SHINE SA, 18 April 2017 Our upcoming ReFRESH Forum is on how to use interpreters effectively. Interpreters play an important role in our multicultural society, especially in their contribution to appropriate delivery of health care services. An interpreter’s role is to act as a conduit, conveying information in an understandable format between parties who do not share a common language...
Training for accredited, unaccredited or aspiring interpreters of African background (free)
Relationships Australia, Monday, 1 February 2016 Free Training For African Communities PEACE Multicultural Services of Relationships Australia SA is offering a learning opportunity for accredited, unaccredited or aspiring interpreters of African background. This program will provide an opportunity for individuals to develop and enhance their interpreting skills, improve their knowledge base on...
Conversations with CALD women on violence against women and their children
Hearing her voice: Report from the kitchen table conversations with culturally and linguistically diverse women on violence against women and their children Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Social Services) 2015 From 24 October 2014 to 12 March 2015, CALD women leaders hosted 29 kitchen table conversations throughout Australia with women from more than 40 ethnic and cultural backgrounds...
Culturally diverse women highly vulnerable to domestic violence: support agencies
The Age, March 19, 2015 – 11:30PM
Language barriers, fear of authorities and social isolation are making culturally and linguistically diverse Canberrans one of the most vulnerable groups for domestic violence, support workers say.
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