Mental health training

Live online training

Deafness with Dementia: Navigating Lived Experiences – a taster

Cost from £40

Date: 22 January 2025

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.

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Recorded training

Autism and Learning Disability In Deaf Adults

Cost from £40

Dr Kevin Baker will discuss how learning disabilities and autism manifest themselves in Deaf adults’ behaviour and communication. The impact of language deprivation will also be explored.

Professionals who work with Deaf adults with autism and learning disability will be invited to consider ways to adjust the way they work to improve communication.

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Exploring The Self – Interpreting Counselling & Psychotherapy Sessions

Cost from £40

Learn about the different types of therapy used, begin to assess your suitability for this domain and look at some of the practicalities of interpreting in psychotherapy.

Learning Outcomes:

  • An opportunity for personal reflection on our readiness for working in counselling and psychotherapy.
  • An understanding of different modalities including – CBT, Humanistic and Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic
  • An awareness of how to prepare to interpret a therapy session
  • Knowledge of the practicalities of interpreting in counselling and psychotherapy.

Structured CPD points: 2

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Occupational Therapy (in Adult Mental Health)

Cost from £40

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 needs from you. Although Jane works in the mental health domain, this webinar provides invaluable learning for working with OTs in the physical health domain

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Interpreting Counselling/Psychotherapy Sessions

Cost from £40

How should we approach interpreting a counselling/psychotherapy session? How will the interpreting decisions we make impact upon the therapy? What does the therapist need from us in order to do their job effectively? So many questions in this domain and until now, very few answers. This webinar will give you an opportunity to develop your reflective practice in relation to the triadic relationship within a therapeutic setting.

Structured CPD Points: 2

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Recorded training

An Introduction to Mental Health Interpreting – Children & Adolescents

Cost from £40

How do you prepare yourself to work in a CAMHS setting? What kind of language will you come across? How do you know if you’re suited to this domain? … All these questions and more were answered in our lively webinar. Watch Rob’s presentation and hear how he answers your colleagues’ questions. They loved it and we’re sure you will too!

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Recorded training

Identifying and Appreciating the Vulnerable Self – Building Buffers for Self Care

Cost from £40

We’re delighted to welcome the return of one of our most popular trainers, Dr McIntosh.

During this fascinating webinar, Wendy will explore how to both identify and appreciate the vulnerable self, as well as how to develop protective strategies for you – as a person and as a professional.

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