March 14-15, 2008.  The Language Door welcomes you to RID NIC PREPARATION WORKSHOP: WRITTEN, PERFORMANCE, INTERVIEW, Friday 6:15-8:30 pm and Sat. 8:45 am to 4:30 pm at The Language Door, 8285 SW Nimbus Ave., Suite 112, Beaverton, OR  97008.  This workshop with Joe Lucas is designed to give participants an overview of the national testing system process and format by reviewing the written, interview, and performance portions of the NIC exam. ~~ Friday night will be a review of the written text format and suggested study materials for the exam. This will jump start the preparation process for participants who are studying for the exam. Julie Simon will co-present on Friday night. ~~ On Saturday much of the workshop will focus on the interview portion of the exam with lecture, demonstration, and small group activities. Participants will learn how to think globally and identify critical elements that must be included in high quality responses. The format and the domains that are rated for the performance will be reviewed and participants will have an opportunity to ask questions about the performance. ~~ Notes: 1) There will not be hands-on practice for the performance portion of the exam. 2) This workshop does not cover other RID exams. ~~ RID CEUs: Friday, 0.2 PS; Saturday 0.6 PS ~~ Flyer available on web site at www.thelanguagedoor.net.  For other details, contact info@thelanguagedoor.net.

March 15, 2008.  El Camino College welcomes you to PREPARING FOR THE NIC KNOWLEDGE EXAM (NATIONAL INTERPRETER CERTIFICATION) by Allisun Kale from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at El Camino college, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA  90506.  NIC Knowledge Exam Workshop by Allisun Kale will include discussion of testing process, test structure, definitions of key test content, and suggested reference materials. Materials will be connected to testing tasks and knowledge/skills statements. Participants will be able to answer questions regarding study materials and will apply decision making skills to answer "mock" test questions. Appropriate for students, professionals, or educators. .7 RID CEU's. $40 if postmarked by February 28, 2008. $20 for El Camino students with current student ID if postmarked by February 28, 2008. $60 registration at the door with no guaranteed admission as seating is limited. Contact Susan Marron, smarron@elcamino.edu, for registration form. Checks sent in without registration form will be returned.

March 29, 2008.  Sign Language Factory/Bill Rennie.  ASL Workshops "IMPROVING ASL RECEPTIVE SKILLS" & "USING AND UNDERSTANDING CLASSIFIERS IN ASL" at Anaheim Public Library, Sunkist Branch, 901 S. Sunkist, Anaheim, CA  92806.  "Improving ASL Receptive Skills": Are you thinking you're never going to understand when someone signs to you? Relax! This workshop will teach you some techniques to help you improve those receptive skills!  "Using & Understanding Classifers in ASL": Classifiers are an essential part of expressive sign language. Learn the different classifiers and how they can enhance your ASL skills! You won't want to miss this opportunity to learn from one of the funniest deaf ASL instructors around! Cost: Pre registration cost is $30 per workshop or $50 if you sign up for both. At the door: $40 each, $70 for both. To register, send your name, address, phone and email, along with fee to SIGN LANGUAGE FACTORY, PO Box 562, Anaheim, CA 92815. OR call to register over the phone at 714-776-2551. Credit cards accepted. Check out our website at www.SignLanguageFactory.net for a complete list of our workshops!  SLFWOW@sbcglobal.net

March 29, 2008.  SCRID welcomes you to HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND MANAGE PERSONAL BAGGAGE WHEN IT CREEDS INTO YOUR INTERPRETING from 9 am to 1:45 pm at California School For the Deaf, Riverside, 3044 Horace St., Riverside, CA  92506.  Required for the completion of a doctoral dissertation and based on scholarly research, this workshop increases awareness of the possible intrusion of countertransference (CT) and its negative effect on the interpreted message. Originating in the field of psychology, the history and principles of CT are briefly reviewed with hypothesized applications to ASL interpreters. Interpreters will be provided with tools that will improve their discovery and management of their countertransferential and vicarious trauma reactions. Small group discussions will allow participants the opportunity to analyze and evaluate previous persons, topics and situations that have unconsciously adversely affected unmonitored countertransferential reactions.  For more information, contact itsgreenme@aol.com or visit www.scird.org.

March 29, 2008.  Hofstra University Center for Continuing Education and Professional Advancement welcomes you to DISCUSSION AND ROLE PLAY WORKSHOP from 10 am to 2 pm at Hofstra University-CCEPA, 250 Hofstra Universtiy, Hempstead, NY  11549.  Looking for an opportunity to practice your expressive skills? With teacher support, you will sign your way through a variety of situations including current events and celebrity gossip. An enjoyable way to improve your ASL vocabulary, grammar, and fluency.  (Level: Intermediate/Advanced).  To register, visit http://ccepa.hofstra.edu or call (516) 463-7200.  Cost is $75.00.  For more information, contact dcejzj@hofstra.edu.

