Entry to Practice Pre-test/Webinar Information
The Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
presents
Entry to Practice Competencies Webinar
A project to delineate the major skills, fields of knowledge and attributes that underlie competent professional interpreting practice was onducted by the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) Distance Opportunities or Interpreter Training (DO IT) Center during 2000–2005. The set of competencies resulting from this project—which are referred to as the Entry-to-Practice competencies—were developed over time by a collaborative core of experienced and committed interpreter educators, practitioners, and leaders with input from a wide range of stakeholders. The stakeholders included students of interpreting, interpreter educators, D/deaf and hard-of-hearing consumers, employers, policy makers, organizational leaders, and parents of deaf children. This webinar will focus on a discussion of these competencies, how they relate to the expectations of consumers and employers, and what they mean for the work of interpreter practitioners. Strategies for practitioners to use in assessing their current degree of mastery of the competencies will also be discussed.
Presenters:
Anna Witter-Merithew, M.Ed., CSC, SC:L, OIC:C, SC:PA, CI, and CT, is the Director of the MARIE Center housed at UNC. MARIE is a partner center of the NCIEC and serves as the Center of Excellence on Legal Interpreting. In her capacity as Director, Anna oversees the Legal Interpreter Training Program (LITP) offered through UNC. Anna is currently creating a court interpreting induction program in each of the NCIEC regions and developing a series of training packages for a legal interpreting train-the-trainer event that will launch soon.
Leilani J. Johnson, Ed.D., IC/TC, CI, NAD III, is the architect and administrator of the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) Distance Opportunities for Interpreter Training (DO IT) Center. Her work includes practice, instruction, administration, and presentations relevant to interpreting. The Center offers a BA in ASL-English Interpretation, an MA in Teaching ASL, and numerous professional development opportunities.
Dates and Times
January 13, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. and
January 14, 2014 at 5:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
All times are central standard times.
To register
Go to this link below and take the 10 question pre-test for this webinar session. On the last page of the pre-test you will find the link to the webinar system registration. It will take only a few minutes, then you will receive the link to “click on” (use) for the day/evening of the webinar.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BH22WZM
For those who have not participated in a webinar, you will need a phone to use for calling in to a toll free number (to listen in to the webinar), and access to the internet to view the webinar.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email or call. My contact information is below. If you cannot reach me at the office, feel free to call my cell – any time before 10pm CST.
I am looking forward to meeting you on line!
Randi Turner
Email: [email protected]
Communication Access Specialist
DARS-Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
PO Box 12904, Austin, Texas. 78711
512-407-3250 (V) or use the relay service of your choice
512-410-7691 (VP), 512-407-3267 (Direct Line)
512-484-2240 (Cell)