Description
Course Title: Interpreting in Healthcare Settings
Length: 50 hours – Interpreting in Community Settings is a prerequisite
Format: This course is offered online via remote classroom learning. The course is comprised of 5 sessions in an online classroom with the instructor and others students, and a series of online modules and assignments that students complete in their own time. Students have access to the online modules for 3 months from the start date of the course.
Content Overview:
- The role of the Healthcare Interpreter
- Medical and healthcare terminology
- Overview of the Canadian/BC health care system and infrastructure
- Introduction to the roles and functions of healthcare practitioners and personnel
- Management of the interpreting session
- Models of health and well-being
- Inter-cultural and inter-personal communication skills Student Manual Included
