CONTENT

This all-day interactive workshop is designed to prepare experienced interpreters who have already received basic training to provide quality interpreting services in behavioral health settings. It will cover the following topics:

• Introduction to Behavioral Health in the U.S. ? Definition of “mental health”? Types of appointments? Venues (medical facilities, courts, jails, detention centers, etc.)? Practitioners? Differences from other healthcare encounters? What practitioners are looking and listening for

• Culture and Behavioral Health

• Specialized Vocabulary

• A brief discussion of interpreting for standardized psychological tests

• A brief discussion of protocols in secured in-patient psychiatric facilities

• Implications for adjusting interpreting protocols

• Secondary Trauma and Self Care

• Practice interpreting activity

REGISTRATION

Team sign-up. Find 2 other interpreters to sign up with you and receive a 10% discount. Then let us know via email at contact@arcos.institute.

Any Class Bundle. You get an 8% discount if you sign up for any two classes we offer within the year at once.
Early bird registration. Use the following discount code when registering before TBD for a 5% discount: TBD

Employer registration. If you would like your employer to pay for your professional development, please have them fill out and submit this form.

To register, please click on the purchase button above. 

CE CREDITS

WA DSHS: 8 professional continuing education credits (approval No. 684)

CCHI: 8 professional continuing education credits (program ID: 06671)

IMIA (for NBCMI): pending

AOC: pending

Do you need credits for another organization? Please fill out this form.

REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION

Please read carefully the following requirements for completion:

To receive a Certificate of Successful Completion, participants have to attend 100% of the course. Participants are required to be on time for every class and to not leave before the end of the class. 

Arcos Institute will issue the Certificate of Completion within 1 week from the last day of training.

Obtaining CE Credits with DSHS: Please read paragraph 4.7.4 CE activities on page 46 of the LTC Gateway User Manual. We cannot guarantee that this resource is always up to date. For more accurate information, please contact the organization at dshsct@dshs.wa.gov or visit the website.

Obtaining CE Credits with CCHI: Please read page 20 of the CCHI_Renewal_Handbook. We cannot guarantee that this resource is always up to date. For more accurate information, please contact the organization at renewal@cchicertification.org please or visit the website.

Obtaining CE Credits with IMIA (for NBCMI): For more information please contact the organization at staff@certifiedmedicalinterpreters.org please or visit the website.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the organization as we cannot answer specific questions regarding your status or any other query.

LOCATION

This class will be offered online. About a week before the first day of class, you will receive information on the simple steps you will take to be ready to join the class from your device. We ask that you connect from a device with a big enough screen: please use a computer with a webcam or a laptop (no phone or Ipad/tablet).

TIME 

Day 1/2 - Saturday, September 24th, 10 am to 12 pm [30-min break] and 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Pacific Time (-8 GMT).

and

Day 2/2 - Saturday, October 1st, 10 am to 12 pm [30-min break] and 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Pacific Time (-8 GMT).

This is an 8-hour training that spans over two consecutive Saturdays (half a session in the morning and half a session in the afternoon). Participants who complete the training attend both Saturdays and all sessions.

THE TRAINER

Cindy Roat, MPH, is a trainer of interpreters, educators and healthcare providers, and a consultant to healthcare facilities, helping them improve their language access services. An internationally renowned trailblazer in the healthcare interpreting field, Cindy is a founding member and past Co-chair of the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care, a founding member of the Washington State Coalition on Language Access (WASCLA), and a former board member of the Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society (NOTIS), where she organizes and teaches workshops for healthcare interpreters. Cindy is widely recognized as an engaging public speaker and assiduous advocate for limited-English-proficient populations.

ADDITIONAL CLASSES

We also offer private coaching on demand: Private lessons

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