April 4-5, 2008.  San Diego Country RID presents ETHICAL ETIOLOGY. WHAT'S THE CONFLICT? WHAT WOULD WE DO? AND WHY? from 6pm to 9pm on Friday and Saturday 9am to 5pm at Deaf Community Services, 3930 4th Ave., Suite 300, San Diego, CA  92103.  This 10 hour track with Allisun Kale will discuss the evolution of the Code of Ethics and the larger meta-ethical principles that the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct (CPC) is based on. We will examine ethical etiologies, discuss potential/real conflicts and discuss what courses of action exist. We will also discuss another framework of Demand Control Schema (DC-S) as a tool to guide critical thinking about ethical scenarios.  Participants will examine ethical decision making and critical thinking from several perspectives; as mentors, as seasoned interpreters, as practitioners preparing for the NIC Interview portion, and as those simply refreshing themselves with the CPC. Central themes woven into this seminar are; working with mentees, teams and others; approaching our work from a strong ethical base; learning how the CPC's Tenets and Guiding Principles and Illustrative Behaviors can help guide our critical thinking.  Allisun Kale holds RID CI, CT, NIC, EIPA and a Masters in Deaf Education. Allisun has fifteen years of professional service and a social commitment to the Deaf Community. She has extensive experience and education in interpreter training, interpreting, Sign Language teaching, Deafness and Deaf Studies, service provision for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, and deaf education. She is currently full-time faculty within the Interpreter Education Program housed in the Deaf Studies Department at CSUN. Her interpreting career includes medical school, postsecondary, freelance, conference, medical, mentoring, mentor training and interpreting for two World Games for the Deaf. Please go to our website for costs and more information.  For more information, contact pdc@sdcrid.org or visit www.sdcrid.org.

April 5, 2008.  Sign Language Factory/Bill Rennie welcomes you to ASL WORKSHOPS "IMPROVING FINGERSPELLING EXPRESSIVE SKILLS" & IMPROVING FINGERSPELLING RECEPTIVE SKILLS" at Anaheim Public Library, Sunkist Branch, 901 S. Sunkist, Anaheim, CA  92806.  "Improving Finger Spelling Expressive Skills" - Want to become more fluent with your finger spelling? Learn some simple techniques that will help you relax and improve your expressive finger spelling skills so you can finger spell like the pros! "Improving Finger Spelling Receptive Skills" - Having trouble understanding when the Deaf finger spell something to you? This workshop will give you some real hands-on experience in "reading" finger spelling! You won't want to miss this opportunity to learn from one of the funniest deaf ASL instructors around! Cost: Pre registration cost is $30 per workshop or $50 if you sign up for both. At the door: $40 each, $70 for both. To register, send your name, address, phone and email, along with fee to SIGN LANGUAGE FACTORY, PO Box 562, Anaheim, CA 92815. OR call to register over the phone at 714-776-2551. Credit cards accepted. Check out our website at www.SignLanguageFactory.net for a complete list of our workshops!  SLFWOW@sbcglobal.net   

April 26, 2008.  SCRID has an upcoming workshop focusing on HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE INTERVIEW AND PERFORMANCE PORTIONS OF THE NIC. The workshop will be held on April 26,
2008 at Allan Hancock College, 800 S. College Dr., Santa Maria, CA FROM 8 am to 5 pm.  This workshop will cover the interview and performance portion of the NIC exam. Participants will become familiar with RID’s testing system, learn strategies for the exam and experience hands on training. Interview: Participants will discuss the test setting, CPC and the test rating rubric. Further
discussion will focus on the NIC interview and, if time permits, group work to practice and discuss strategies for answering ethical scenarios following that of the NIC format. Performance: Participants will focus on the NIC performance portion. Discussion will include the eight scales being testing during the performance including; articulation, affect, grammatical structure, intent,
content, constructed action/dialogue, language match and use of space. Participants will, if time permits, have time to practice and discuss strategies within small groups. For more information please download the attached flyer or go to the SCRID web site at _www.scrid.org/PDC.htm_ (http://www.scrid.org/PDC.htm) or email MichaelM4scrid@gmail.com

May 3, 2008.  Sign Language Factory/Bill Rennie welcomes you to ASL WORKSHOPS "DEAF IDIOMS" & "SENTENCE STRUCTURE USING MODALS" at Anaheim Public Library, Sunkist Branch, 901 S. Sunkist, Anaheim, CA  92806.  "DEAD IDIOMS" 9:30am-12:30pm; "Sentence Structure Using Modals" 1:30-4:30pm.  "Deaf Idioms" - Always a favorite, come learn signs that are unique to the Deaf community that are sometimes difficult to put in to English. So many of them, this workshop is different every time! "Sentence Structure Using Modals" - What is a "modal" and how do we incorporate it into ASL? This workshop will show you how to put sentences together using them and help improve your expressive skills! You won't want to miss this opportunity to learn from one of the funniest deaf ASL instructors around! Cost: Pre registration cost is $30 per workshop or $50 if you sign up for both. At the door: $40 each, $70 for both. To register, send your name, address, phone and email, along with fee to SIGN LANGUAGE FACTORY, PO Box 562, Anaheim, CA 92815. OR call to register over the phone at 714-776-2551. Credit cards accepted. Check out our website at www.SignLanguageFactory.net for a complete list of our workshops!   SLFWOW@sbcglobal.net

May 9 & 10, 2008.  OhSoEZ.com welcomes you to SPRING SIGN LANGUAGE & INTERPRETER CELEBRATION & WORKSHOPS at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA.  Participants will be able to attend up to 5 different workshops, choose from up to 16 different presenters.  Workshops are for ASL Students, Interpreting Students and Working & Certified Interpreters.  Earn 1.1 CEUs (professional studies).  This is the largest event of it's kind.  See You There!  For more information, click here.  Below is a list of presently scheduled workshops.