Please join us on Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 1:00–2:30 p.m. eastern time, for the Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center webinar "Trauma-Informed Approaches for Effective Interpreter Partnerships,” hosted by Cannon Han.
Interpreters are crucial in ensuring individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) can access our programs and services as easily as fluent English speakers. To provide meaningful access and quality service provision, it's vital that service providers and victims with LEP have access to qualified interpreters. Advocates, interpreters, and partners must understand their roles to collaborate effectively. This foundational training will help victim assistance and other service providers who work with interpreters by including guidance on vetting, contracting, and preparing interpreters to work with victims of crime. The session will cover interpreting standards, language access advocacy, and strategies for assisting LEP victims and survivors, such as recognizing when interpretation services are needed and identifying resources/partners proactively. The session will also introduce information on developing language access plans.
The "Trauma-Informed Approaches for Effective Interpreter Partnerships” webinar is part of the Vital Subjects series. This series will address topics that are critical to the victim services field across the country.
