2021 UH ASLI Remote Retreat: Let's Refresh and Renew!
Congratulations! You have approved to register for the first-ever UH ASLI Remote Retreat for pre-certified interpreters.
For the last 5 years, the UH ASLI Program has hosted a week-long intensive Summer Institute Trainings. This year however, due to the pandemic, many recent graduates feel a need for more personalized training and guidance in a casual atmosphere to help refresh and sharpen their skills.
Would you like to meet and work with positive and supportive mentors in a casual atmosphere? Do you need help preparing for BEI Testing AND for interpreting in the real world? This new program is for YOU!
The Retreat “Guides” will work with attendees for four weeks. Due to the personalized nature of this unique mentorship training, only a limited number of can be accepted to attend. It will be conducted using video-conferencing offered by the University of Houston's American Sign Language Interpreting (ASLI) Program. Special thanks to the Office of DHHS for sponsoring this training!
Training will be held for 4 weeks starting June 22, meetings will be held two evenings each week online on:
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-6pm CST (time zone)
Training Cost: Fee covered by the State of Texas HHSC-DHHS!
Processing Fee: Only $75 to register! (GoReact student subscription may be required)
Register and pay by: Sunday June 20th by 11:30pm CST
This will NOT be “work at your own pace” or pre-recorded webinars. All Retreat Guides will meet with you in real time so prepare to be fully engaged and ready to interact.
To remind you of what you will experience:
The opportunity to submit samples of your work for feedback;
Weekly mentoring meetings with a “Retreat Guide” in small groups (2-3 participants max), focused on Interpreting, Transliterating and Sight Translation skills
One 45-minute guided Mock Exam session with material selected just for YOU;
An explanation of the BEI testing process;
Strategies for test-taking and real-world interpreting;
Techniques for supporting Equity and Access in real world settings; and
Practice materials for ongoing skill development.
Ready to register for your access codes? After your payment has processed, you will be approved to receive access links to attend.
Cancellation policy: We rely on an accurate attendance count to make important arrangements for this training. The registration processing fee is non-refundable and not transferable.
Meet your “Retreat Guides”:
Sharon Hill is the Program Director for the University of Houston’s ASL Interpreting Program. She has been a freelance interpreter for 25 years and her specialty is interpreting in high-stakes settings. She holds a Texas BEI Master, Level IV, and Medical level certifications and has served as both a member of and Chair of the BEI Advisory Board. Learn more here.
Rachel Kleist - is a Certified Deaf Interpreter who is currently living in California. She holds RID Deaf Interpreter Certification and is a credentialed Disaster Response Interpreter. She works as a freelance interpreter primarily in Sacramento and the surrounding areas. She is also an adjunct professor at American River College. In addition to working freelance as an interpreter, Rachel is currently in the process of acquiring her Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice from Cal State University Sacramento. She enjoys reading mysteries and watching movies.
Rita Lee Wedgeworth has a Bachelor of Science degree and holds the Texas BEI Master and Texas Court Interpreter Certifications, with over 30 years of experience in the Deaf and Interpreting communities. Her grandparents were Deaf and mother was a sign language interpreter, who later became a clinical psychologist working only with the Deaf community. Rita was a founding Partner of Communication Axess Ability Group (CAAG). She has held several board positions in the Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf (TSID) and the Greater Houston Interpreters for the Deaf (GHID). Rita currently serves on the Advisory Boards for the Houston Community College and Lone Star College Interpreter Training Programs.
Terra Jackson has been a certified interpreter for 17 years. She holds both a national certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and a BEI Master from the State of Texas. She completed her interpreter training program at Lansing Community College in Lansing, MI. Her specialties include sign-to-voice, post-secondary, and deaf-blind interpreting.
Cali Luckett, NIC, BEI Master, QMHI. During the past 19 years Cali has worked as an employee, staff interpreter and freelancer primarily in the Houston area. She works as an interpreter, educator, trainer and consultant. Her career has taken her from the classroom to the boardroom and many places in between. She’s an avid traveler, cyclist and wanna be foodie.
A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:
DHHS