Attention book lovers!
The Monthly on-line book sessions are aimed around having professional discussion, inspired and directly applicable to our professional work as sign language interpreters. Books and themes are chosen only from non-fiction works, used in higher education, to explore lived experiences, research, and historical learnings that deepen our understanding of our work, culture, and community and ultimately our perspectives and behaviors.
What is the On-line group like?
Sessions go for the calendar month advertised, with registration allowed until the 5th day of each month. The discussion is all in written text and happens via an online education platform called Canvas, which is free to users. (Update: due to the Canvas hacking incident, discussions are moved to Goodreads discussion groups until further notice).
The moderator posts a weekly reflection question that prompts readers to write thoughtful responses on the chapters assigned for reading in the book that week. You also respond to peers with written comment that to encourage meaningful conversations about the salient cultural, linguistic, ethical, or power/privilege/oppression themes in the book.
There is a due date each week to post your written reflections to keep the flow of conversation going through the end of the book in week 4, but there is also flexibility to the interruptions of life with this self-paced experience. There is no specific time to be on-line each week, and no live/Zoom discussions. Log in anytime to engage in the discussion and post your reflections.
At the end of the month, the RID CMP Sponsor, Ginevra Deianni, who is also the moderator, confirms all posted assignments and then awards RID CEUs either by directly posting the CEUs to your RID transcript or via a Certificate of Completion for BEI and state certifications (or both)
Note: Participants must purchase their own book to participate, due to copyright laws. The cost of each monthly book club covers all CEU processing fees and RID CMP oversight, but the book must be purchased independently by the participant (this is like a college course with the corresponding textbook sold separately).
Cost: $80 per monthly session
CEUs: All book club sessions earn 1.0 RID PS CEUs (some + PPO)
Register: by the 5th of each month for the current monthly session, or register in advance for any book on the future list at bottom of this page.
Register now: October Session:
"What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear"
By: Danielle Ofri
October 1 - 31, 2026
1.0 PS CEUs $80
What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear” reveals how often the meaning of a medical encounter is lost in the space between a patient’s words and a doctor’s interpretation — a gap that becomes even more complex when communication moves through an interpreter. Through real clinical stories, Danielle Ofri shows how biases, assumptions, rushed conversations, and unclear questioning can derail accurate understanding, underscoring the critical role interpreters play in preserving intent, clarifying meaning across cultural & linguistic differences, and ensuring that both patient and provider truly understand one another. Join us for a meaningful read and thought-provoking on-line conversation.
Registering now through October 5th
2026 Book Titles*: (all registering now in drop-down menu)
- NOV: “Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past & Reimagining Our Future” by: Patty Krawec
- DEC*: "You Can't Run on Empty: Create More Rest & Self Care in 21 Days" by: Ann Weiser Cornell.
(*December session is a 3 week short session with RID CEUs posted before 12/31.)
What if I miss a book club monthly session, but love the book title?
No worries! You can find all our monthly book club selections in the Cultural Novel Project Series (still 1.0 CEUs) to do anytime, on your own, with a similar reflection writing format. See Cultural Books project page for more details & registration anytime.