ASLIA Victoria [Out & About - November/December 2016 ]

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In this issue:

President's Report
Member News
Industry News - including news from Tasmania!
Deaf Perspectives - Jina Chapman shares some thoughts with us
Professional Development - Healthcare & Educational Interpreting in January
2017 Professional Development Calendar
Webinars!
John Michael Lovett Scholarship
Interpreting Literature & Resources - join WASLI!

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

President Julie Judd recently presented at a Monash University Ethics workshop for spoken and signed language interpreters.
Julie presented on the topic of ethical decision making and outlined how Demand Control Schema (DC-S) (Dean and Pollard) can be applied in conjunction with codes of conduct.

Reminder:

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MEMBER NEWS

Congratulations to Amie O'Shea and partner Melanie on the arrival of Joey Pritchard O'Shea, a brother for James.
Born on 10th November at the Royal Women's Hospital weighing 3.9kg.

ASLIA Victoria wishes you all the best.

Congratulations to Tasmanian member Ali Dowl on the birth of Louis Basil in September. ASLIA Victoria wishes you all the best.

Congratulations to ASLIA (WA) Life Member Karen Bontempo! Karen is the recipient of the WA Premier's Secondary Teacher of the Year Award for her incredible work at Shenton College with the Auslan as a LOTE program. We are extremely proud of Karen and her contribution to the Deaf and Interpreting Communities of WA! Well done!

As 2016 comes to a close, we would like to acknowledge the contribution that Rae Hynes has made to the field of education, as she has announced her retirement. Rae's career saw her instrumental in the establishing of Deaf Facilities at both Monash Secondary College and Forest Hill College. Not only has she supported many students over her career, she has also been a valued mentor to many interpreters and a much loved colleague and friend. On learning of Rae's departure, many past students returned to wish her well- a true testament to the impact she has had on many lives.
ASLIA Victoria would like to congratulate Rae on her 25 years of dedicated service, and to pass on our best wishes for her retirement.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Click here to read the latest newsletter Issue from Deafness Foundation. ASLIA Victoria is grateful for the grant received this year which has assisted in providing interpreters and captioning during workshops and professional development resources.

Two of our committee members recently visited Charles LaTrobe College to talk about interpreting. While they were there, they observed the Year 12 Auslan Debate. A short summary video can be viewed here.

On Friday 2nd December the interagency 'End of Year Party' was held at the Birmingham Hotel in Fitzroy. A big thank you to the three Auslan agencies - Auslan Services, Auslan Connections and Echo Interpreting for hosting this event. A great evening was had by all.

Read the latest community news from Vicdeaf here

ABC News 24 recently broadcast a story about DeafBlind artists. Watch it here.

ASLIA Victoria PD Calendar 2017

We have many exciting PD events planned for next year. Click above to access a pdf of our calendar. Please be aware that details will be published and advertised closer to each event,

JOHN MICHAEL LOVETT SCHOLARSHIP

Applications for the John Michael Lovett Scholarship are now open. More information is available on the website.

INTERPRETING LITERATURE & RESOURCES

Read the latest news from NAATI here
Do you receive emails from NAATI? If not, email Alessia Maruca on info@naati.com.au

Become a WASLI member, or renew your membership. Click here

The Goo at the Center of a Sign Language Interpreter

If a sign language interpreter could reach inside and scoop out the goo that makes them who they are, a mixture of artistic judgment, emotional labor, and organic creativity would drip from their fingers. This genuine house blend is the very essence of who they are and why they’ve chosen to do what they do.
To those who work with, play or love a sign language interpreter, it is important that you not underestimate the power of the goo because, at times, it can rival Yoda’s “force!”
So, what are you in for if you find yourself connected to a sign language interpreter? Let’s examine the goo and find out!

Building Trust: Accepting the Mantle of Sign Language Interpreter
Trustworthiness is a trait all sign language interpreters must embody. Wing Butler posits that it is our duty to display our commitment and trustworthiness at all times, on-the-job and off.

Some exciting updates from Robyn Dean (co-author of the Demand Control Schema Textbook)

First, we are now accepting applications for our online MS degree in healthcare interpreting.The group that would start summer of 2017 would be our second cohort. Find out more here:

http://www.ntid.rit.edu/aslie/mshci/overview

Share with those who you think might be interested!

Next, if you’re interested in healthcare interpreting but don’t choose to make the commitment for a Master’s, NTID’s successful online Certificate of Healthcare Interpreting (CHI) program is accepting applications for summer 2017. You can find more information about that program here:

http://www.ntid.rit.edu/aslie/certificate-healthcare-interpreting

Starting in January, I am again offering the online introduction to mental health interpreting course with the help of Interpretek. You can find out more here. This class is almost full!

http://www.interpretek.com/onlinefocus/store/introduction-to-mental-health/introduction-mental-health.html

I will have a new chapter coming out in the next few months which will be published in an edited volume. I will be sure to announce that on Facebook too when it is available. If you have not already and you are on Facebook, you might want to like the DC-S page AND we also have a new FB page devoted to the advancement of reflective practice and supervision. Please like that one too to get updates on our plans for 2017.

https://www.facebook.com/IIRASInternational/

That's all for this edition. Please feel free to provide your input and any articles that you think would be of interest to your colleagues for future editions by sending an email to info@asliavic.com.au

Thankyou to Vicdeaf for all their support by allowing us to use their facilities and for providing us with an office space. It is very much appreciated.

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