After the introduction of implicit bias, this webinar delves into its impact on our work as interpreters in healthcare settings.  This interactive session helps participants learn strategies for identifying and addressing their own biases.  Additionally, participants have opportunities to discuss ways to easily introduce implicit bias into classrooms and trainings.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the definition of “unconscious/implicit bias” and its impact on our everyday interactions.
2. Demonstrate techniques for identifying implicit biases and strategies for addressing these biases. 
3. Discuss ways to introduce implicit bias into interpreter education programs.

About the presenter:

 Kalen Beck, CI, CT brings more than 25 years of language access expertise to the healthcare field as an independent interpreter, director of language operations and as an executive within an academic medical center. She has been an interpreter trainer since 1998 and speaks nationally on topics of language access, disability access, and healthcare interpreting.

Kalen has worked with several academic medical centers to establish language access plans for patients who are deaf, hard of hearing or have limited English proficiency (LEP). From assessments of current state to strategic plans through implementation and organizational change, Beck keeps a patient-centric model for meaningful use as it relates to communication access in healthcare. 

Kalen holds a Certificate of Interpretation (CI) and a Certificate of Transliteration (CT) from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Interpreter Education from George Mason University. Kalen is the vice-chair for NCIHC’s Standards and Training Committee.

This live webinar took place on February 23, 2017.

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