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Workshops & Training

The 2nd Bi-Annual Conference on New Immigrant Realities

The Second Bi-Annual Conference on New Immigrant Realities was held on April 27 and April 28 at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro's Associated Campus Ministries Building.

Sponsored by UNCG's Center for New North Carolinians, the event included presentations and seminars by UNCG faculty members and community-based professionals who are experts on current research and on-the-ground realities concerning North Carolina's immigrants.

Notes and powerpoint presentations from the convening will be posted at this site within the next few months.

Interpreter Access Project

Interpretation Training for Health and Social Services

Objectives: To familiarize bilingual individuals with professional interpreting techniques, ethics and legal considerations for interpreting in health and social service settings.

Who Should Attend? Individuals working as interpreters in health and social service settings, those who wish to work as interpreters in this type of setting and anyone who is regularly serving as a volunteer, contracted or freelance interpreter.

Pre-requisite: Ability to communicate effectively in English and any other language(s).

Faculty: Arelys Chevalier, born and raised in the Dominican Republic. Trained as a medical interpreter and culture competence instructor in Seattle Washington by the nationally recognized Cross Cultural Health Care Program, she has been a Spanish/English interpreter for over 30 years in the health and social service arena. She has also completed the medical interpreter program of the University of Arizona. Ms. Chevalier has served as professional interpreter and culture resource with the NC Center for International Understanding in their project to train North Carolina practitioners in Mexico on the health practices and culture in that country. Working for the University of North Carolina Greensboro and Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), Ms. Chevalier has trained hundreds of interpreters as well as taught Spanish for health care professionals in hospitals and social service settings in North Carolina. She is certified by the NC Office of Minority Health to teach the "Nosotros," culture competence program.

Schedule of AHEC Interpreter Trainings for 2007

Date	Location	Level
December 3-4, 2007	Charlotte AHEC	III
January 28-29, 2008	Wake AHEC	I
February 18-19, 2008	Greensboro AHEC	I
February 26-27, 2008	Greensboro AHEC	III
March 11, 2008	Coastal AHEC	II
March 18, 2008	Wake AHEC	II
March 27-28, 2008	Northwest AHEC	I
April 3-4, 2008	Wake AHEC	III
April 8-9, 2008	Mountain AHEC	I
April 21, 2008	Greensboro AHEC	II
April 25, 2008	Northwest AHEC	II
April 29-30, 2008	Coastal AHEC	III
May 13, 2008	Mountain AHEC	II
May 15-16, 2008	Northwest AHEC	III
May 19-20, 2008	Charlotte AHEC	III

Click here to view/download/print the Interpretor Mentoring Form (*PDF)

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