“What Would YOU Do?” An Interpreting Workshop for Ethical Decision-Making

MidState NCRID Presents
“What Would YOU Do?”
An Interpreting Workshop for Ethical Decision-Making

Worth: 0.4 CEU’s

Workshop Presenters: Sarah Wheeler and Raven Sheridan.

WHEN: JANUARY 22, 2011

WHERE: Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Library: 1420 Price Park Road Greensboro NC 27410 TIME: 10:00am to 3:00pm (Lunch on your own at 12:00 until 1:00)

Workshop Overview: This interactive workshop is focused on asking tough questions about ethics. What are ethics? Why is ethical decisions-making important? What are the possible ethical decision-making processes? How does all this relate to the Code of Professional Conduct? Through interactive scenarios and group discussions, participants will discover, explore and gain a more in-depth understanding into their own ethical decision-making process, and will create a preliminary ethical framework, for the purposes of applying it to future job assignments.

Educational Objectives: The participants will develop an understanding of ethical decision-making and be able to apply this knowledge in practice scenarios, group discussion and class engagement, and will be able to identify three to five decision-making processes by the end of the workshop.

NCRID is an approved RID CMP/ACET Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This Professional Studies (PS) activity is offered at 0.4 CEU’s at the “Some” Content Knowledge Level. Target Audience: Educational and Community Interpreters.
Refund Policy : (Although there is no advanced registration required, should a cancellation occur, any registration received, at address below, will be refunded in full).

Accommodations: Presentation will be in Spoken English. Any accommodation requests for interpreters must be made to mid-statencrid@hotmail.com before January 12, 2011

Cost: $15.00 Pay at the Door ( But, please RSVP to mid-statencrid@hotmail.com by January 5, 2011)
After the workshop: MIDSTATE 2011-2012 KICK-OFF!!!!!

$15.00 to renew your membership and a chance for a great raffle ticket drawing (must be present to win raffle prizes). If you cannot attend the KICK-OFF, but wish to renew your membership:
Please send checks to: MidStateNCRID , 117 C Dolley Madison Road Greensboro NC 27410

Employee Spotlight on Judy Thomas

HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED WITH CAP? I have worked with CAP since April 2006.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD ON THE ROAD? Fast food is Subway... sit down is Olive Garden

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB? The variety and changing venues

WHAT HOBBIES DO YOU ENJOY? Society for Creative Anachronism (Medival Recreation), ferret rescue and crotcheting

WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT INTERPRETING? Ignorant people who dont understand what we do.

HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH INTERPRETING? I needed a foreign language requirement in college and fell in love with the language.

WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT WORKING FOR CAP? I love the people I work with. The office staff supports me and so do the other interpreters.

SHARE AN INTERPRETING BLOOPER. Getting a phone call for a person who's last name was clearly Spanish but is deaf. I automatically assumed that Mary had called the wrong interpreter.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO A NEW INTERPRETER IN THE FIELD?
Try it all. Give it your best shot and be willing to make a mistake because we are not perfect.

FAVORITE QUOTE: "Give me the chocolate and no one gets hurt!"

Cap Updates

Dearest Members of CAP,

Thank you all so much for responding to our online survey. We got 100% participation. Furthermore, your feedback and suggestions will be considered in CAP's ongoing work. We would like to address a few suggestions brought up in the survey.

1) We had a suggestion for an in office video phone but we don't have anyone in the office would be able to use the video phone so we would have to hold off on that idea.

2) Someone suggested that the service forms be saved as PDF file in order for them to be e-mailed without the risk of the information being changed. That is a great idea and if you do not know how to do that please e-mail Carolina Price she can help you out with that, carojprice@gmail.com.

Also a friendly reminder that Renee has sent out a word friendly rendition of the service form, this will allow you all to complete the form online and e-mail it directly to either Debi or Renee. This will save you time and postage.

Thank you again and may we all have a happy, healthy and successful 2011.

Best Wishes,
The CAP Team

P.S. If you have the winning lottery numbers please forward them to Mary. :)