This program is provided by ASLIS and is supported by grant funding from the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division.

This is a bilingual workshop; Jon will present in English and Andrea will present in ASL. Interpretation will be provided for both presenters

$70 for Minnesota Metro and Out of State Interpreters
FREE for Interpreters who reside in Greater Minnesota Regions

0.7 PPO CEUs plus an extra 0.1 PPO for optional pre-work

ASLIS is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for a total of 0.8 PPO CEUs at Some Content Knowledge Level.

Andrea M. Bright-Fontana, M.A., BEI Court, Master, IV, and RID NIC-Advanced. Andrea was a teacher at the Texas School for the Deaf for 6 years prior to deciding that interpreting was her true calling. She has worked professionally as an interpreter for over 20 years and specializes in mental health, post-secondary, medical, and legal interpreting. She and her husband and their 3 boys were foster parents for 8 years, and have adopted 3 beautiful Deaf daughters. Since becoming a foster/adoptive parent, she has recognized the need for more education in the interpreting field related to Child Protective Services (CPS) and working with children who have experienced trauma. In her free time, she can be found at any of her 6 children’s sporting events, camping, the movies, the arcade, and…did she mention 6 kids?!

Dr. Bergeron earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from UTSouthwestern in Dallas. He then went on to complete a post-doctoral fellowship in child and adolescent psychology at Scott & White Clinic where he was subsequently hired on as a child psychologist. He and his wife have been foster parents, and have two sons who are adopted, are profoundly deaf and use American Sign Language in their home.  Dr. Bergeron currently provides counseling to a wide variety of clients at Austin Stone Counseling Center as well as speaks and provides training around deaf children, and adoption/foster family challenges.