Professional Spoken Language Interpreting Basics Overview

Learn professional interpreting modes, methods, and protocols for effective communication in various settings, enhancing skills for interpreters and service users.

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Brief Summary

This course dives into the world of spoken language interpreting, covering everything from basic protocols to best practices in different settings like healthcare, law, and business. You’ll also learn about telephonic and video remote interpreting, making it super helpful for professionals who use interpreters.

Key Points

  • Understanding interpreting protocol for in-person, phone, and video remote interpreting (VRI)
  • Focus on professional conduct and HIPAA safeguards
  • Best practices in medical, business, and legal interpreting settings
  • Importance of unbiased communication
  • Quiz sections to reinforce learning

Learning Outcomes

  • Set up and manage a video remote interpreting (VRI) platform effectively
  • Apply professional standards in various interpreting scenarios
  • Understand the role of interpreters in supporting limited English proficiency (LEP) individuals
  • Recognize the importance of HIPAA safeguards in interpreting
  • Enhance skills for unbiased and transparent communication

About This Course

Modes, Methods, and Professional Protocol for Interpreters and those Who Access Them in Person, by Phone or Remote Video

The FuzeV.R.I. series provides detailed information about basic spoken language interpreting protocol; including practical application of in person, telephonic and videoconferencing when an interpreter is needed (or video remote interpreting - VRI) in a home office or business office setting. For:

  • Teachers and school districts

  • Law enforcement and judiciaries

  • Hospitals, clinics and other healthcare

  • Dental workers, social workers, mental health

  • Business professionals who also use interpreters

This series is intended to educate aspiring and current spoken language interpreters and interpreter service users, to apply professional standards to in-person, over-the-telephone, and video-remote interpreting (VRI) when each are considered a best option. This series promotes professional conduct whenever an interpreter is needed, and focusses on HIPAA safeguards and Risk Management enhancements.

This series should solidify the interpreter's commitment to pursuing excellence in their role as an interpreter. Emphasizing the essentials of unbiased and transparent communication, testimonies punctuate a variety of interpreting expectations in healthcare, law enforcement and legal settings, social service organizations and business. It should be a valuable tool for continued education, as an online course, or a modular supplement to classroom education. (Please contact your local association as to whether this course can qualify as, or be used to supplement your continuing education.)

Risk Management teams who identify interpreters to assist individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) should find this series to be a handy tool for serving underserved populations. The series discusses and includes several codes of professional conduct for interpreters and for those who use them.

Fifteen Quiz sections are included as part of your learning experience.

  • In this course, you will learn best practices for professional interpreting in a medical, business, and legal setting.

  • Course teaches effective set-up and protocol for telephonic and VRI from a home or business office.

  • By the end of the course, you will be able Set up a VRI platform and an appropriate telephonic interpreting platform.

Course Curriculum

1 Lectures

Instructor

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J Louisa Benitez

As a Washington State Certified Spanish and Portuguese Interpreter since the 1990's, I began networking with other interpreters in 1994. For more than two decades as an Interpreter Services Referral Agency owner I have processed communication between healthcare organizations, law enforcement, school districts and a variety of government agencies and businesses - and the spoken language interpreters who serve them....

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Francisco G.
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5 years ago

pretty good to learn about the ethics (do's and don't ) of the interpreter

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Lana W.
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8 years ago

I really enjoyed the content and felt that I better understand how to be a good interpreter.

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Lewis T.
5.0
10 years ago

This is a very in-depth course and the lectures and instructor are excellent! Thoroughly recommended.

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