State-Wide Teleconference

Past Conference offered by the MHDP:

MENTAL HEALTH AND DEAFNESS PROGRAM
TELECONFERENCE OUTLINE
"INTERPRETING ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH SETTINGS"

SEPTEMBER 18, 1999
10:00 am to 12:00 noon

This teleconference is presented by the Mental Health and Deafness Program at the Ellis Human Development Institute of the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University. The Program is funded by the Ohio Department of Mental Health. The mission of the program is to train mental health professionals and students in working with the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing communities, and to train interpreting professionals and students in working in mental health settings.

This is the initial teleconference of a series of conferences planned for the future. At least two tele-conferences per school year are planned and future topics will be announced. Some of the conferences will be focused on interpreting issues and CEU credits are sought through OCRID for these conferences. Continuing Education credits will be sought for professionals in psychology, counseling, social work and psychiatry for future conferences. The second teleconference will focus on issues for clinicians working with deaf clients. Following teleconference topics will include deaf-blind issues and psychiatric issues.

The presenters and discussion leaders for this teleconference are:

Robert N. Basil, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist, Director of the Mental Health and Deafness Program

Barbara Dunaway, C.I., C.T., Interpreter Supervisor for the Mental Health and Deafness Program

Nancy Basil, CSC, Interpreter Training Program at CSU

Bryan Hraban, CI, Manual Communications Program at Sinclair Community College

Presenters and Topics:

Bryan Hraban: Attitudes toward mental health settings and mental health professionals and Interpreter Code of Ethics.

Nancy Basil: Knowledge of mental health terminology, mental health paperwork, types of treatments, tests & procedures. Professional Code of Ethics, interpersonal skills & understanding group dynamics, understanding own biases and reactions, possible moral conflicts, human personality, psychological, sociological and educational aspects of deafness and interpreter laws and legal rights. 

Barb Dunaway: Skills including assessing client’s language skills, adjusting communication modes, developing trust with clients and professionals, educating clients and professionals on how to properly use interpreters, problem solving within code of ethics, managing stress levels, minimizing conflicts, recognizing limits, advocacy role and limits of interpreter role.

Dr. Basil: Questions and Discussion.

COST: $5 TO $10 (cost may vary depending on the site)

The conference will involve discussion of the wide variety of issues and concerns related to providing interpreter services within a mental health context at the beginner level. Attitudes, knowledge and skills required to interpret in this challenging area.

LIST OF SITES:

WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY

LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY

COLUMBUS STATE COLLEGE

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