Mental Health Interpreter Training
ByMENTAL HEALTH INTERPETER TRAINING
July 26-30, 2010
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 Theory 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:
Early Bird thru April 30
Participants $250
Alumni $100
Students $100
May 1 – July 19th
Participants $300
Alumni $175
Students $115
At the Door
Participants $350
Alumni $250
Students $125
Cost is for the full training and includes the text Mental Health Interpreting: A Mentored Curriculum by Bob Pollard
A minimum of 4.0 RID CEUS will be offered.
Training will be held at Troy University in Montgomery, Alabama
Mental Health Interpreter Training Website
See http://www.mhit.org/2010instituteinfo.html for additional information and to download training applications.
Office of Deaf Services
Alabama Department of Mental Health
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
334-353-4703 (v) 334-239-3780 (VP)
Sponsored by: ADARA, Alabama Department of Mental Health-Office of Deaf Services and Troy University