Tag: certified interpreter
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Interpreting for Spiritual Care – Short Guide for Healthcare Interpreters
This article introduces medical interpreters to the amazing work of healthcare spiritual care providers, argues that medical interpreters have a responsibility to prepare for interpreting for spiritual encounters as they would for any other healthcare encounter, and provides some resources to do that. Spiritual care, which may also be called…
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Thank You For the Words: Building Your Interpreter Glossary
I’m not sure where this drawing is from but from time to time it makes rounds in various interpreter groups on social media. Aside from being funny, the image captures the true nature of the interpreter profession: it’s a highly-skilled job. Being a good interpreter involves well-developed listening and speaking…
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For Interpreters by Interpreters: Useful Resources and Interesting Content
Sometimes, being an interpreter can be a lonely profession. When I worked as a freelance medical interpreter, spending my days driving between hospitals and clinics in the Greater Seattle area, my friend and a fellow interpreter Angelika and I worked for many of the same agencies and often took appointments…
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Resources for Medical Interpreters: Skill-Building and Medical Terminology
Below is a collection of resources that can be used to practice consecutive and simultaneous interpreting skills, and sight translation skills. I am hoping these resources will be useful for healthcare interpreters with all levels of experience – those just starting out and preparing to take their exams or their…