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Bridging the Gap Medical Interpreter Training
Monday, August 3, 2009 - Friday, August 7, 2009
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2009 Symposium of the National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter
Ira SenGupta presented the keynote speech -From Cultural Bump to Cultural Congruence: Enhancing Cultural Competence in Health and Human Services- at the recently concluded 2009 Symposium of the National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter in Des Moines. The theme of the annual symposium was -Growth, Change, and Competency in a Culturally Diverse World. About 300 social workers attended the meeting ON April 17, 2009 ably coordinated by Kelli Soyer, Executive Director of NASW, Iowa Chapter.
CCHCP, 06/01/2009 CCHCP Presented at National WIC Association's 26th Annual Conference
Ira SenGupta, Executive Director, recently presented on Cultural Competency and Working Effectively with Interpreters at the 26th Annual Conference of the National WIC Association in Nashville, Tennessee. A rich diversity of people access WIC (Women, Infant and Children) services bringing with them worldviews and approaches to diet and nutrition, pregnancy, breastfeeding, alcohol and drug use, family planning, and healthcare that may be different from the WIC staff who serve them. More than 900 WIC staff and administrators attended the conference on May 24 to 27 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville.
CCHCP, 06/17/2009 Bridging the Gap Training at the Alaska Immigration Justice Project
On March 9 to 13, 2009, Rose Long, Director of the Bridging the Gap (BTG) Interpreter Training Program at CCHCP, presented the week-long training to 23 participants. The class was a very diverse group, languages represented were Laotian, Yup'ik, Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, Korean, Nuer, Russian, Hmong, Vietnamese, Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian, Portuguese, and Mandarin. Barb Jacobs, Program Manager of the Language Interpreter Center (LIC) of the Alaska Immigration Justice Project (AIJP)successfully coordinated this training. In 2007, the Municipality of Anchorage awarded the Mayor's Community & Non-profit Organization Diversity Award to AIJP. AIJP is dedicated to protecting the human rights of all Alaskans by providing comprehensive immigration legal services and language interpreter services throughout Alaska. Robin Bronen is the Executive Director.
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Bridging the Gap Trainings Schedule The "Open Enrollment" trainings listed below are highlighted and open to the public. The "Closed Enrollment" trainings are for specific organizations and not open to members of the public. Please contact Rose Long, Director of Bridigng the Gap, for more information or an application form. | Bridging the Gap for Interpreters in Health and Social Services | June 1 to 5, 2009 | Closed Enrollment | Department of Health, Office of Minority Health Dover, Delaware | | Bridging the Gap for Interpreters in Health and Social Services | August 3 to 7, 2009 Register by July 6th | Please email rosel@xculture.org for info. Registration open now, first come, first serve! | Open Enrollment at CCHCP in Seattle, Washington | | Training of Trainers for BTG | September 2009 | Closed
Enrollment | St. Vincent Health System,
Indianapolis, Indiana | | Training of Trainers for BTG | October 19 to 23, 2009 | Please email rosel@xculture.org for info. Registration opens July 13 | Open Enrollment at CCHCP in Seattle, Washington | Open enrollment training dates are subject to change. Click here to download a Registration Form for the BTG training on August 3 to 7, 2009 in Seattle, WA.
Completed 2009 BTG Trainings Delaware Department of Health, Office of Minority Health, Dover, Delaware - June 2009 Delaware Department of Health, Office of Minority Health, Dover, Delaware - April 2009 Alaska Immigration Justice Project, Anchorage, Alaska - March 2009
Sponsored by Norton Cruz Family Foundation Fund, a fund of The Alaska Community Foundation (ACF). Completed 2008 BTG Trainings Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton, Georgia - December 2008
Delaware Public Health, Dover, Delaware - April 2008
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona - March 2008
Martin County, Stewart, Florida - January 2008 If you are interested in learning more about customized trainings for your institution, please contact Rose Long, Director of Bridging the Gap.
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