Mothertongue is a nonprofit multiethnic counseling service in the UK with its own mental health interpreter service. This anthology was published June 4th, 2015, and it is deeply touching. The book grew out of a writing workshop for interpreters to tell their stories.

Why didn't these interpreters choose to talk about their work? Beverley Costa, CEO of Mothertongue, speculates that it's because the organization offers interpreters regular supervision and debriefing to share and reflect on their work--a role model in the field!

Do get your PDF of this splendid anthology and hear interpreters in their own voices.

An important conference will be held in Alcalá, Spain (near Madrid) October 1 and 2, 2015: the

Conference on Training,Testing and Accreditation in PSIT.

PSIT (Public Services Interpreting and Translation), is a European term for community interpreting and translation. The conference will be held by AFIPTISP: the Association of Trainers, Researchers and Professionals in the field of Translation and Interpretation in the Public Services.

The deadline for proposals is August 15, 2015, maximum 500 words.  

A health care reform is taking place in Australia. As part of that package, for senior citizens there the government will probably deduct "a big chunk" from their home care program to pay for... interpreting and translation.

So, at least, reports the Australian Ageing Agenda (AAA)--and they don't sound happy about it. While it's too early yet to know exactly how this will play out, it's a story to watch.

It's coming: the first session of The Community Interpreter® to feature its new international textbook. From July 6-10, 2015, in Columbia, Maryland, join us for the most exciting event of the year for community interpreting!

The focus is on medical, educational and social services interpreting. It remains the only national program for community interpreting--but is plunging into the international field as well. Taught by four experienced trainers, veterans of the field, it will introduce you to professional community interpreting for contract interpreters, bilingual staff and staff interpreters.

Check the training calendar or our flier for details. And join us--join the adventure!

Great Video Training on Ethics for Medical Interpreters

It's here! The first-ever 80-minute video training on how to apply medical interpreter ethics in the real world.

Available in DVD or for download, Medical Interpreting: A Guide to Ethics is practical and down to earth yet  supports the highest standards. You'll see film vignettes of interpreters who speak Spanish, French, Igbo, Nepali and Russian. Watch them grapple with some of the biggest--and most common--challenges in the field.

The framework comes from the nine ethical principles of the U.S. National Code of Ethics for Interpreters in Health Care published by NCIHC: the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care.

Come to the Premier Training of Trainers--The Debut of "TCII"

July 27-August 1st marks the first Training of Trainers (TOT) for "The Community Interpreter® International"!

TCII is here: "The Community Interpreter® International" is a global adventure!

Because CCC's 122 licensed trainers are located not only here (in 28 U.S. States and Washington, DC) but also six other countries, this new edition of the program is brand-new, top to bottom.

In fact, the sparkling new textbook, workbook and curriculum is the first-ever global edition in the field. The Community Interpreter®: An International Textbook comes out July 6. And with it, the best foundation program in the world for training medical, educational and social services interpreters goes international in a big way. Join us in July!