Linguist Education Online

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Vicarious trauma is an occupational challenge for interpreters working in the fields of victim services, law enforcement, emergency medical services, fire services, and other allied professions, due to their continuous exposure to victims of trauma and violence.

In this course, you will learn about vicarious trauma, its causes, and symptoms. You will listen to expert opinion on how to cope with trauma both at the time of the interpreting session and during your daily life. To dive deeper into your own understanding and self awareness, you will also be asked to reflect on your attitudes and behaviors that can be contributing to daily stress and burnout. As an interpreter, what kinds of strategies do you use to prevent compassion fatigue? 

Welcome to Interpreting in Education, a dynamic online course designed to equip educators, administrators, and related professionals with the skills necessary to deliver interpreting services effectively within educational settings.

Understanding the linguistic needs of diverse student populations is integral to fostering an inclusive educational environment. This course focuses on both the theory and practical application of interpreting skills within the education sector, emphasizing the importance of communication in multilingual communities.

Throughout this course, you'll:

1.     Understand the Basics of Interpreting: Learn the fundamentals of language interpreting, the role of interpreters in education, and the different modes of interpreting.

2.     Explore Multilingual Education Dynamics: Delve into the challenges and benefits of multilingual education, and the critical role interpreting plays in bridging communication gaps.

3.     Study Specialized Educational Interpretation Techniques: Gain knowledge on various interpreting techniques used specifically in educational contexts, from parent-teacher meetings to individualized education plan (IEP) meetings.

4.     Learn about Legal and Ethical Aspects: Discover the legal rights of students requiring interpreting services and the ethical guidelines interpreters must follow.

5.     Hands-on Practice and Simulations: Engage in real-world scenarios to apply your knowledge, honing your skills through practical exercises and interactive case studies.

By the end of this course, you'll be well-equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide or manage effective interpreting services in education. You will better appreciate the impact of language access on student performance and engagement, ultimately contributing to a more inclusive and effective learning environment for all students.

This course is ideal for budding  and experienced interpreters, or anyone interested in improving communication in multilingual educational settings. No previous interpreting experience is necessary. Join us as we build communication bridges for tomorrow's education! 

Interpreters who employ advanced practice strategies in the encounter, instead of purely “message in/message out,” can further enhance communication and improve outcomes. The presenter will review ethical parameters and foundational principles which support advanced decision-making for healthcare and educational interpreters. The presenter will then share specific techniques for interpreters to use and for managers and leaders to support. The presenter will argue that interpreters who employ these techniques can enhance communication, trust, and satisfaction in the encounter. The presenter will ultimately argue that interpreters make more effective decisions and further elevate the status of our profession when they possess emotional intelligence and soft skills.

In part I, the presenter will share approximately 10 strategies which include the use of scripts to improve others’ appreciation of our practice decisions, creative visual aids that benefit all parties, and a unique approach to navigating sophisticated terms, concepts, and acronyms.

 In part II, Andrea will share 10 additional strategies which include the “combined question-answer” model for language-discordant families, an “outside-the-box” pre-session/post-session, the “post-pause recovery”, and useful strategies for interpreting in the setting of death.

CEUs*: 1.5 CCHI and 0.1 RID CEUs, 0.15 CEUs with IMIA. Court interpreting: 1 CEU in CA (CIMCE #L1606), KY, MD, MI, MO, NV, NM and OH, 1.5 CEUs in WA.

In 2016, we witnessed many big changes in the law – new health care civil rights regulations, LGBT discrimination court cases, changes in Video Remote Interpreting requirements, important federal agency guidance and more.

This roundup will show what is in store by 2017, including new website accessibility regulations from the US Department of Justice. 

This webinar showcases the work of ten hospitals across the country, who worked together for over a year as the National Languages Services Network funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to improve language services in hospitals.

Presenter: Izabel Souza

Approved for 1 ATA, 1 CCHI CE and 0.1 RID CEU point. 

