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Ethics and Professionalism Workshop - May 12, 2012
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ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM WORKSHOP
May 12, 2012 from 9:00am to 12:00pm at The Hearing and Speech Agency in Baltimore, Maryland
Workshop Presented by Lisa L. Weems
Sponsored by The Hearing and Speech Agency and PCRID
Workshop Description: During this three-hour workshop we will examine the theoretical foundation from which decisions are made and how those foundations are shaped by a variety of cultural influences.
Through lecture and hands-on, goal oriented activities, we will examine theories of morality and influences on morality that come from background, culture and ethnicity. Ethical premises will be discussed along with the tenets of professionalism and how those broad concepts relate to interpreting. Participants will learn to differentiate between morality and ethics and apply the theoretical knowledge to interpreting specific situations.
0.3 PS CEUs – Instructional Level = Little/None
- This workshop is presented in English. The deadline to request an interpreter is May 4, 2012.
- Any requests for other accommodations must be made by May 4, 2012.
- Cancellation policy: 100% refundable up to and on May 4, 2012. No refunds will be given after this date.
This facility is accessible for persons with disabilities.
About The Presenter: Lisa L. Weems, CI/CT, NIC has been interpreting professionally for over 20 years across a broad spectrum of venues. Her educational background includes a B.A./Sociology with further study of linguistics and discourse analysis through a variety of supplemental courses and workshops. Lisa also has created and presented a wealth of professional development initatives for interpreters including workshops, individual and group mentoring and special programs. She currently holds the position of Interpreter Education Coordinator at the Centralized Interpreter Referral Service of Baltimore, coordinates a progressive mentoring program and provides professional development initatives for a roster of over 120 interpreters. Lisa is a former member of the RID Professional Development Committee.
Rate: $30 for PCRID members, $60 for non-PCRID members
PCRID April 2012 General Membership: Lunch/Meeting/Workshop
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FREE REGISTRATION FOR CURRENT PCRID MEMBERS!
From 12 - 1 pm, Matthew O'Hara and Gino Gouby will be joining us to discuss the NIC and the testing update, while we enjoy lunch.
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WORKSHOP - Teaming as Dual Processing in English-ASL Interpreting (1:00pm to 4:00pm)
Miako Rankin and Gerard Williams
- This workshop is presented in ASL with spoken English interpretation.
- Any requests for other accommodations must be made by Monday, April 16, 2012.
- Ridesharing Carpool - If you need a ride, or have a ride to share, please make sure to register at the PCRID rideshare website.
Virtues and Vices in Sign Language Workshop
VIRTUES AND VICES IN SIGN LANGUAGE WORKSHOP
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Sunday, April 1, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Gallaudet University
Workshop presented By Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, Ph.D.
Sponsored by PCRID and the Gallaudet University Regional Interpreter Educational Center (GURIEC)
Workshop Description: Ethics in signed language interpreting is about more than passing a test or following a rulebook. Real life ethical decision-making often requires interpreters to make difficult choices by reasoning through options that involve trade-offs. In this workshop, Dr. Teresa Blankmeyer Burke of Gallaudet University will provide attendees with background on the virtue ethics approach to ethical decision-making, lead interpreters through a discussion of three virtues and their corresponding vices, and offer opportunities to practice this approach through the use of case studies.
.4 PS CEUs - Instructional Level = Some
- This workshop is presented in ASL. The deadline to request an interpreter is Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
- Any requests for other accommodations must be made by Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
- Cancellation policy: 100% refundable up to and on Friday, March 23, 2012. No refunds will be given after this date.
This facility is accessible for persons with disabilities.
About the Presenter:
Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy and Religion Department of Gallaudet University. She is currently the only living signing deaf philosopher with a doctorate in the world. Dr. Burke's research interests are in ethics and applied ethics, including bioethics and interpreting ethics. She has presented numerous workshops nationally and internationally, including the first plenary address ever on bioethics for the 15th Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf in Madrid. Dr. Burke's interest in signed language interpreting ethics developed through her perspective as a deaf consumer of interpreting services, and also through her work as a practicum supervisor for the UNM Signed Language Interpreter program for over a decade, focusing on transliteration. She has served as a consultant to the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and has provided ethics training to RID mediators and adjudicators.
