How do we take care of ourselves after seeing or experiencing trauma during interpreting? 

Or during teaching/advocating for a Deaf child in public school? courthouse? hospitals? and other traumatic situations?

We do need to increase our need for self-care after experiencing working/witnessing traumatic situations in our profession (if we’re in hospitals, courthouses, or advocating for a child deprived of language.) Interpreters, itinerant teachers for the Deaf, and advocates of the Deaf community see language deprivation in Deaf students everyday.

Workshop Title: Trauma Informed Self Care- A Healing Workshop for Interpreters & Teachers for the Deaf

Workshop Description:

In our work as interpreters, educators, and advocates for the Deaf community, we often face emotionally charged and traumatic situations, from medical and legal settings to witnessing language deprivation in Deaf children. This workshop will teach participants somatic and nature-based healing techniques to process and release trauma, helping them cultivate a peaceful, centered mindset and…