Services Offered by BMC

Process Mediation is premised on a strengths-based dialogic approach which meets each practitioner where they are. It is rooted in the belief that interpreters have the ability to examine their decision-making in order to explore the things they want to and can improve. BMC offers: In-depth training and practice opportunities in Process Mediation for mediators (aka mentors) Process Mediation sessions to explore one’s understanding of interpreting and to construct development plans Click here or on the image for more detail on Process Mediation.

Identifying and operationalizing research questions for researchers, both independent and enrolled in university programs

The Bilingual Mediation Center has over 40 years of experience designing opportunities for people to gather, learn, develop a common vision, and take action. With our network of experienced mediators, we are able to offer creative, innovative, and practical solutions for any number of individuals and groups. If you and your colleagues find yourselves stuck and spinning your wheels, or perhaps just needing an opportunity to lay the groundwork for your next big step, the Bilingual Mediation Center might be able to help.

Topics include, but are not limited to: Cultural conflict (Deaf + Hearing) in employment settings Interpreter/consumer/client disagreements Issues among/between interpreters Effective collaboration - in teams, in departments, in committees, and on projects

The Bilingual Mediation Center offers connections to IMI practitioners. See the mentors below for more information. Direct mentoring with interpreters Development of mentors, for people who are new to mentoring, or who would like to refine their skills

Examination and analysis of current paradigms Development of projects and initiatives

Communication access: providing access in settings covered by ADA Parenting codas: needs of Coda children (kodas) in schools (cultural and communication norms); special education frame and remediation; parental access to school systems and events

Learner-centered activities Peer dialogue development, focused on process Selection of materials

BMC seminars, series, and trainings (both online and in-person) Custom trainings for groups, e.g. staff interpreters, or for agency contract interpreters

For Interpreter Preparation Programs For Independent interpreter educators (e.g., workshops and in-house trainings) For grant-funded programs

Interpreter effectiveness, in a variety of environments Development of interpreting assessments, for agencies; staff settings; Development of interpreting assessments for hiring interpreters Development of assessment of interpreter education courses and programs