Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation Series
Webinars:
Vocational Rehabilitation Series
This collection of webinars focuses on the topic area of Vocational Rehabilitation.
The following is provided for each webinar:
- Title,
- Air date,
- Presenter,
- Description,
- Target audience, and
- Available materials are provided.
Within this series, webinars are listed in chronological order from the most recent webinar to the oldest.
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Vocational Rehabilitation Webinars
Skill Development for VR Interpreters – Models & Resources
Original Air Date: December 11, 2014
Presenters: Anna Witter-Merithew
Description: The focus of this webinar is on strategies and resources for developing interpreting skills for working in the VR setting. Practical ideas for how to work independently and/or in small group to enhance skill performance will be discussed. As well, sources for accessing skill development resources will be identified.
Target Audience: All interpreters and interested stakeholders
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Deaf VR Professionals & Designated Interpreters
Original Air Date: September 29, 2014
Presenters: Trenton Marsh and Jennifer Storrer
Description: Deaf interpreters bring a unique set of skills and experiences to the interpreted events—particularly when providing services to deaf individuals with unique linguistic considerations. This webinar will focus on the contributions of Deaf interpreters within the VR system. Samples of Deaf interpreters in action will be provided and discussed. Strategies for enhancing Deaf-hearing interpreter teams will also be explored.
Target Audience: All interpreters and interested stakeholders
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Interpreting for Assessment and Evaluation Processes
Original Air Date: August 25, 2014
Presenters: Pauline Annarino and Cheryl Davis
Description: One of the unique aspects of interpreting in VR settings is the array of assessment and evaluation tools that are administered in determining appropriate services to provide to deaf VR clients. This webinar will explore the challenges and strategies associated with interpreting assessment and evaluation tools. Resources for skill development in this area will also be explored.
Target Audience: All interpreters and interested stakeholders
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Skills, Knowledge, and Attributes of Interpreters Working in VR Settings
Original Air Date: June 16, 2014
Presenter: Glenn Anderson
Description: Through a review of the literature, expert consultation and collection of data from practitioners and VR professionals, a set of domains and competencies of interpreters working in the VR setting has been defined. This webinar will introduce the domains and competencies of interpreters who work in the VR setting and consider ways in which competencies can be developed.
Target Audience: All interpreters and interested stakeholders
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Serving VR Clients:
Demographics, Procedures & Services
Original Air Date: April 28, 2014
Presenters:Dee Clanton and Trudy Schafer
Description: This webinar will look at the deaf individuals who are served by VR by 1) exploring the demographics of clients, 2) identifying the procedures that must be followed in order for a deaf individual to receive VR services, and 3) what type of services are provided to VR clients. This information will help interpreters to more fully appreciate the VR context and the needs of clients that are served.
Target Audience: All interpreters and interested stakeholders
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Team VR
Original Air Date: March 24, 2014
Presenters: Cheryl Davis and Pauline Annarino
Description: One of the key elements of a system is the personnel that work within the system and their roles and responsibilities. This webinar will continue to build on our understanding of VR as a system by considering the personnel with whom the interpreter will most consistently interact, their roles and responsibilities and how various personnel relate to one another in carrying out the goals and mission of the VR system.
Target Audience: All interpreters and interested stakeholders
Materials: Due to technology issues, the session recording and transcripts are not available for this webinar.
Vocational Rehabilitation as a System
Original Air Date: February 24, 2014
Presenter: Anna Witter-Merithew
Description: This webinar builds on the Systems Thinking for Interpreters webinar by exploring VR as a System. The VR structure will be discussed so that its individual and the inter-connectedness of the parts are understood. This understanding can help interpreters to understand the context in which their work occurs and thus make more informed decisions regarding meaning, acts and practices.
Target Audience: All interpreters and interested stakeholders
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System Thinking for Interpreters
Original Air Date: January 27, 2014
Presenter: Anna Witter-Merithew
Description: The focus of this webinar is on Systems Thinking and how it can contribute to problem solving associated with interpreting. Systems Thinking is a way of thinking about, and a language for describing and understanding, the forces and interrelationships that shape the behavior of systems in which interpreters provide service.
Systems thinking can help interpreters learn how to function within systems more effectively, and to act more in tune with the natural processes that exist within systems. As a result, interpreters can expand the range of controls they apply to manage demands associated within a given system.
Target Audience: All interpreters and interested stakeholders
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Grant Recognition
As of December 31, 2021, this grant project is no longer active or soliciting applications.
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