severe Language Dysfluency and Visual Gestural Communication/CDIs/Interpreters who are Deaf, Psychiatric Emergencies, Confidentiality Ethics and Laws, Support Groups and Community Mental Health Services, Psycholinguistic Errors and Demand-Control schema applied to Mental Health Interpreting.
Presenters Include: Bob Pollard, Robyn Dean, Roger Williams, Steve Hamerdinger, Charlene Crump, Brian McKenny, Shannon Reese, et. al.
Cost Of Training:
After July 30
Day Rate
Participants
$400
$90
Alumni/Students
$300
$70
Refunds will be provided upon written request minus 15% processing and handling fee.Students must submit evidence of full time status in a recognized Interpreter Training/Preparation Program.Student participation is limited to five students.Discounts available for groups of six (6) or more.Cost is for the full training and includes the text Mental Health Interpreting: A Mentored Curriculum by Bob Pollard. Important Note: Wednesday, August 24th a free afternoon session will be offered for MHIT Alumni and Clinicians. Contact us for more information.
Training will be held at in the Gold Room of Whitley Hall at Troy University in Montgomery, Alabama. Directions are be found HERE
Information about local hotels can be found HERE Watch this space for information to be released in the coming weeks
For Alumni The highly successful Clinical Panel, which debuted last year, will be reprised this year. It is open and free to all alumni of previous Interpreter Institutes. Program description:
Members of the clinical community who work with interpreters will participate in an open panel discussion. During this training, clinicians and interpreters will have an opportunity to have open dialogue about the clinical milieu, thought worlds, interpreting process, cultural and linguistic influences, etc. The following clinicians are participating in this panel:
Dr. Eric Hedberg is a Psychiatrist currently employed as the Clinical Director of the Greil Psychiatric Hospital where the Bailey Deaf Unit (BDU) is housed. He also serves as the dedicated Psychiatrist to BDU?s patients.
Dr. Clayton Shealy is a Psychologist currently serving as Director of Clinical Services at Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility. Dr. Shealy oversees all clinical services and programs for this 115-bed state forensic psychiatric hospital as well as the State?s regional certified forensic examiner program.
Daphne Kendrick is a Social Worker employed by the Chilton Shelby Mental health Center in the community setting. She is responsible for supervising outpatient therapist, office staff, court liaisons and the in-home treatment team. Ms. Kendrick also provides individual, family and group therapy for clients with various MI issues.
Steve Hamerdinger, Director of the Office of Deaf Services will be the moderator for this panel
