Long Island Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
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What is it?
Mentor Match (M&Ms) is LIRID’s mentorship program. The goal is to provide a variety of
wants and needs in order to enhance the professional development for each interpreter.
There are interpreters who need to prepare for the RID national certification test: written
and/or performance. There are those who want to observe different areas of the field.
There are others who need to vent and ask questions regarding interpreting situations and
ethics. There are those who want to know what a job will look like and require before
accepting it. Every working interpreter needs constant support and feedback for their
skills and for our profession to grow. And sometimes we all just want and need a hug and
some chocolate!
Who are we looking for?
YOU! Every interpreter can benefit from working with other interpreters in efforts to better
one’s skill.
What does it look like?
The mentorship committee utilizes a questionnaire designed for interpreters, the mentors
and mentees, to make a match. Skills, locations, goals and experience are all taken into
account. Once the M&Ms are established, the mentee and mentor will be introduced and
together they will figure out what will work best for them (ie: dialoging about different
scenarios, meeting and working on videotapes, observing each other on the job, etc.). The
exact procedure will be decided between the M&Ms, with some guidance from the
mentorship committee.
How can I join?
It’s simple. There is a questionnaire that each mentor and mentee must complete. E-mail
the committee to request the questionnaire: mentorship@lirid.org. Once you have filled it
out, you can email or mail it to LIRID’s PO Box.
Mentor Match (M&Ms) is LIRID’s mentorship program. The goal is to provide a variety of
wants and needs in order to enhance the professional development for each interpreter.
There are interpreters who need to prepare for the RID national certification test: written
and/or performance. There are those who want to observe different areas of the field.
There are others who need to vent and ask questions regarding interpreting situations and
ethics. There are those who want to know what a job will look like and require before
accepting it. Every working interpreter needs constant support and feedback for their
skills and for our profession to grow. And sometimes we all just want and need a hug and
some chocolate!
Who are we looking for?
YOU! Every interpreter can benefit from working with other interpreters in efforts to better
one’s skill.
What does it look like?
The mentorship committee utilizes a questionnaire designed for interpreters, the mentors
and mentees, to make a match. Skills, locations, goals and experience are all taken into
account. Once the M&Ms are established, the mentee and mentor will be introduced and
together they will figure out what will work best for them (ie: dialoging about different
scenarios, meeting and working on videotapes, observing each other on the job, etc.). The
exact procedure will be decided between the M&Ms, with some guidance from the
mentorship committee.
How can I join?
It’s simple. There is a questionnaire that each mentor and mentee must complete. E-mail
the committee to request the questionnaire: mentorship@lirid.org. Once you have filled it
out, you can email or mail it to LIRID’s PO Box.
| LIRID Mentorship Committee M&Ms Mentor Match |
| Questions?? Please feel free to contact: Patty Sewell Stacey Rubin Mentorship Committee Chair mentorship@lirid.org |
| You can download and/or print the questionnaire here! Click this (It will be opened in Microsoft Word.) |
| Alexandria Gunsberg, LIRID webmaster |
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