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April 2017
40-hr Intensive Medical Interpreter Training
This course provides intense, skill-centered training to meet high standards set for medical interpreters today. The techniques and tools provided can be immediately applied to enhance interpretation skills. After taking this course, all participants are eligible to take the MasterWord Health Care Interpreter Assessment and will…
Find out more »July 2017
Wellness Connection – Vicarious Trauma: Healing from Within
This presentation will introduce participants to techniques, tools and resources—including the healing space of the Rothko Chapel—to create balance within, help you adhere to professional standards or ethical requirements, and minimize or mitigate the effects of vicarious trauma. Approved for 1 ATA CE points, 0.15…
Find out more »August 2017
40 HR Intensive Interpreter Medical Training
This course provides skill-centered training to meet high standards set for medical interpreters today. The techniques and tools provided can be immediately applied to enhance interpretation skills. After taking this course, all participants are eligible to take the MasterWord Health Care Interpreter Assessment and will meet…
Find out more »40-hr Intensive Medical Interpreter Training
This course provides skill-centered training to meet high standards set for medical interpreters today. The techniques and tools provided can be immediately applied to enhance interpretation skills. After taking this course, all participants are eligible to take the MasterWord Health Care Interpreter Assessment and will meet the criteria required to take one of the two national certifications available through CCHI and NBCMI.
Find out more »September 2017
International Translation Day Conference
We encourage you to consider participating in upcoming International Translation Day Conference on September 30th, organized and hosted by the University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Modern Languages and Literature. MasterWord will be making a presentation on Vicarious Trauma and Professional Interpreters and providing practical advice tailored specifically for…
Find out more »November 2017
40-hr Intensive Medical Interpreter Training
This course provides skill-centered training to meet high standards set for medical interpreters today. The techniques and tools provided can be immediately applied to enhance interpretation skills. After taking this course, all participants are eligible to take the MasterWord Health Care Interpreter Assessment and will meet…
Find out more »January 2018
40HR ASL Intensive Medical Interpreter Training
The 40HR ASL Intensive Medical Interpreter Training provides intense, skill-centered training to meet high standards set for medical interpreters today. The techniques and tools provided can be immediately applied to enhance interpretation skills. This course is only taught in American Sign Language. 4.0 BEI CEUs available, RID available if requested in…
Find out more »April 2018
40-hr Intensive Medical Interpreter Training
Early Bird price ends on April 6th 2018 This course provides skill-centered training to meet high standards set for medical interpreters today. The techniques and tools provided can be immediately applied to enhance interpretation skills. After taking this course, all participants are eligible to take the…
Find out more »July 2018
Vicarious Trauma: The Ethics of Selfcare
When we speak for others who are suffering, when we are present to the worst aspects of human nature, how are we changed? Interpreting can carry significant costs for the interpreter, and our ability to do our work with integrity and impartiality depends on the…
Find out more »August 2018
40HR ASL Intensive Medical Interpreter Training
The 40HR ASL Intensive Medical Interpreter Training provides intense, skill-centered training to meet high standards set for medical interpreters today. The techniques and tools provided can be immediately applied to enhance interpretation skills. This course is only taught in American Sign Language. 4.0 BEI CEUs and 4.0 RID CEUs in Professional…
Find out more »March 2019
Deaf Interpreter Training
This Deaf Interpreter Training Package consists of 40 hours of training to complete the Knowledge and Performance exams at RID. This package is designed to prepare you for the interpreting industry. It combines necessary requirements to meet RID’s 40 hours of Deaf Interpreter Training courses…
Find out more »KUDO – Vicarious Trauma & Professional Interpreters – Ludmila Golovine
The Talk Vicarious trauma has been identified as something that affects the performance and well-being of certain professionals, such as interpreters. It happens when they experience or internalize someone else’s trauma. Professionals working in healthcare, in court, in jail, with refugees, with child protective services,…
Find out more »NCIHC – How Not To Hurt- Ludmila Golovine
Description: One challenge faced by professional interpreters working in healthcare and other settings is the high levels of stress, vicarious trauma, or vulnerability they may feel during the course of their everyday work. Vicarious trauma has been identified as something that affects the performance and wellbeing of…
Find out more »June 2019
Women in Localization, Texas: Inaugural Event – Meet and Greet
MasterWord is proud to be a sponsor of Women in Localization, Texas Chapter's Inaugural Event: With Austin and all of Texas being a haven for some of the biggest names in tech and business, it is no surprise Women in Localization's newest chapter found its…
Find out more »July 2019
Serving People at the Moment of Death: An Awesome and Fearful Privilege
The moment of death is powerful and impactful, not just for those experiencing it, but also for their loved ones and the many people who serve them.
Find out more »August 2019
Allyship
Allyship: a buzzword that has become a part of popular culture masquerading as social justice. The concept of allyship and how it operates systematically to combat oppression, injustice, and inequity while promoting the rights of oppressed minorities through the power of privilege is a potent…
Find out more »September 2019
February 2020
Deaf Interpreter Training – Dallas
This Deaf Interpreter Training package includes 40 hours of Deaf Interpreter Training to satisfy the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)’s requirements prior to taking the Certified Deaf Interpreter Knowledge Exam. This training is designed to prepare Deaf Individuals who want to become interpreters…
Find out more »March 2020
Vicarious Trauma
First formally brought into the light during the 2001 International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC), interpretation was subsequently placed in the category of high-stress professions, with consequences ranging from burnout to vicarious trauma, leading to significant performance impediments.
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