Case study: Department of Family Service

Case study: Department of Family Services Scenario

1. Sign up for one of the two group discussion sessions.
2. Read the case study below.
3. Work through the following videos and articles
* NOTE: You will receive an hour worth of CEU credit for independent work. There is over an hour worth of videos. Pick out videos you may be less familiar with.
4. Come to the group discussion ready to discuss

Case study group discussions:

Thursday, November 19, 2020

"Case study: Department of Family Services" group discussion lead by Linda Carroll and Jodi Philp
Offered Thursday, November 19 at 10:30 - 11:30 am MDT (9:30 am PDT, 10:30 am MDT, 11:30 am CDT, 12:30 pm EDT)

"Case study: Department of Family Services" group discussion lead by Paul Glaser and Brent Tracy
Offered Thursday, November 19 at 5:00 - 6:00 pm MDT (4:00 pm PDT, 5:00 pm MDT, 6:00 pm CDT, 7:00 pm EDT)

Case Study

You have been assigned to interpret for an appointment with the Department of Family Services. The father is hearing and has the 3 children ( 12, 10, and 8) Monday-Friday. The middle daughter is Deaf. The mother is Deaf and has the children on weekends. She also seems to have a different ethnic and cultural background. She now has a live in hearing girlfriend. During a weekend visit with mom, the kids snuck out in the early morning. They walked to a busy intersection and were caught throwing rocks at passing cars. The police took them to the family crisis center who called DFS and set up a meeting with the parents. The purpose of the meeting is to decide what is in the best interest of the children, limited time with the mother or full custody with the father. The mother seems to take the whole situation lightly, saying, “That’s life.” When DFS asked the mother to attend parenting classes, the mother went into a rage. The mother looks at you and says, "this counselor doesn't like me because I'm Deaf and have a girlfriend." You know the Deaf child and father from the school you used to work at, however you don’t know the mother. You have never worked with your HI, but they know that you know the father and Deaf child.

Critical Thinking:

Remember the Demand Control Schema Theory? Work through the Constellation of Demands to stretch your thinking

Constellation of Demands by Sorenson IEPD

(11:31 minutes)

Constellation of demands (PowerPoint)

Constellation of Demands: Chapter 7

Culture and Language

The following videos explain the techniques that can aid in an effective interpretation.
Consider which techniques come naturally to you that need a little refining and
which need more deliberate practice: processing, cultural mediation, turn-taking,
depicted action, and ASL discourse .

ASL Discourse Structure by Sorenson IEPD

(6:50 minutes)

Culture Mediation by Sorenson IEPD

(18:10 minutes)

ASL Turntaking by Awti

(7:30 minutes)

Depicted Action by Sorenson IEPD

(7:56 minutes)

Language attitude

This video will describe the aspects of language attitude and
invite you to evaluate your own language attitude.

Language Attitude by Sorenson IEPD

5:25 minutes

3R The Truth: Bimodality and Language Deprivation by

Laurene Simms

Consider how this section furthers your understanding of Bimodality and Language Deprivation.

Part 1:

Part 2:

(24:02 minutes)

(39:54 minutes)

Core Values/Power And Privilege

As you read and watch about Core Values and Power and Privilege consider you own core values, power and privilege.

Dear White Interpreters

Members of several different communities share their thoughts and experiences about being Deaf Interpreters of color.
How can we use this information in our profession to ensure equality?