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To promote quality and professionalism in the field of translating and interpreting in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

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How to Work Effectively with Interpreters

Facilitator's Guide

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GUIDELINES FOR USING THESE TRAINING MATERIALS

Facilitators
Ideally, an ‘inviting’ physician or other professional from your organization, and a trained, experienced, interpreter should facilitate the training together. Individuals who have previously offered this training module can be contacted through the Interpreting
Stakeholder Group.

For information please contact:

NAME ORGANIZATION CONTACT
Veronica Newington University of Minnesota
Program in Translation and Interpreting

612-626-4898newin005@umn.edu

Scott Smith Minnesota Medical Association Representative SSmith@mnmed.org
Carol Berg UCare (ISG Chairperson) CBERG@ucare.org


Cost

These training materials were created as a not-for-profit endeavor, using funds provided by the Bush Foundation and the curriculum is provided free of charge, although you are likely to be asked to compensate the facilitators’ time (probably $50/hour or less).

Feedback
We welcome your feedback on these materials. Did these materials meet your training needs? How were they received by the participants? Do you have any suggestions for future improvements? Please send your comments to one of the e-mail addresses listed above.

Guidelines For Training Module

 

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