Webinar Description

By virtue of working in an emerging field, court interpreters may at times find themselves working with parties who have fundamental misunderstandings about the interpreter’s role in an encounter. Irritating as these situations may be at times, they present a valuable opportunity to engage in dialogue and dispel potentially-dangerous misconceptions about our profession. This session is not so much about what to do in certain situations as it is about how to clearly and respectfully articulate our needs and limitations without alienating the consumers of our services. The presenter and participants will examine role-play scenarios to identify specific talking points for each as well as general guidelines for speaking out applicable to any situation.


Continuing Education

Continuing education credits are approved for the following states: 

1.5 CEUs: NC, NM, MO, UT, OR, TN, TX, PA (Other states pending approval)

Students can individually apply for CEUs in the following states by submitting all necessary information: DE, IA, KY, MD, MI, MS, NE


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Next webinar TBA - Stay Tuned | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

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Meet the Presenter

Instructor

Ernest Niño-Murcia

Ernest Niño-Murcia is a freelance legal interpreter and translator based in Des Moines, Iowa. He received a B.A. in Anthro-Linguistics from Brown University. As a state and federally certified court interpreter, he has interpreted legal proceedings and prepared translations, transcriptions and expert witness reports/testimony for clients in the private and public sectors. He is a member of the Iowa Judicial Branch´s Language Access in the Courts Committee. Outside of court, he has interpreted for public figures such as House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. He worked with Iowa PBS providing live interpretation for broadcasts of Governor Kim Reynolds’ daily press briefings on the COVID-19 crisis. Additionally, Ernest is a Jeopardy! Champion (2012), whose greatest achievement on the show was beating an attorney to the buzzer to answer "co-defendant" in the "11 letter words" category.

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Excellent

Laura Leavitt

Our instructor was knowledgeable and gave us many tips which I found useful. We were able to practice what we were learning and he kept us all angaged

Our instructor was knowledgeable and gave us many tips which I found useful. We were able to practice what we were learning and he kept us all angaged

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Ethics for interpreters in medical and legal settings

Ricardo Abarca

concise and practical view of how ethics overlap in both fields

concise and practical view of how ethics overlap in both fields

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Very explanatory

Noemi Quirch-Valle

This is a very comprehensive and clear explanation of what to expect when interpreting a Plea

This is a very comprehensive and clear explanation of what to expect when interpreting a Plea

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Informative

Elena Kiseleva

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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Webinar

    • Welcome!

    • Court Interpreter Ethics: Self-Advocacy and the Art of Saying "No"
  • 2

    Certificate of Completion

    • Instructions

    • Quiz

    • Webinar Feedback Survey