This 64-hour training will cover the content of CCHCP’s 40-hour Bridging the Gap – Medical Interpreter Training in addition to special interpreter professional development topics.  

Topics covered include:

• National ethics standards
• The roles of the medical interpreter
• Memory development
• Sight translation
• Mental health interpreting
• Health disparities (including those faced by the LGBTQIA community)
• Medical terminology
• Professional development
• and more!

Participants will have ample opportunities to practice simultaneous interpretation in English and their other language(s) through role play activities and other skill development exercises.

The training fee includes:

• 64 hours of intensive, interactive training
• Language proficiency assessment via ALTA Language Services
• (part of non-refundable $100 deposit)
• 2017 Edition of The Bridging the Gap Textbook for Medical Interpreters
• Bilingual Medical Glossary
• Guide to Common Medications
• Signed Certificate of Completion with individual certificate number upon successful completion of training
• Eligibility to enroll in the Bridging the Gap Training of Trainers course or Connecting to Care: Patient Guide course.

http://xculture.org/medical-interpreter-training/bridging-the-gap-training-program/bridging-the-gap-for-medical-interpreters-course-description/

For more information, to register, or with questions please email: bridgingthegap@xculture.org or call 206-860-0329. Thank you!

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