Stacey Ferguson, MS
RID Certified CI & CT, NIC
Stacey Ferguson, MS
RID Certified CI & CT, NIC
Finally! A safe, supportive and productive interpreting community -
A place to have conversations that matter!
Your Resource for Wholehearted Facilitated Interpreter Groups
"I am in awe of what just happened and would hope that every practicing professional experience this, if only once. There is power in reflection and taking these moments to heal. The creative light bulbs are firing and the inner child is receiving love. What a gift!"
Darren Reed
You do NOT have to go it alone in the
Interpreting field.
You deserve to be a part of a genuinely smart, supportive and productive professional network. When you join a Peer Support and Consultation Project for Interpreters (PSCPI) group, you allow yourself the opportunity to be seen, heard, and understood as the complex and unique professional that you are.
PSCPI groups are facilitated professional support and consultation groups created to support interpreter resilience and offset vicarious trauma, burnout, and compassion fatigue. We explore personal and professional effectiveness through uplifting, authentic, and productive conversation and structured consultation. We address the internal stuff that gets in the way of you doing great work.
As a PSCPI member, you will learn to mine the most personally challenging aspects of your work for the transformative gems contained within. When you bring your whole self to the table, the learning goes deep and it becomes possible to exchange tired habits for new ways of approaching your life and work.
ABOUT PSCPI GROUPS
Most PSCPI groups meet once a month for 12 months. To preserve depth and connection, groups are typically limited to eight members.
Some groups are organized around shared themes or common ground, such as geographic location, professional niche (like VRS or mental health interpreting), or years of experience in the field.
All PSCPI groups are designed to support and uplift members, foster self-development, and help ameliorate the effects of professional stress, including vicarious trauma and empathic strain.
PSCPI facilitators are independently operating interpreting professionals who have completed specialized training in the PSCPI model. While they are not employed by PSCPI, they are part of a supportive community of facilitators committed to the integrity of the process and to one another’s growth. In many ways, the facilitator community reflects the very heart of PSCPI: connection, reflection, and mutual support.
We are committed to creating safe and supportive spaces for BIPOC interpreters.
Meet Our Fabulous Facilitators
Each of these current and former PSCPI group members has a story about what led them to want to become a PSCPI facilitator. Each one wanted to take this group experience into their own communities. Click on their picture to learn more about them. As future cohorts emerge, so too, will the reach of PSCPI and the reflection of the diversity of our field.
CONTACT ARLYN to LEARN MORE
612-961-6421