At the interpreters

Me, at the interpreters who are from many countries
Me, at the interpreters who are from many countries

Ever since I left Probation, I have had the honour of returning to support the interpreters with their training.  To be a little more specific, the local not-for-profit organisation concerned is also a mini college where people are able to train for their Diploma in Public Service Interpreting and each year I continue to assist. Continue reading “At the interpreters”

Why keeping an open mind is important

Sunrise at Barcelona
Sunrise at Barcelona

One of the things I learnt about in my work with offenders was why keeping an open mind is important.  In group work sessions we used a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approach in teaching problem solving skills and this included trying to avoid automatically making assumptions and thinking through lots of different ways of dealing with a problem. Continue reading “Why keeping an open mind is important”