How can we gently alleviate chronic or acute pain? Can we prevent repetitive motion injuries? What about posture? Many interpreters are seated for prolonged periods of time, whether during travel, at their workstations, or within job environments. This webinar offers an exciting exploration of somatic movements tailored to be performed independently whether seated or standing. Through these practices interpreters can proactively enhance their well-being ensuring longevity and effectiveness in their profession.

This is a heavily practical workshop, so be ready to get involved!

How can we gently alleviate chronic or acute pain? Can we prevent repetitive motion injuries? What about posture? Many interpreters are seated for prolonged periods of time, whether during travel, at their workstations, or within job environments. This webinar offers an exciting exploration of somatic movements tailored to be performed independently whether seated or standing. Through these practices interpreters can proactively enhance their well-being ensuring longevity and effectiveness in their profession.

This is a heavily practical workshop, so be ready to get involved!

This webinar will enhance your knowledge around dementia as a condition and how this may specifically impact Deaf people with dementia and their families. 

You will consider the implications for your practice as BSL interpreters whilst working within this specialist domain and reflect on your experience and skills in working with everyone involved in the care pathway.

This training will be delivered in BSL. If you require interpretation into English as a reasonable adjustment, please request this as soon as possible.

This webinar is designed for interpreters-in-training, newly qualified interpreters, and experienced professionals seeking a refresher.

Gain a comprehensive understanding of consecutive interpreting, including when and how to use it effectively, strategies for managing communication flow, and techniques to improve both short-term and long-term memory.

Dr. Aldersson will guide you through practical tools like note-taking and segmenting, with interactive exercises and opportunities to share insights with peers.

Continue your journey into trauma-informed interpreting practise with sessions 2 and 3.

How safe are you in your professional relationships with colleagues and patients? 

Are you responding to demands in fight, flight or fawn response? 

What do you know about the window of tolerance? 

This training will benefit you, whether working in a business environment  with Deaf professionals, patients in mental health, clients undergoing social services interventions and everything in between. 

In the first part of a 3 part webinar, This training will challenge and illuminate your ideas and understanding about the impact of trauma on your interpreting practise.

How safe are you in your professional relationships with colleagues and patients? 

Are you responding to demands in fight, flight or fawn response? 

What do you know about the window of tolerance? 

This training will benefit you, whether working in a business environment  with Deaf professionals, patients in mental health, clients undergoing social services interventions and everything in between. 

Feeling like a fraud at work rather than fabulous? Where do these feelings come from? How can we move past them and bring out the best of our professional selves?

This webinar will provide a safe and supportive space to explore some of the causes of imposter syndrome and look at ways of combatting those feelings of not being good enough.

This webinar is for regulated trainee or registered qualified sign language interpreters (or those eligible to be).