Advance Your Skills in Note-taking for Interpreters

Course length:  2 hours  

Course access period: 60 days from purchase date

Once purchased, course access cannot be paused. 

Course completion requirements: Pass one exit test (score of 70% or above).

Certificate: Downloadable certificate available immediately upon passing the exit test.

CEUs:

• Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters: 2 CCHI CE hours (Performance-Based)
• International Medical Interpreters Association: 0.2 IMIA/NBCMI CEUs
• Washington State Department of Social Health Services: 2 DSHS CECs
• Maryland Court Interpreter Program: 2 CE credits
• Washington State Court Interpreter Program: 2 CEUs
• Ontario Council on Community Interpreting: 2 OCCI PDUs

Learning objectives:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Take effective notes using a simplified version of Rozan’s 7-step note-taking method adapted for community and medical interpreting.
• Practice three effective techniques for note-taking: symbols development, time notations and abbreviation systems.

What you will get:

• Your video instructor: Michelle Gallagher, MA
• 13 interactive exercises (including a take-your-baseline exercise)
• 1 handout on sample symbols and abbreviations
• 2 handouts on how to develop symbols and abbreviations in note-taking
• 2 subject matter handouts (for an exercise): medical, educational, human
• A clear introduction to the 7 steps of the Rozan method
• A video demonstration of professional note-taking
• 2 self-assessment exercises
• Sections from The Community Interpreter®: An International Textbook and The Medical Interpreter: A Foundation Textbook for Medical Interpreting
• Course completion certificate

How this lesson will improve your practice:

You will:

• Understand that note-taking is a necessity for interpreters.
• Know how to take notes while you interpret!
• Enhance your accuracy.
• Interpret longer without interrupting.
• Look and feel more professional and confident.
• See how note-taking supports the entire process of interpreting.
• Be able to use symbols to enhance your memory and speed.
• Know the Rozan method—making you a more “professionally literate” interpreter.