Webinar: Interpreting for Speech Therapy Sessions (The Biology and Lexicon of a Stroke)

CEUs: 0.15 IMIA/NBCMI, Pending: 1.5 CE CEAP/CCHI, 0.15 CE RID, 1.5 CE UIP, 1.5 CE AOC

This webinar covers an overview of the different types of stroke. It then goes over a typical cognitive and speech therapy evaluation, discusses the challenges interpreters face through these appointments and offers tips on how to partner with the therapist to help achieve their goals.

Learning Objectives:
1. Interpreters will learn the different types of strokes and related vocabulary.
2. Participants will review a cognitive and speech therapy evaluation and gain understanding of the linguistic and ethical challenges presented in these scenarios.
3. Participants will learn three key strategies for partnering with providers for a successful speech therapy session.

About the presenter:
Carlos Martinez-Morales, BS, CMI, CHI, Ut-CMLI-Spanish is a dual-certified medical interpreters with over 11 years of experience. He is the Language Services Manager at Intermountain Healthcare, where he has gain experience interpreting for the speech therapists in the inpatient neuro-rehab floor. Carlos currently serves as President of the Utah Translators and Interpreters Association, and has served in various boards, including the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters.

Attendance is free and open to UTIA members and non-members alike. Certificates of attendance will only be granted to UTIA active members.  Non-members who attend the live webinar may join UTIA within 30 days in order to claim credit.