On Thursday 17th December a number of members got together for an ALAS Christmas Social. Members wore an array of clothing including Christmas jumpers, reindeer antlers, Christmas socks and we even had our very own elf! We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy New Year.
On Thursday 4th December we were joined by NRCPD Registration Service Manager Kate Price. Kate covered CPD auditing and answered a number of member questions.
On Thursday 26th November, members gathered to take a break from CPD and have a drink together.
On Thursday 19th November, Hazel Williams delivered an incredible webinar covering the DeafBlind manual and top tips for communicating with DeafBlind people. A huge thank you to Hazel for such an informative and enjoyable webinar!
It's always important to find a work/life balance. A huge thank you to members for a fabulous social this evening! What a pleasure it was covering work, diets, dogs and gardening!
On Thursday 10th September we joined Sophie Mulligan for 'Zoom - Part 2'. A huge thank you to Sophie for a fantastic webinar this evening! How to un-mute yourself quickly, re-arranging boxes, changing views, improving audio quality - there have been a lot of great updates on Zoom!
The ALAS Committee met on Wednesday 26th August via 'Zoom' to discuss a number of things. To read more please see the meeting notes below. Committee Meeting 26/08/20
On Thursday 13th August members joined Linzi Weatherson for an incredibly informative webinar! The focus was Legal remote working using ‘Cloud Video Platform’ (CVP) with particular attention given to considerations & coping strategies.
On Thursday 23rd July members came together for our second remote social event. Together, peers shared a safe space to catch-up and have a cheeky beverage. A huge well done to our member and Social Media Officer, Linzi Weatherson, on passing your TSLI assessment!
On Thursday 16th July members joined Kirsty Last for an incredibly informative webinar focusing on the ‘Police’ including: 🔺Police jargon 🔺Ranks & Responsibilities 🔺Police Custody 🔺Witness Interviews 🔺Suspect Interviews 🔺PACE 🔺Safety & Security
On Thursday 9th July members joined Linzi Weatherson for a second webinar that focussed on lipspeaking ‘Terms & Conditions‘. Particular attention was given to remote lipspeaking and the considerations one must make when accepting assignments.
On Thursday 2nd July members joined Linzi Weatherson for another webinar. The focus was lipspeaking ‘Terms & Conditions‘ with particular attention given to remote lipspeaking.
On Thursday 25th June, our members joined Linzi Weatherson for a webinar focusing on Microsoft Teams; including: 🔺 How lipspeaking can work at its best 🔺 How your appearance can vary per device 🔺 How to see instantly who is talking 🔺 How to turn on closed captions
On Thursday 18th June a number of our members came together for a virtual Social event. Together, peers shared a drink and a safe space and what they discussed......well that will stay with them!
On Thursday 11th June members were joined by NRCPD Registration Service Manager, Kate Price. Kate delivered an incredibly informative webinar and our lipspeakers learned a wealth of knowledge about changes to continuous professional development (CPD) going forward.
On Thursday 4th June, members were joined by special guest, Rosalind Josephs, for a webinar focusing on lipspeaking in the Legal domain. The webinar covered Top Tips, Do/Dont’s and much more...so much more - we went 30mins over! What an incredibly informative webinar it was!
A huge thank you to Paul Michaels, RSLI, for an incredibly informative webinar on Thursday 28th May; focusing on ‘Professional Supervision’. Our members thoroughly enjoyed the session and we look forward to exploring the subject more!
On Thursday 21st May, members joined Linzi Weatherson to explore Twitter in more detail. Linzi covered: • Retweeting • Conducting Polls • Trending • Creating lists • Hashtags
On Thursday 14th May, members joined Linzi Weatherson for a webinar focusing on NRCPD. This webinar covered: • Structured/Unstructured Points • Uploading evidence • Descriptions • NRCPD badges • Points we have all forgotten to include
