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About the workshop
This advanced skills workshop is designed for all practitioners working with interpreters in mental health settings – including both new to and currently working with interpreters.

The workshop will explore challenges and realities in the interpreting environment and look at strategies for adapting practice for working with interpreters in a variety of mental health settings.

Participants will receive hard copies of resources developed in the project Approaching work with interpreters in mental health settings (VTMH, 2019), including a Practice Tips Poster and Report

Please be aware that this is a two-part workshop. To complete the workshop, and to receive hard copies resources, participation at both days is required.

Duration and Delivery
This is a two-part virtual workshop, delivered via Zoom.
Day 1: Monday 29th November, 9:30am-12:30pm
Day 2: Monday 6th December, 9:30am-12:30pm
Participation at both days is required.

The virtual workshop will be supplemented with some self-directed reading materials. More information about this will be provided during registration.

Trainers

  • Victorian Transcultural Mental Health

Eligibility criteria

Participation is open to a range of staff including program leaders and direct-care practitioners, working in mental health and wellbeing services across Victoria, including staff in clinical and community mental health services, as well as people working within mental health programs in community health and social services. Unfortunately, these sessions are not open to students on clinical placement.

Categories: Capability 14 - Embedding evidence-informed continuous improvement
Disciplines: Allied Health
Levels: Introductory
Lifespans: Adult

Monday 29 November 2021
09:30 to 12:30
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