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 2025 is just $35.*
How to Register:
- Download and fill out the 'Permission to File CEUs" form. This will serve as your registration form for all online discussions within that calendar year.
- 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
Upcoming Events
Note New Times for 2025
All Events run 6:00 - 8:00 PM Central Time
2026 Events will be posted soon
November 18 Visual Language, Visual Thinking: Therapeutic Tools for
Deaf Individuals with ID/DD Presenter: Lori Milcic
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“Visual Language, Visual Thinking: Therapeutic Tools for
Deaf Individuals with ID/DD”
Presented by:
Lori Milcic, MA, CI, CT, QMHI,
Lori Milcic
November 18, 2025
All discussions are conducted from
6:00 - 8:00 Central Standard Time (CST) (Note New Time)
the Deaf Services Coordinator for PA’s Office of Developmental Programs. She was also trained in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, which focuses on the interaction of neuroscience and trauma and is (slowly) pursuing her doctorate in Developmental Psychology, with a research focus on language deprivation. Lori has broad experience with communication assessments, advocacy, and training related to nontraditional communication.
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.
Working for folks with intellectual and developmental disabilities requires a variety of specialized skills. Understanding the varying
perspectives both within and outside of the community is essential to doing your best work. This session will take a deeper dive into the
variety of ways sign language is used in the context of intellectual and developmental disabilities. This virtual, live, training session will
focus on ASL vocabulary often used in the intellectual/developmental disability world and modifications that are commonly seen.
The Objectives of the Training:
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Describe the variety of signing skills used by DHHDB individuals in the IDA system,
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Compare and contrast typical, community interpreting/counseling for Deaf+ individuals, and
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Identify 3 tools or approaches an interpreter/clinician can employ when working in the ID world.
After the Training, participants will
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Identify different ways sign language is used by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Recognize and apply common ASL vocabulary and modifications used in ID/DD contexts.
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Understand community and professional perspectives to better support Deaf+ individuals with ID/DD.
Target Audience:
Interpreters in Mental Health, Community Interpreters, Mental Health Professionals, School Counselors
