FEBRUARY 7th-9th
HYBRID FORMAT
DOMINION ENERGY
220 Operations Way
Cayce, SC, 29033
Earn up to 1.05 CEUs!!
BIPOC and CDI Panel Discussions
And Workshops on:
Mental Health Interpreting
Interpreter Self-Care
Teaming Effectively with Deaf Interpreters
Annual SC RID Business Meeting
Chat with the President, Katie MacVittie, NIC
SC RID Conferences are conducted using only American Sign Language. Attendees must adhere to the conference language policy at all times during conference events.
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Sponsorship and Vendor opportunities are available to agencies, organizations, and other parties that would like to be featured and included in SC RID Conference 2025.
**All times are Eastern Standard Time**
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7th
4:30 pm Vendors may begin setting up
5:00-6:00 pm Registration: Heavy Appetizers and Vendor exhibits provided
6:00-7:30 pm C/DI Panel: Deaf Perspectives
7:30-9:00 pm BIPOC Panel: See Through Our Lens
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8th
8:00-9:00 am Breakfast provided
9:00-12:00 pm Workshop: Emotional Health of the Interpreter
12:00 pm Lunch provided
12:45-1:30 pm SC RID Business Meeting - ALL ARE WELCOME
2:00-5:00 pm Workshop: Personality Disorder in the Deaf Community
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9th
9:00-10:30 am Workshop: Communicating with Your Team
10:45-11:45 am Chat with the President, Katie MacVittie, NIC
5:00-6:00 pm
Registration, Vendor exhibits, and Networking
Heavy Appetizers provided courtesy of Dominion Energy
(Vendors may begin setting up at 4:30 pm)
6:00-7:30 pm EST
C/DI Panel: Deaf Perspectives
0.15 PPO CEUs
C/DI Panelists:
Moderator: Kamili Belton, MA, DI
Stephen Emerson, DI
Mikey Krajnak, CDI
Brian Moss, DI/VGS
Karen Robbins, CDI
Mequila Sizemore, DI
This panel will feature expert advice to both Deaf and hearing interpreters about barriers in the interpreting field and how to work well as a team. Audience members will develop a deeper understanding of the role of C/DIs and how to empower the DHH community to increase their use.
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7:30-9:00 pm EST
BIPOC Panel: See Through Our Lens
BIPOC Panelists
Moderator: LaToya Childs, M.Ed., MSML, BSIT, CI, CoreCHI
Anita Baker
Colleen Bajalis
Gloshanda Lawyer, PhD
Kenton Myers
This panel brings together BIPOC sign language interpreters to share their unique professional journeys, challenges, and triumphs. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the importance of equity, representation, and allyship in creating a more inclusive professional landscape for South Carolina.
8:00-9:00 am Vendor exhibits, Breakfast provided
9:00-12:00 pm
Workshop: Emotional Health of the Interpreter
0.3 PS CEUs
Presenters:
Holly May, MA, NIC, QMHI, LPC, LPC-S and
Nicole Kulick, BA, NIC, QMHI-S
Presenters will look at common stressors that Interpreters face as well as Adverse Incidents in ones life. Presenters will suggest coping skills, ideas for managing stress, and self care activities.
2:00-5:00 pm
Workshop: Interpreting for Personality Disorder in the Deaf Community
This workshop will look at the diagnosis and treatment of Deaf patients with a Personality Disorder diagnosis, focusing on interpreter implications.
9:00-10:30 am
Workshop: Communicating with Your Team
0.15 PS CEUs
Presenter: Mikey Krajnak, CDI
This workshop will focus on Team Interpreting, especially working on teams of Deaf Interpreters with Hearing Interpreters, using Mikey's expertise gleaned over 14 years of working as a CDI and 13 years as a Communication Specialist in Mental Health in Massachusetts.
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10:45-11:45 am
The Courtyard by Marriott is offering a special conference rate of $119 per night, This hotel is 2 miles from the Conference.
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1125 Fort Congaree Trail, Cayce, SC 29033
Please note that all times are in EST.
5:00-6:00 pm Registration: Heavy Appetizers provided; Vendor exhibits available
Heavy Appetizers provided courtesy of
6:00-7:30 pm
This panel will feature expert advice to both Deaf and hearing interpreters about barriers in the interpreting field and how to work well as a team. Panelists will share their life experiences navigating the journey to becoming an interpreter and their insight on the benefits of having an interpreter who is a native user of their language. They will discuss how they frame the work of a C/DI with their colleagues and with professionals outside of the interpreting field. Audience members will develop a deeper understanding of the role of C/DIs and how to empower the DHH community to increase their use.
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7:30-9:00 pm
BIPOC Panelists:
Please register to join us for our annual SC RID Business Meeting at the Conference. If you are planning to attend the Conference in person, there is no need to register for the Business Meeting. All are welcome to attend!
ACCOMMODATIONS
Please email secretary@southcarolinarid.org to request any accommodations. This workshop will be presented bimodal in English and ASL with interpretation.
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
SC RID is committed to preventing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status in any of its activities or operations.
Email
secretary@southcarolinarid.org
Mailing Address
SCRID
PO Box 172951
Spartanburg SC 29301
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