Cost: $30.

Indigenous Interpreters face many challenges as they navigate the interpreting profession. Two prominent ones are the lack of direct equivalencies in their native languages of westernized terms and concepts as well as the need to preform relay interpreting with common language interpreters with little or no training in relay interpreting.  In this webinar we will share the experiences and successes of practicing Indigenous interpreters as they confront these challenges. We will also discuss protocols and mediation strategies that working interpreters have successfully used.  All of these best practices and strategies have been collected in the recently published Textbook and workbook The Indigenous Interpreter®.  This webinar will be presented by one of the co-authors of this publication and will be beneficial to all working interpreter as well as those charged with providing interpretation for Indigenous and LLD languages.

Presenter: Victor Sosa 

Approved for 1 CCHI, 0.1 IMIA/NBCMI, and 0.1 RID CEU. 

Cost: $25.00

For most, if not all assignments, interpreters receive documents electronically. They sign contracts and send invoices electronically. In addition, they spend a good part of the year on the go and they are expected to maintain communication with clients irrespective of where they are. As a result, they need a mobile office. Technology can help make an interpreter’s life easier.

Presenter: Maha El-Metwally

Approved for 1 CE hour with CCHI, WA DSHS and 0.1 RID CEU, as well as for court interpreting CEUs in MI, KY, NC, NE, NM, TN.

Cost: $30

During this session, we’ll discuss the potential to diversify your services as a translator by acquiring knowledge in audiovisual materials. Topics of discussion will include: monolingual audio transcriptions, audio-to-text translations, subtitling, and voice over projects. We will review a few free tools that can be used to work on each task and emphasize the need to acquire knowledge and practice now ― especially if translators are experiencing a decrease in their workload amid the global pandemic ― so that they can be ready to meet the market demand in the audiovisual segment in the near future.

Cost: $25

This presentation includes a review of the role of EOIR (Executive Office of Immigration Review), background, the differences or similarities of standard legal terminology vs. immigration jargon as well as court protocol and ethics, which differs from other court circuits. The session also provides information regarding the preparation and translation of documents for purposes of immigration and interpreting during proceedings.

Presenter: Francesca Samuel

Approved for 1 CEU with Utah, Colorado, Texas, Wisconsin, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Oregon and Tennessee, 1.2 CIE credit with Florida and 0.1 RID CEU point.

Cost: $30.

Effective intercultural communication gives you a professional edge needed to excel in the T&I world. Cultural differences pose certain complexities to our work, and understanding how they are internalized and expressed is important and useful.
– How do your clients experience working with you as a professional?
– What are their communicative expectations?
– How can you improve your active listening skills?
– Is active listening different when it is intercultural?
– Aren’t all relationships ultimately intercultural?
– How can I avoid miscommunication or discomfort in my interactions?
The workshop answers these questions and explores the role of the translator and interpreter as a communication expert in addition to being a linguistic one.

Presenter: Dr. Izabel Souza

Approved for 1 CE hour with CCHI and 0.1 RID CEU, as well as for court interpreting CEUs in MI, KY, NC, NE, NM, TN.

Cost: $30

This webinar is for both novice and experienced interpreters to learn how to self-assess their own skills and how to design skills and drills practice to improve weak areas.

Presenter: Eliana Lobo

Approved for 1 CE hour with CCHI as well as for court interpreting CEUs in MI, KY, NC, NE, NM, TN, and MO.

Cost: $45

In a 2016 Maryland Court of Special Appeals case, issues of interpreter competence, training and certification were front and center before the court in reviewing a criminal conviction. The deaf criminal defendant was permitted to testify at trial about his allegations of “misinterpretations” and “miscommunications” of his sign language communications by the courtroom interpreters. The trial court did not allow the defendant to call his interpreters as witnesses and cross examine them. The defendant was convicted and then appealed to the Court of Special Appeals.

The appeals court reversed the conviction and ordered a new trial, deciding that the defendant “was denied his constitutional right to confront and cross-examine the interpreter during the State’s case.”

