Interpreting in Palliative Care

This program is accredited by CEAP/CCHI for 7 CE hours
Approved by IMIA/NBCMI for 0.7 CEUs.

Description

For interpreters, conversations involving palliative care, especially those at end of life, can be among the most difficult to convey - not only linguistically and culturally, but personally. This seven-hour workshop is designed for preparing experienced medical interpreters in palliative care settings. The major messages participants will take away: Palliative care is a distinct and rapidly expanding area of medicine with which all interpreters should be familiar. Palliative care conversations present unique challenges for interpreters that require specific knowledge and skills to overcome. Through study and reflective practice, interpreters can expand their knowledge and improve both their interpreting skills and comfort level related to interpreting in palliative care settings. 

Start time: Class starts at 8:00am. Please arrive by 7:45am to get signed in and settled. Ends at 5:00pm with 1.5 hours for lunch. The cafeteria will be open or attendees can bring their own lunch. A light snack will be provided in the morning and afternoon.

Location: We will be in the social room on the first floor of Providence Portland Medical Center. Park in the main structure off of Glisan and walk through the sky bridge into the hospital and take a left and keep walking right into the Social Room. If you have trouble finding it call or text Erin at 503-381-2018.

Cost: $50 for non-OSTI members, $40, for OSTI members

Registration is open to 25 people maximum, 5 minimum.

Bios of instructors

Jen Levi, (she/her) LCSW is the Palliative Care Senior Social Worker with Providence Health and Services in Portland, OR. Jennifer started with this team in 2007. Her current role is with the Regional Primary Palliative Care Education Team and working inpatient at Providence St. Vincent’s. Jen is passionate about primary palliative care education across professions with a trauma informed and inclusive lens. In addition to her work at Providence, she is a field instructor with Portland State University and teaches Advanced Clinical Practice in the Graduate School of Social Work. Jennifer also has a private practice offering clinical supervision and counseling for other health care providers and individuals experiencing life transitions.

Erin Neff-Minyard, Ed.M., CHI^tm is an Oregon Certified Spanish Health Care Interpreter and Language Access Program Coordinator at Legacy Health System in Portland, Oregon, where she has worked since 2007. She was the Chair of the Oregon Council on Health Care Interpreters (OCHCI) which advises the Oregon Health Authority on administrative rules and policy standards for the Health Care Interpreter Program and chaired the OCHCI’s Advocacy and Policy Committee. Erin has a master’s in adult education from Oregon State University and worked as a Health Care Interpreting Instructor at Portland Community College from 2011 – 2012.