Approaching work with interpreters in mental health settings

Description

About the workshop
This advanced skills workshop is designed for all practitioners currently working with interpreters in mental health settings.

The workshop explores challenges and realities in the interpreting environment and looks 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 copy resources, participation at both days is required.

Learning outcomes
Explore strategies to apply prior to, during and after an interpreted session
Consider key culturally responsive practices and principles, including cultural safety and cultural humility, in the context of working with interpreters.
Discuss challenges and realities in the interpreting environment, and strategies for adapting practice with interpreters in a variety of mental health settings
Dates, duration and delivery
This workshop takes a blended learning approach, and has three components. The virtual workshops are conducted over two half days via Zoom and supplemented with self-directed online learning. Participation at both workshops is required. See below for details:

Component 1: Workshop: Day 1, Tuesday 23rd August, 2022, 9:30am-12:30pm
Component 2: Self-directed online learning module, approximately 2 hours duration. Access will be provided at the end of Day 1.
Component 3. Workshop: Day 2, Tuesday 30th August, 2022, 9:30am-12:30pm