Mental Health Interpreting
and the Impacts of
Compassion Fatigue
This is a two-day workshop.
February 7 & 8, 2014
Friday evening from 5:30 pm- 8:30 pm
and Saturday from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Shane Westmoreland, M.A., is a certified American Sign Language Interpreter with more than 10 years of experience. His current specializations include medical and mental health interpretation. He currently serves as a staff interpreter at a network of hospitals in the metro Washington, DC area. Prior to his career in ASL interpretation, Shane worked as a Sexual Assault Victims Advocate for the State Attorney’s Office of Florida.
He later earned a Master’s in Clinical Psychology, and is currently a doctoral candidate in the field of Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in neuropsychology. His research interests include the therapeutic alliances that form when working with an interpreter as well as the prevalence of compassion fatigue among interpreters.
Shane was trained at Neuropsychology Associates of Fairfax to administer multiple psychological batteries and incorporate and integrate information from clinical interviews, and behavioral observations for individuals with suspected neuropsychological impairments. He is currently a psychology extern at the River School of Washington, D.C., a leader in clinical research and training in the area of child language and literacy as it related to hearing loss and aural rehabilitation
He has presented locally and nationally on a variety of topics including mental health and medical interpreting, interpreter ethics, Video Remote Interpreting (VRI), and Video Relay Service (VRS) interpreting. In addition, Shane has conducted on-site program evaluations and provided advisement as to fidelity to program standards and modifications needed to meet the unique needs of individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Location:
Florida State College Jacksonville
11901 Beach Blvd.,
Jacksonville, FL 32246 -
M2 Building, second floor
Co-Sponsored by
FSCJ SLIP
Interpreter Team generously provided by:
About the Topics:
(Friday Evening) - ADA Guide to HIPAA Training 0.3 CEUs
Rules and regulations of compliance for interpreters The ADA Practical Guide to HIPAA Training helps interpreters and agencies involved in the healthcare industry better protect the privacy and security of personal information and patient data. Compliance is critical in healthcare, where individuals share details of their health, personal lives and finances when they are at their most vulnerable. This 3-hour training explains the basic principles of HIPAA vs. ADA privacy and security laws in simple, understandable term
Educational Objectives - Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand the requirements of the federal HIPAA/HITECH regulations
- Understand policies and procedures that protect the privacy and security of private health information
- Define what information must be protected
- Understand how HIPAA/HITECH impacts your role as an interpreter
- Understand policies for appropriate use of technology
- Discuss the purpose of the ADA from a civil rights framework
- Identify the five titles of the ADA
- Define the general non discrimination requirements of the ADA
- Define our role under the ADA
(Saturday) Mental Health Interpreting 0.7 CEUs
The goal of this workshop is to increase competency and effectiveness when interpreting in mental health settings
- Identify key members of the therapeutic team
- Define the interpreter’s role in the therapeutic team
- Be familiar with an interpreter’s ethical and professional responsibilities and obligations.
- Identify the modifications that have to be made to ensure the interpreted assignment is conducted in the most efficient manner possible
- Identify common psychological tests and describe the settings they are used
- Identify when to use first vs. third person interpreting
(Saturday) Compassion Fatigue "The Cost of Caring"
This workshop is designed to provide interpreters with exposure to one of the greatest threats to our effectiveness as interpreters, vicarious traumatization and compassion fatigue.
- Define the terms compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and burnout
- Distinguish between stress and burnout.
- Identify stressors associated with working as an interpreter
- Describe professional successes and challenges in your career.
- Recognize signs of compassion fatigue
- Identify actions and behaviors that violate healthy boundaries.
- Identify actions and behaviors that violate healthy boundaries.
BOTH days, 10 hours of training (1.0 CEUs)
FSCJ Students - Complimentary
Other ITP Students - $15
Pre-Certified FRID Members - $75
Certified FRID Members - $75
Pre-Certified Non-FRID Members - $100
Certified Non-FRID Members - $100
Friday ONLY - 0.3 CEUs
FRID Members $30, Non-Members $40
Saturday ONLY - 0.7 CEUs
FRID Members $60, Non-Members $80
through SAWInterpreting.
One recipient will be selected by February 1st,
for the Jacksonville workshop.**$$
Attendees needing reasonable accommodations (such as interpreters/transliterators) should send written notice to Nancy Osborn at EventsReg@FRIDcentral.org prior to January 31, 2014.
Sponsorships for this event are being accepted:
- Name Badges - $75
- Friday night coffee break - $75
- Saturday Breakfast - $75
- Saturday Lunch - $100
- Presenter Travel $200
- Interpreter Services, if requested
If you, or your organization would like to co-sponsor this event, please contact Nancy Osborn at RegionRepNorth@FRIDcentral.org