Rate: $50 for PCRID members, $80 for non-members
Foundations of Court Interpreting
FOUNDATIONS OF COURT INTERPRETING
Presented by
Carla M. Mathers, Esquire, SC:L
Friday/Saturday, May 4-5, 2012
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm each day
Location: TBD ‐‐ Rockville, Maryland
Cost: Full Seminar ‐ $400.00 First Weekend only ‐ $250*
*Participants cannot register for only the second weekend*
*CEUs: A total of 2.4 CEUs in professional studies will be offered upon completion of the entire course. Registrants taking only the first weekend will receive 1.2 CEUs.
Language of Presentation: This training will be conducted in ASL if deaf participants register.
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) Working deaf interpreters may attend (certification is not required).
3) Enrolled participants in TCS Associates’ Legal Interpreter Mentoring Program.
Target Audience: Certified hearing interpreters and working deaf interpreters
Registration Deadline: April 1, 2012. Class size is limited to 25 people and registrations will be taken
on a first come first served basis.
Questions and Additional Information: Contact Alan Abarbanell at Alan@TCSassociates.com.
*PCRID is approved by the RID CMP to sponsor continuing education activities. This program is being offered for 2.4. CEUs in the content area of professional studies. Participants should have some knowledge of the topic.
Attention all members ~ you have a voice!
Attention all members ~ you have a voice! If you have questions, comments and/or concerns about your PCRID, email your Members at Large. We would love to hear from you! For Maryland members, contact Natalie Collins at memberatlarge-md@pcrid.net and for the District of Columbia members, contact Erin Harrison at memberatlarge-dc@pcrid.net.
Message From, Erin Harrison, PCRID's Member-at-Large for Washington DC
As Member-at-Large (DC) for PCRID, I serve the liaison to the board for the Scholarships and Awards Committee (SAC). Since my first term in 2010 it has been my pleasure to work with Erica Alley in her role as the Chair of this important committee. Always diligent and motivated, she conscientiously carried out the mission of SAC, handling donations to the community, scholarships/grants, awards to members, and other duties asked of her. It is our loss as she moves on to other things after two years of effort, yet our gain as Mish Ktejik, former Vice Chair of SAC, moves to fill her shoes. I am looking forward to another vital year working with SAC. Thank you also to former members of SAC - we miss you. SAC needs the support of the membership, if YOU are interested in serving PCRID's mission of "Giving through Funding," please contact Mish Ktejik at sac@pcrid.net.
VIEWS Winter 2012 - Recently Certified from MD and DC
- Alisha Potempa, NIC
- Holly Barrett, NIC
- Amanda Cole, NIC
- Anna S. Kakel, NIC
- Lisa Ann Pershan, NIC
Congratulations!
President's Message
Farewell from Michael Labadie
Dearest colleagues and friends,
When I first moved to the DC area in January of 2002, I arrived with over twenty years interpreting experience. But none of those years had prepared me for the culture shock of working with so many brilliant, educated deaf people. And I struggled to understand the relationship between them and the interpreting community for some time. It was not like the model I'd known from the Northeast. There, the interpreting community and the deaf community worked in tandem and held each other in high regard.
Now, nearly ten years later, I have come to a deeper understanding; things are complicated. Having engaged in conversation with many interpreters and deaf people here, I am keenly interested in seeing efforts made by PCRID and MDAD, DCAD, and DHHIG to collaborate on issues of educating our constituents as well as the uninformed (or poorly informed) hearing consumers we interact with in Government and other interpreting situations. Your Board this year has made efforts to continue reaching out to the deaf organizations and we are so grateful they wish to engage! Personal thanks to Charm Smith, MDAD President, and David Nelson, DCAD President, and Steve Gagnon, DHHIG President, for our initial discussions. I regret that I will not be here to continue working with you, but I point you to the 2012 PCRID Board who are eager to work with you!
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PCRID DCAD Happy Hour - December 9, 2011
Happy Hour of 2011!
Date: December 9, 2011
Time: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Buffalo Billiards
Address:1330 19th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20036
Closest Metro is Dupont Circle, south exit.
For more information contact Bethany Melanson at dcadliaison@pcrid.net
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Looking for A Mentor
Mentor me…
RID Certified Interpreters only
Experienced interpreter needs assistance to prepare for RID Certification
Have completed written test and passed. Need help with Interview portion
Graduated ITP 1998
Compensation: $500.00 (upon Certification)
Regular intense meetings. 1 1/2 hour limit for each meeting
Serious inquiries only please
Linthicum, Maryland area
Contact: Ann Mrozek at kelseysis@verizon.net