Meeting with my mentor Pat

Today we are meeting to discuss all the new challenges I have been facing in the interpreting world and how I am feeling more comfortable with many situations that I was quite awkward a few months ago. Also we will talk about the goals and questions that we had discussed and how I have begun to understand the steps to take to find the solutions. Will post more later today... :)

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Kinect to recognize American Sign Language

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6272656.html?tag=latestheadlines According to a patent listing for Microsoft's gesture-recognition technology, the gear recognizes ASL, maps toes, and reads lips.

Alabama's Mental Health Interpreter Training Program

Hold the dates!!! Alabama's Mental Health Interpreter Training Program has been scheduled for August 6-10, 2012 at Troy University in Montgomery. 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 for Interpreting Applied to Mental Health. PRESENTERS INCLUDE: Bob Pollard, Robyn Dean, Roger Williams, Steve Hamerdinger, Charlene Crump, Brian McKenny, Shannon Reese, et. al. A MINIMUM OF 4.0 RID CEUS WILL BE OFFERED. SPONSORED BY: *ADARA *Troy University *Alabama...

NIC Rubric for Interview Portion of Test

The NIC Rubric was introduced for the first time at this workshop!! WHOA! I have been studying really hard for the NIC written test but had no idea the depth and challenge that this next part of the NIC test would be. I have a general overview of how they conduct the interview and how they will base the 5 sections for 5 minutes each on the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct, on how you can take multiple perspectives from all members of the community ex: Deaf, hearing, intperperter, etc. , How you need to focus on short term but also long term effects, etc. They gave out some practice senarios and I have a LOT of notes. I figure after my written test is over and I set up a test date I can really start to focus my attention on this part of the test as well as the preformance...just take one thing at a time. I'm just glad I have a basic understanding of what to expect and an outline of what to study and what they expect from me during the interview portion.

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