2023 RID National Conference - Limbic Hijack: Managing strong emotions in critical settings

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This experiential workshop is designed as an educational and personally transformational experience for professional interpreters. Participants will explore the connection between personal well-being and self-knowledge and professional effectiveness. Participants will actively explore short and long-term strategies for recognizing and managing strong emotions that rise in the course of interpreting in healthcare settings. Using conscientious practices in facilitating adult learning and transformation, the presenter will draw from the fields of neuroscience, mental health interpreting and while using best practices in professional coaching.

NOTE: Due to the experiential and personally transformative potential of this workshop, no latecomers will be allowed.

This activity is approved for 0.3 Professional Studies CEUs.

Arlyn Anderson

Arlyn Anderson, MA, CI, CT, PCC

Arlyn Anderson, MA, CI, CT, PCC is a mental health interpreting consultant, compassion fatigue educator and internationally credentialed personal coach. Arlyn has dedicated her expertise and heart to individuals and projects benefiting the interpreting and Deaf communities, including RID Standard Practice Papers on Mental Health Interpreting and Video Remote Interpreting, and the NCIEC Mental Health Interpreting Domains and Competencies. Arlyn is the co-founder of the Peer Support and Consultation Project for Interpreters (PSCPI), and she currently facilitates multiple groups and trains facilitators focused on interpreter effectiveness and well-being. Arlyn is the author and lead mentor of the Whole Interpreter’s Guide to Mental Health Interpreting. Arlyn received her MA in Human Development, from St. Mary’s University, in Minneapolis, where she concentrated her studies on the intersection of clinical psychology and interpreter and therapist wellness. Arlyn is the owner of Whole Interpreter Enterprises, LLC and ID Matters.biz.