Reflective Practice Groups for Interpreters – the how and why?

Join the CIOL Interpreting Division for an insightful online session on a Reflective Practice Group.

Public service interpreters often work in demanding environments and encounter situations that require not only technical skill, but resilience and judgement and benefit from professional support. Earlier in the year, CIOL and Interpreting Division piloted a reflective practice group with Pásalo, providing a structured and confidential space for interpreters to share experience, reflect on challenging work, and strengthen their professional practice.

This session will draw on what we have learned from the pilot and open a discussion about how reflective practice might develop further to involve more CIOL members. Reflective practice is widely used in sectors such as health and education as a way of supporting professional standards and practitioner wellbeing, and as a means of building resilience and professional networks. For interpreters, it can also form part of continuing professional development and support long-term professional resilience and career sustainability.

In this webinar we will:

• Share insights and learning from the CIOL/ Pásalo Reflective Practice Group pilot
• Reflect on themes from participant feedback and emerging benefits
• Discuss options for making reflective practice groups more widely available to CIOL members
• Hold a Q&A to hear members’ views on future provision

This will be an open and exploratory session. We welcome interpreters and other interested CIOL members who would like to contribute to shaping this area of work.

Who should attend:
• CIOL Members who are Public Service Interpreters or have an interest in professional development and wellbeing
• Interpreters working in other settings who are interested in reflective practice

Why attend:
Join us to help shape how CIOL develops practical support for interpreters through reflective practice, building on the evidence and experience from our pilot work.

Panellists: Dr Beverley Costa, Zora Jackman and Dr Diana Singureanu