“Interpreting for Social Justice”
Part 1- November 18, 2021 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Part 2- November 19, 2021 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the virtual training “Interpreting for Social Justice.” This workshop is open to any bi-lingual and multilingual staff members within organizations. Whether you provide direct services and interpreting/translating is part of your role, or you work in an administrative position, this workshop is for you!
Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the role of social justice in building multilingual spaces, understand the role and ethics of interpreting, explore the difference between language access and language justice, learn how to provide simultaneous interpretation online, and have hands-on interpreting practice.
Presenter:
Carolina Bautista-Velez
Carolina Bautista-Velez is a Certified Professional Coach, Diversity Consultant, and mindfulness teacher with over 17 years of professional experience. She is the owner of CVelez Consulting and Metamorphosis Coaching. Carolina's work is rooted on social justice, cultural humility, and anti-oppression framework. As a Certified Life Coach, Carolina offers a space to cultivate reflection, resilience, autonomy, and strength, where her clients can focus on learning sustainable tools to navigate desires, societal conditioning, goals, and difficulties.
Carolina has been an advocate for survivors of domestic and sexual violence for many years providing direct services, creating programs for human trafficking survivors, and training organizations across the country on how to provide social justice and culturally informed services to survivors. Carolina holds a degree in clinical psychology with a specialization in social psychology. She is an immigrant, Latinx, social changer who believes in the power of individual and collective liberation.
Participant Registration and Cost:
This training webinar is free. Participants need to register in advance for the training. Please click on registration button above to register.