Interpreter Training Materials
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Available through Program in Translation and Interpreting, University of Minnesota:
Introduction to Interpreting: An Instructor's Manual »
A 45-hour generic interpreting course for bilingual speakers. Content, materials, and resources.
Available through Refugee Assistance Program – Mental Health, University of Minnesota:
Interpreting in Refugee Mental Health Settings »
This 33-minute video provides an overview of the interpreter's role in mental health care, detailing the kinds of skills that interpreters must have. The need for planning language interpretation services is highlighted, with special focus on the risks involved in using untrained interpreters. Viewers are introduced to the complexities of the interpreting process and to ethical and interpersonal issues. The special aspects of interpreting in mental health care settings are highlighted in contrast to interpreting in other settings.
