Enhancing Knowledge Through Online Learning

Bimonthly online discussions are continuing education opportunities for mental health interpreters and clinicians who work with deaf consumers.  QMHI's are required to have 40 contact hours of continuing education per year.

You can go to this URL  https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-How-Do-I-Join-A-Meeting- for more information on how to join the webinar.  More tips for using Zoom can be found HERE

All presentations are in the form of a webinar.  Links to the webinar will be sent out the same day as the event. This year our webinars will be hosted on Zoom.  To use this platform, please read documents on the Zoom Website.

Important:  In order to ensure time to process your registration, the completed form and payment must be received 7 days prior to the event you wish to join.

The registration fee for all online discussions in the calendar year 2024 is just $35.*  

How to Register:

  • Send a check for $35.00 made out to ADARA- MHIT Fund along with the completed form to:

Shannon Reese, Services Coordinator
Alabama Department of Mental Health
Office of Deaf Services
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL  36130

* January to December.  This fee is NOT pro-rated. 

Upcoming Events

All Events run 6:30 - 8:30 PM Central Time

2025 Events Will Be Posted Soon

             

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“Building Bridges: Working with Deaf Refugees,  Immigrants/Migrants, and Asylum Seekers”

November 12, 2024

All discussions are conducted from
6:30 - 8:30 Central Standard Time (CST)

Presentation Flyer Available for Download HERE

Presented by:

Carly Fischbeck, MA, NIC

 Carly has been practicing as a NIC-certified interpreter for over ten years, specializing in educational interpreting. She earned her bachelor’s degree in interpreting from St. Catherine University, where she additionally focused on English and linguistics. She later returned to St. Catherine University, where she received her Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies and Communication Equity (MAISCE). Her research focused on interpreters’ strategies when working with Deaf refugee and immigrant students, a project inspired by her own experiences working with refugee and immigrant Deaf students and staff. 

In her current work, Carly engages with middle and high school students who have varying levels of language exposure, from students without an L1 to those with strong linguistic foundations. Many of these students are Deaf refugees, immigrants, or asylum seekers. She works with these students as an interpreter, but also focuses on helping students acclimate to their new environment conceptually, socially, and linguistically so that they can take hold of their new lives. Carly also enjoys interpreting at the college level, mentoring interpreting students and colleagues, and religious interpreting.

When not at work, Carly enjoys spending time with her family, which includes her husband, her two young boys, and two Siberian Huskies. As a family, they enjoy trips up to the cabin, cooking, and testing out new playgrounds and parks together. When she gets alone time, Carly
can be found working on a craft project, moving plants around in her garden, or enjoying a cup of coffee and a good book..

The Purpose of the Training 

This Bi-monthly online discussion will provide participants with opportunities to interact with interpreters and clinicians in the field of deafness, explore research articles, discuss presentations, and apply the online discussion to service provision.

Deaf and hard-of-hearing refugees, immigrants/migrants, and asylum seekers (DHH Reception and Integration Agency (RIAs) face challenges and opportunities that are unique from those faced by Deaf and hard-of-hearing American-born individuals or hearing RIAs. This workshop will discuss unique factors impacting DHH RIAs, as well as strategies to employ when working with DHH RIAs in mental health settings. Participants will learn strategies to modify their own language use, as well as how to incorporate visual aids to enhance communication with DHH RIAs.

The Objectives of the Training:

  • Identify unique opportunities and challenges faced by DHH RIAs.

  • Discuss strategies and techniques for communicating with DHH RIAs in mental health settings.

  • Identify visual aids and supplemental materials to support communication with DHH RIA individuals.

After the Training, participants will

  • Recognize the importance of knowing DHH IRAs in their home state.
  • Name two resources that clinicians/interpreters can access for DHH IRAs.
  • Analyze and use strategies for working with this population and recognize communication barriers.

Pre-reading: NA 

Target Audience:

Interpreters in Mental Health, Community Interpreters, Mental Health Professionals, School Counselors