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Linguistpd webinars are designed to make your professional development as simple and convenient as it can be. We offer a range of courses in the form of webinars on innovative subjects which you can “attend” in the comfort of your own home.

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Occupational Therapy in Adult Mental Health

Jane Terry-Coy

Date: 12 October 2017
Time: 7.30pm-9.30pm
Cost (UK & international): £25
Cost (US): £30

So you get booked to interpret within an Occupational Therapy (OT) session. What is expected of you? What are the challenges? What is OT?!

OT sessions can be fun, practical and interesting sessions to be a part of but it is important to understand the rationale behind the profession and what the therapist will expect from you.

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Voicing strategies for the interpreter’s toolbox: What we can learn from a case study of International Sign interpreting

Brett Best

Date: 9 November 2017
Time: 7.30pm-9.30pm
Cost: £25
Cost (US): £30

How can International Sign language assist our voice over (sign language to English/spoken language) skills?

Brett shares several strategies utilised by two interpreters as they took a highly visual communicative rendition (International Sign), and interpreted the message into spoken English. This research is applicable and will be of interest to interpreters of national sign languages, such as BSL/English interpreters, and ASL/English interpreters because all of the strategies identified are techniques that many sign language interpreters do or could use in their everyday work.

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Psychological Games: When we play them and who we play them with

Jill Guest

Cost: £ 25
Cost (US): £30
Duration: 120 minutes

Drawing upon the theory of Transactional Analysis, this webinar is an opportunity to increase your capacity for self-reflection. To help you reflect upon those moments when you leave an interpreting assignDrawing upon the theory of Transactional Analysis, this webinar is an opportunity to increase your capacity for self-reflection. To help you reflect upon those moments when you leave an interpreting assignment and you just don’t know what went wrong.

Jill will explain what psychological Games are, highlight different ways of understanding how Games are played, when we play Games, who we play Games with and what feelings emerge when we play them.ment and you just don’t know what went wrong.

Jill will explain what psychological Games are, highlight different ways of understanding how Games are played, when we play Games, who we play Games with and what feelings emerge when we play them.

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I think this presentation/research would enrich any interpreter training programme. It’s amazing how little we know when we are sent off into the big wide world! Hurruh for CPD! ” – Nancy, Interpreter

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