Brain Care for the Medical Interpreter

Advanced Medical Interpreter Series: Brain
Care for the Medical Interpreter
Date: June 13, 2015, Saturday
Location: UMASS Medical School, 333 South Street (Amphitheater), Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Registration: 8:00am Program: 8:30am till 4:30pm (30 minutes morning break, 30 minutes afternoon break and
an hour for lunch break)
Regular Fee: $ 50.00 CEU Fee: $20.00, Fee includes: CE materials, certificate of completion.
Credits/Contact Hours: CCHI and IMIA CEU credit approval in process
Education Level: Intermediate to Advance
Course Overview:
The goal of this workshop is to improve the working experience of medical interpreters. During this interactive workshop
participants will review basic brain anatomy and physiology associated with stress and resilience, including both the
sources and consequences of occupational stress. There will also be a review of personal, professional and educational
interventions to reduce occupational stress and to increase resilience. Participants will engage in individual and group
exercises designed to increase positive coping skills and to reduce the brain and body’s stress reactions, and to improve
well-being. Participants will leave this workshop energized, and armed with the knowledge and skills to make positive
and brain-wise changes in their lives.
Objectives:
 To increase participants’ understanding of the physical changes in the brain and the consequences caused by
chronic toxic stress.
 To increase participants understanding of the consequences of physical changes in the brain and the
consequences stimulated by positive coping methods.
 To motivate participants to engage in self-advocacy and self-care by making changes in their personal,
professional and academic lives to reduce their stress and enhance their resilience.
About the Lead Trainer: Jessica Goldhirsch, MPH
Jessica Goldhirsch, MPH has designed innovative pet, horticulture and activity
therapy programming for hospitalized children and teens, managed an adolescent
drama troupe teaching students about human sexuality and decision-making and
taught juvenile defenders about HIV/AIDS. As training coordinator at Boston
Medical Center, she taught hundreds of providers to work more effectively with
face-to-face, telephone and video interpreters. She is currently participating in a
movement to professionalize medical interpreting by improving training standards.
She has drawn attention to the stress, burnout and vicarious trauma experienced by
medical interpreters. She has served on the boards of the Forum on the
Coordination of Interpreter Services and the MA Medical Interpreters Association.
About Second Trainer: Leda Munoz Orians, CMI
Leda Muñoz Orians has been part of the Interpreter Services Department at Boston Medical Center (BMC), since June,
2010. During her tenure at BMC, she became the hospital’s first nationally certified Spanish interpreter. Leda has
extensive experience as both an interpreter and as a translator, working in a wide variety of hospitals including
Cambridge Health Alliance, Lowell General Hospital and Lahey Clinic. Prior to becoming a professional medical
interpreter, Ms. Orians worked as a project manager and research assistant at Tufts University and as a natural history
guide in several regions of Latin America. Leda holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Universidad de Costa Rica.
Certificates & Completion Requirements: Participants are expected to sign-in and out, attend the entire program,
and complete an evaluation. Participants will not receive a certificate of completion until payment has been
received. If the certificate cannot be presented at the event, the participant will be mailed the certificate.
Special Requests: If you are hearing impaired, or are a person who is differently abled who requires
accommodations, please contact Bindiya Jha 15 days prior to the training.
Registration:
Registration deadline: May 29, 2015. Register early as program registration is on a first come first serve basis
with limited space for 20 participants.
Please complete the registration form below and return with payment.
Make check payable to UMMS; in the memo please write Brain Care for Medical Interpreters– June 13 and mail to:
Joanne Dombrowski
Mass AHEC Network
UMass Medical School
333 South Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
For questions please contact Bindiya Jha at Bindiya.Jha@umassmed.edu or 508-856-2228.
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