Interpreting in a Medical Context

Workshop - Interpreting in a Medical Context

This workshop will improve students' understanding and expand upon lexicon and coping strategies in the medical field. The workshop will focus on both productive and receptive BSL skills within this specialised area.

Actual Signs provides a safe, practical signing environment for BSL learning and discussion.

This workshop will help you to:

• Expand your knowledge and skills of BSL medical lexicon
• Use different terminology e.g. jargon, abbreviation of words
• NMF / facial expressions
• How to request new BSL medical signs and how to create new signs
  
• How to ask for clarification from the medical professionals
• Sign correctly to "patients" in a meaningful way
• Understand the implications for BSL when signing medical terms
• Understand the sensitivity of BSL signs that may affect Deaf BSL users

Learn with a native BSL user to improve the fluency of your BSL and develop the standard of your signing for a medical context.

Following this workshop, you will receive 30 minutes of webcam access to our trainer for further clarification and support.

We only have 16 places available so book now to avoid disappointment!

Apply online Application Form

Where to find us

Capital Tower
91 Waterloo Road
London , SE1 8RT

Important note:

Participants must be aged 16 years or over

Staff/teachers/assessors at Actual Signs have their own Disclosure certificate

All payments must be paid in full before the workshop. Charges will be imposed for late payments.

Please see our Terms and Conditions  for more details.