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Online Discussions
Monthly online discussions are continuing education opportunities for mental health interpreters.  QMHI's are required to have 40 contact hours continuing education per year. 

Important: Beginning Jaunary 2012, A valid login and password will be required to join the session.  

Registration fee for all online discussions in calendar year 2012 is just $25.* 
How to Register:

  1. Download and fill out the 'Permission to File CEUs" form.  This will serve as your registation form for all 2012 online discussions.
  2. Send a check for $25.00 made out to ADARA- MHIT Fund along with the completed form to:

Shannon Reese, Services Coordinator
Alabama Department of Mental Health
Office of Deaf Services
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL  36130

 * January to December 2012.  This fee is NOT pro rated. This fee is included as part of the registration for participants of the 2011 MHIT Interpreter Institute


To log in, go HERE

January 10, 2012
"Mental Health and Disasters"
Moderated by: Rick Pope
Source material can be found below

All discussions are conducted from 6:30 - 8:30 Central Standard Time (CST).

The Objectives of the training:
  • To understand the dynamics of working across languages and cultures in treatment
  • To identify the cultural self awareness of hearing individuals/interpreters/mental health clinicians
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  • To give the participants an opportunity to ask questions about the culture and learn from each other

 

To register for the discussion, Email Shannon Reese.

Be sure to read all posted related documents prior to the discussion.

  • TBA

 
Download the Articles

Interpreting in Emergency Situations:This is not business as usual

Promsing Practices in Inclusive Emergency Management for the Whole Community  (PowerPoint file)


Upcoming Discussions


January 10

 Mental Health and Disasters
Moderator:  Rick Pope
March 13 The Cultural Dissonance of Deaf Criminal Offenders:
Antecedents of Linguistic and Cultural Dissonance
Moderator: Aviva Glasner
 May 8 Trauma and Mental Health/Sexual Abuse
Moderator:  Morag McDonald
 July 10 Deaf Off Drugs and Alcohol (DODA)
Moderator:  Susan Fraker
Sept 11 Advocacy and Mental Health
Moderator: Marcus Madux
 Nov 13 Play Therapy
Moderator: Alexis Greeves



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