6/12/09 MRID Interpreter Picnic
Interpreter Picnic
Hosted By: MRID Freelance Committee
Friday, June 12th, 5-8 PM
Boom Island (near Pioneer’s statue) 800 Sibley Street Northeast
Minneapolis, MN 55413
On Friday, June 12, the MRID Freelance Committee is hosting a picnic for all interpreters, their friends and families.
Come and see friends you haven’t seen in awhile. Or come and meet people new to the profession.
Provided: The beverages, plates, napkins and utensils
Please Bring: A food item to share with other interpreters
For more information contact: Richard Laurion, rlaurion@stkate.edu
6/15/09 Fireside Training, Mental Health Week 2
Fireside Training series – Mental Health:
Week 2: Monday, June 15, 2009: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Dynamic Communications/ASL Interpreting Services Office
6517 Hunter Rd, Corcoran, MN 55340
This series focuses on interpreting in Mental Health Settings. Presenters include professionals in the fields of psychology and interpreting with many years of experience in working with Deaf individuals. They will walk you through various kinds of appointments (med checks, therapy sessions, etc) as well as share some of their first hand experiences. You will also learn miscellaneous but oddly important tricks of the trade, such as “Where to put my purse?”
Independent Study RID CEUs are available upon request.
Cost: $40 (includes all 4 classes).
Register online: www.aslis.com/workshopregistration.html
-or-
call our office (763) 478-8963
SPACE IS LIMITED SO RESERVE NOW!
6/19/09 & 6/20/09 MADC Biennial Conference
58th Biennial Conference: Chiseling Toward Success
Keynote Speaker: Frank Turk
Hosted By: Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens
Friday June 19th 8am—4pm, and Saturday June 20th 8am—12pm
Holiday Inn & Suites
75 37th Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56302
Workshops include:
Together We Build, Frank Turk
Changing the Stigma of Mental Health: Attitudes, Beliefs & Experiences of Deaf Individuals, John Gournaris
Identify ID, John Justin
Video Remote Interpreting and Your Rights to Access, Heather Ortiz & Marty Barnum
Deaf Culture Salon’s Future: You Decide, Cynthia Weitzel & Guests
Sustaining Economic Success, Sonny Wasilowski
What’s So Funny?, Kim Wassennar
Youth: Tomorrow’s Leaders, Misty Schomberg
The Building Blocks of a Successful Financial Plan, Dave Franks
For more information visit: http://www.minndeaf.org/
6/22/09 Fireside Training, Mental Health Week 3
Fireside Training series – Mental Health:
Week 3: Monday, June 22, 2009: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Dynamic Communications/ASL Interpreting Services Office
6517 Hunter Rd, Corcoran, MN 55340
This series focuses on interpreting in Mental Health Settings. Presenters include professionals in the fields of psychology and interpreting with many years of experience in working with Deaf individuals. They will walk you through various kinds of appointments (med checks, therapy sessions, etc) as well as share some of their first hand experiences. You will also learn miscellaneous but oddly important tricks of the trade, such as “Where to put my purse?”
Independent Study RID CEUs are available upon request.
Cost: $40 (includes all 4 classes).
Register online: www.aslis.com/workshopregistration.html
-or-
call our office (763) 478-8963
SPACE IS LIMITED SO RESERVE NOW!
6/29/09 Fireside Training, Mental Health Week 4
Fireside Training series – Mental Health:
Week 4: Monday, June 29, 2009: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Dynamic Communications/ASL Interpreting Services Office
6517 Hunter Rd, Corcoran, MN 55340
This series focuses on interpreting in Mental Health Settings. Presenters include professionals in the fields of psychology and interpreting with many years of experience in working with Deaf individuals. They will walk you through various kinds of appointments (med checks, therapy sessions, etc) as well as share some of their first hand experiences. You will also learn miscellaneous but oddly important tricks of the trade, such as “Where to put my purse?”
Independent Study RID CEUs are available upon request.
Cost: $40 (includes all 4 classes).
Register online: www.aslis.com/workshopregistration.html
-or-
call our office (763) 478-8963
SPACE IS LIMITED SO RESERVE NOW!
10/2/09 Deafhood Workshop
Deafhood
Presented By: Nigel Howard
A workshop for both Deaf and hearing
This workshop will offer a brief journey through Deafhood understanding the important concepts that framework Deafhood and why it is an important movement for members of the Deaf community and all those aligned with the Deaf community. The role and relationship of Deaf people within the realm of Deafhood will be explored, along with the global and historical perspectives.
Hosted by: Dynamic Communications
Friday, October 2nd 6pm - 9pm
Emmanuel Christian Center
7777 University Ave
Minneapolis, MN
Cost $29
Registration Open now! http://www.aslis.com/workshopregistration.html
Earn 0.3 CEUs (little to no content knowledge required)
10/3/09 Medical Classifiers Workshop
Medical Classifiers
Presented by Nigel Howard
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
9am - 4pm
Cost $79 - Worth 0.6 CEUs
This one day workshop targeted for professional interpreters and Deaf interpreters will provide participants an opportunity to learn the human anatomy and physiology in American Sign Language (ASL), with an emphasis on classifiers, as well as specialized terminology related to medical settings.
Some content knowledge is required
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