The second hour involves current case discussions between the interpreter students, clinical students and supervisors. The remaining time involves presentations to the whole group by area presenters or by videotapes as scheduled. Since an agreement already exists between Sinclair and WSU for students to transfer credits, this arrangement merely asks the graduate programs to value a student having interpretation and transliteration skills as a program candidate. To provide and manage a lending library . Video tapes, books and related materials are intended for participating students, programs, agencies and the general public to utilize and borrow.
Materials are free of charge.
The library is located on the second floor in suite 211 in the Ellis Institute. To support the involvement of deaf citizens as advisors to the program, deaf students as participants, and deaf professionals as presenters and instructors. To continue to support special interest groups in the American Psychological Association and American Psychiatric Association for psychologists and psychiatrists providing services to clients with hearing-impairments. Arrangements have been made to allow students from Wright State University, University of Dayton and Sinclair Community College to have reciprocal utilization privileges for any library materials, including video-tapes, in their main libraries and media centers, as well as other academic and clinical facilities. Discussions with agencies in Dayton and in other areas of Ohio have been conducted and will continue in order to encourage the placement of program graduates in positions of employment or internship.