Medical Interpreting: Body Language Modules
St. Catherine University offered the first interpreter training program with an emphasis on preparing interpreters to work in medical settings. We are proud to be a leader in healthcare interpreting.
The CATIE Center continues to work on developing new resources responding to the needs of today's healthcare interpreting world.
Body Language 2012-2013
Whether working in classrooms, emergency or clinical settings, interpreters need to have the skills of effectively describing anatomy in American Sign Language.
Session Topics and Dates (click on the topic for a description):
- Introduction to Healthcare Discourse September 10—October 15, 2012
- Body Language: Cardio Workout November 5—December 10, 2012
- Body Language: No More Digestive Distress Jan. 14—Feb. 25, 2013
- Body Language: It’s All in the Lungs March 11—April 22, 2013
- Body Language: Put Some Meat on Your Bones May 6—June 17, 2013
Workshop Location: Online at ncrtm.org
What to expect
In each self-guided session you will:
- Review the source material on the topic in English.
- Create your video explanation of the process in ASL.
- Watch explanations of the topic in ASL created by Nigel Howard, Doug Bowen-Bailey, Amy Williamson and others, focusing on classifier usage and use of space.
- Analyze your explanation and how you might incorporate more classifiers or improve your use of space.
- Recreate your explanation in ASL.
- Post written reflections, and, if in a cohort, feedback on other participants posts.
We estimate the average time required for each session is 15-20 hours.
View a Sample https://ncrtm.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=264
Questions? Click here for answers!
What you Need
- high-speed internet access
- ability to watch YouTube videos
- ability to video-record your work for self-analysis
- ability to post written reflections of your self-analysis for each topic
Have more questions about the program? Click here.
Facilitator
This self-paced and self-directed program empowers you with the resources to lead your own learning. Karen Malcolm will monitor the module activity to make sure participants are on track, but will not actively lead discussions.
Cohorts
Participants may register as part of a cohort, or as individuals. If registering as part of a cohort, the registration system will provide a place for you to enter your cohort members names.
More about cohorts
RID CEUs
St. Catherine University is an approved sponsor for RID continuing education units. This activity is offered for professional studies CEUs and assumes some knowledge of the topic.
Participants can earn 0.75 CMP/ACET CEUs per module working individually. Participants working in cohorts may earn 1.0 CEUs if they post the minimum number of feedback responses on other cohort member's posts. Participants must complete all required activities to earn CEUs. No partial CEUs will be awarded. Read more about CEUs
Registration fee
$45 per participant, per module. Questions about registration? Click here.
How to register
Registration is limited to the first 40 participants.
Registration opens one month before the session start date.
Click here to register for Body Language: Put Some Meat on Your Bones: http://www.regonline.com/bones2013
(If registration is full, the online registration system will inform you that registration is full for this class.)
Cancellation policy
Cancellations must be in writing and requested within 7 days of registration. No refunds will be issued after 7 days, or after course content has been accessed.