INTERPRETERS UNITED
LOCAL 1671/AFCSME Council 28
proudly announces its Spring workshop
Ethics Workshop: Impartiality at any cost?
presented by Milena Calderari-Waldron
Our society has high expectations for professional interpreters. This workshop will explore interpreters’ imperative to be impartial and neutral as well as its parameters. Outline:
- Axiology: impartiality, neutrality, honesty & integrity
- Our all too human brain: heuristics, framing and cognitive dissonance reduction
- The temptation to advocate: cultural interference and tribalism
- I was just the interpreter: due obedience and the Nuremberg defense
- The Good Samaritan
Saturday April 28, 2018
Moran Prairie Public Library
6004 S Regal St Spokane, WA 99223
Approved by WA AOC for 3 ethics continuing education credits and by DSHS/LTC for 1 ethics & 2 general continuing education credits
Certificates of attendance will be awarded to all 3-hour attendees. There is no credit for late arrivals or early departures.
9:15 am Registration opens
10:00 – 11:30 Workshop
11:30 – Noon Break & Potluck Lunch
Noon to 2:00 pm Local 1671 Statewide Meeting (working lunch)
2:00 - 2:30 Break
2:30 – 4:00 Workshop cont.
This workshop is available to all Interpreters United members at no cost. Non-members can sign up to become a union member by downloading, signing and returning the membership form, or can sign up at the door, if desired.
TO REGISTER, attendees shall send an email to Local1671[at]gmail.com with the following information:
A. Full name as it appears on the DSHS/LTC database which can be updated by sending an email to dshsct[at]dshs.wa.gov.
B. DSHS Certificates' number as they appear in the DSHS/LTC online database. They should include the two letters and all numbers (including all zeroes). MC (Medical Certified), MA (Medical Authorized), SC (Social Services Certified), SA (Social Services Authorized), TC (Translator Certified).
C. City and county of residence.
D. Working languages.
E. Confirmation of successful registration will be sent by email.
Carpooling. Please send your request to carpool to local1671[at]gmail.com.
Travel expenses can be claimed pursuant to Local 1671 Policy #1.
Presenter: Milena Calderari-Waldron, WA Court and DSHS Medical & Social Services Certified Spanish Interpreter. An Archaeology graduate from the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, she was a National Council for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET) doctoral grant fellow and taught Argentine Archaeology at the University of Buenos Aires. She is currently the Secretary of Interpreters United Local 1671/AFSCME Council 28; Adjunct Faculty for Ethics and Business Practices for Interpreters at the Bellevue Community College Translation and Interpretation Certificate Program; and a member of the ATA Interpreters Division Leadership Council and ASTM F43 Technical Committee on Language Services and Products.