Presenter: Bruce Adelson, Esq.

Approved for 1 CCHI and 0.1 RID CE point.

Cost: $45.

This evidence-based workshop will showcase the results of an international doctoral study at Osaka University. It explores the perspectives of 468 interpreter practitioners from 25 different countries, with respect to bridging the cultural gap between providers and patients.

Presenter: Izabel Souza

Cost: $35.

Prenatal and newborn care make up a large percentage of clinic and hospital visits. As interpreters, we need to be well-versed in the specific vocabulary that comes up in these settings.

Presenter: Elena Rivera-Patton

Approved for 1 CCHI, 0.1 RID and 1 Washington DHS CE points. 

Cost: $25.

An overview of how you can market your services, develop an online persona, and use effective client outreach strategies

Presenter: Rafa Lombardino

Approved for for 1 point by ATA. 

Cost: $30

Summary of Topics: Vocabulary like absorption, allergic reactions, interactions between medications. For side effects, touch on common side effects like nausea, headache, and less frequent side effects like anaphylactic reactions. The adherence piece can be fraught with cultural difficulties, because in many cultures patients tell the providers what they think the providers would like to hear, and not necessarily the truth. An example of this is that the patient may say that he/she is injecting insulin regularly as prescribed, but may have the belief that using insulin will cause blindness. The role of the interpreter here is to help the patient explain to the provider what his/her beliefs are, and what is the real situation regarding which prescribed medications they are taking and which they may not be.

Presenter: Elena Rivera-Patton

Approved for 1 CCHI CE hour and 0.1 RID CEU.

Cost: $35

Have you ever given thought to your public speaking skills? Would you like to learn more about coordinating information, preparation, and managing nervousness? How about effectively focusing on your message and building a connection with others?

Join us and discover how to boost your inner abilities!

Presenter: Rita Pavone

Approved for 1 CE hour by CCHI and RID, and by such states as CO, MD, MI, KY, NC, NE, NM, TN, UT. The webinar is also approved for 0.1 IMIA/NBCMI CEUs with the Education Registry ID 18-1234 (expires on 04/12/20).

Cost: $30

This webinar will present training and self-assessment techniques for interpreters to be better prepared and better able to handle stress while interpreting.

Presenter: Eliana Lobo

Approved for 1 CE hour with CCHI, DSHS and 0.1 RID CEU, as well as for court interpreting CEUs in MI, KY, NC, NE, NM, TN, MO and WA.

Cost: $30

Register is an essential component of the speaker’s message. Interpreters are tasked with maintaining the register to achieve equivalence of meaning between the original and target messages. Yet, is it always possible? And is it always necessary?

Presenter: Natalya Mytareva

Approved for 1 CCHI CE and 0.1 RID CE hour. 

Cost: $25.

Trilingual interpreting involves interpreting to and from American Sign Language into spoken English and Spanish. This course will discuss how to sight translate in different scenarios that require trilingual interpretation. It will also discuss the BEI Advanced performance test. The course will be hands on.

Presenter: Ruth de Jesus

Approved for 1 CCHI, 0.1 RID, and 0.1 IMIA CE point. 

Cost: $30.

How VRI works in general, and specifically what are the principal benefits, complications and challenges of working with interpreters that are remote.  For example, in small towns, it may be ideal to have remote interpreters, as the local interpreters may know the patient and family. There are technical issues that do occur, and we will discuss how they can be resolved. The interpreter and the provider alike require training on how to use the VRI system, technical things like the mute button, as well as the use of 1^st and 3^rd person interpretation. Training of interpreters and providers for VRI use will be addressed as well within this session.

Presenter: Elena Rivera-Patton

Approved for 1 CCHI, 0.1 RID and 0.1 IMIA CE point. 

Cost: $30.

Presenter: Eliana Lobo

Approved for 1 CCHI and 0.1 RID CE point.

Cost: $25.