Future CPD dates for 2024

I have some more training sessions coming up that I am delivering online for Sign Senei:

The swearing training as I call it, but to give it the official title:

"To Swear or Not to Swear: the challenges of translating profanity"

Swearing is a feature of everyday language that interpreters encounter, and no matter the domain that we regularly work in, we probably deal with this translation challenge regularly. Whether we 'should' relay the swear word brings up issues around censorship, accuracy in translation and our own ethical values.

Swearing has a range of functions in conversation, from expressing anger, being a rapport building strategy, in humour, to the strategic use of swearing by nurses in therapeutic relationships. There are cultural differences that influence why, and when someone uses a swear word, and terms have a different level of force in different languages. For interpreters, working between BSL and English, swear words can be a tricky piece of language to appropriately relay. Two very different languages and cultures are involved in our work and often it is more complicated than a simple word-for-sign replication.

This training will consider the different choices we have when translating swear words, and understanding the factors that influence our decisions. The intent behind the word/sign used, the audience it is intended for, the conversational norms or the setting we are working in, all affect how we produce our interpretation. We will consider example case studies to illustrate these factors, and explore coping strategies for interpreters in different domains.

Is on Sunday 1st September, 9am more info here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sht-fck-twt-to-swear-or-not-to-swear-the-translation-of-profanity-tickets-812960796627?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

I am also delivering another session of the Mental Health interpreting dilemmas, on Sunday 10th November, at 9am https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mental-health-interpreting-ethical-dilemmas-for-sign-language-interpreters-tickets-812957235977?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Not designed for absolute beginners, (I have a different session for those who haven't done MH interpreting yet) but if you have some experience of MH work, you should find this useful.

Here's the description:

This training will focus on the main challenges that can occur when interpreting with hearing clinicians for Deaf patients with mental ill health.

Using the theoretical frame of Demand-Control Schema of interpreting (Dean and Pollard 2013) we will look at the challenges that are unique to community interpreters working in this domain.

The content of the training will:

• Focus on the type of assessments that are conducted in hospital or in clinics with Deaf patients, that interpreters will encounter

• Explore some of the translation challenges that can occur

• Explore the dynamics of the mental health interaction, and how this differs from general community work

• Explore the therapeutic relationship and explain the values that the clinician holds

Training delivery will include a mixture of theory and practice, including video material, lecture, clinician’s handbooks/assessment forms, and academic research data.

As always, do get in touch if you have any questions :)

Yvonne