Help Schools Build Trust With Parents of Special Education Children

This certificate course is designed for language interpreters who participate in special education meetings in K-12 settings. In such meetings, the interpreter plays a key role for officials, teachers, and parents. The interpreter’s ability to convey information accurately and completely can influence a child’s placement, support, and eligibility for special education services.

The Professional Interpreter in Special Education certificate course prepares interpreters to navigate complex regulatory, ethical, and cultural issues involved in how school systems deliver special education services.

Snapshot

Format: Online

Hours: 30

Credits: 3.0 CEUs

When: Dates coming soon

Cost: $699

 

What You Will Learn

You will learn the educational interpreter’s roles in discussions of psychological evaluations, eligibility, Individualized Education Plans, reevaluations, and post-high school transition plans.

Through interactive discussions, practice and vocabulary-building exercises, you will also learn:

  • Concepts, components, and terminology of special education
  • The importance of special education legislation
  • How to apply the Interpreter’s Standards of Practice to promote trust and communication among parents and schools
  • How to explain special education processes—such as eligibility, Parent Rights, and Individualized Education Plans—to parents
  • How to remain impartial and accurate when interpreting difficult concepts
  • Modes of interpretation in special education settings
  • How to deal with the stresses and emotions of being an interpreter

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Who Should Attend?

K-12 educational interpreters, bilingual school staff, and contract/independent interpreters who already have a strong foundation in the basics of interpretation and seek to master the art of interpreting in a special education setting.

This course is also available as a classroom contract training for your organization. You choose the dates and location. For more information, please contact Professional and Personal Development at questions@georgiacenter.uga.edu.

Course Information

Course Date Info: 

Fall dates coming soon.

Live online classroom sessions with the instructor will be held on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. EST. To complete the course, students must attend a minimum of 80% of the live online class sessions. Recordings of classes are available for continued learning, but do not replace attendance.

Course Format:
Online, cohort-based, with asynchronous activities and live online classes.

Course Fee(s): 

$699

Ana Soler, the course author and instructor, has developed course curricula nationally. Ana worked for Gwinnett County Public Schools as a Language Services Administrator for eleven years coordinating interpreter/translator services for over 130 schools and more than 25 different languages. She provided interpreter training and technical assistance to school and central office personnel, supporting schools with quality assurance in the area of interpretation and translation.

Ana completed her degree in Social Work at GA State University, her Master's Degree in Public Health at Emory University, and just started her journey as a PhD in Special Education student at the University of Georgia. Her research will focus on the impact of qualified and trained interpreters in early childhood and K-12 settings.

While working as a Multicultural Program Coordinator for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Ana assisted with the creation of the hospital's interpretation and translation department. She also coordinated interpreter training for bilingual staff, oversaw cultural competency training for physicians and staff, and provided medical translation quality assurance and guidelines. Ana Soler is currently CEO of SeSo, Inc., a source of professional development opportunities for interpreters and organizations. She remains an active medical and educational interpreter and translator.