EVENT POSTPONED UNTIL 2022 - AUSIT Tasmania Branch presents: Family Violence Training for Interpreters - Two Day Conference

After much consideration it is with great disappointment that we have had to make the difficult decision of POSTPONING this entire event due to increasing COVID-19 restrictions.

Our Sponsor Communities Tasmania have agreed to allow us to re-schedule this event which we are hoping to be the first week of February, 2022.  We hope that our current registrants will re-register and join in with the event when it is re-scheduled for next year.

We will advise you all of the new date as soon as we can.

Thank you all for your support and understanding; stay safe and well.

AUSIT Tasmania Branch
This initiative is presented by AUSIT and is supported by the Tasmanian and Australian Governments under the National Partnership on COVID-19 Domestic and Family Violence Responses.

AUSIT TAS is offering two, one-day workshops for free on Interpreting in Family Violence Settings on Saturday 28 August 2021 in Hobart, and Sunday 29 August 2021 in Launceston, with Saturday's main lectures and panel discussion being live-streamed for all AUSIT members and non-member contacts Australia-wide.


Overview

It is essential that all interpreters are adequately equipped to meet the need of their culturally and linguistically diverse clients for specialised language services, especially conveying themes of family violence in various professional settings.  Disclosure of family violence may occur in a variety of settings when interpreting - not only in ones such as emergency services, the magistrates court of women's services.

The workshops will include lectures delivered by renown academics in the field, who will be addressing all key issues including:

• Safety for Interpreters - Practical Work & Dilemmas
• Physical & Psychological Effects of Family Violence and Abuse
• Coercive Behaviour & Harassment
• What happens in Court?
• Meetings with Community Services
  

Presenters

Dr Erika Gonzalez is a Senior Lecturer in translating and interpreting studies at RMIT University. She is also the National President of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT), and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK).  Her research interests focus on the professionalisation of community T & I and the impact language barriers have on non-English speakers.  Erika is actively involved in the organisation and delivery of national Professional Development initiatives Australia-wide and lobbying for the improvement of professional standards for the translating & interpreting profession. She believes that in multicultural societies quality T&I services are paramount to enable social equity.  Her work and efforts as an academic and researcher are focused on achieving such a goal.

Olga Garcia-Caro is a Lecturer in RMIT's Translating and Interpreting Program where she teaches T&I theoretical courses, discourse analysis and specialist health interpreting practice.  Olga is a certified Spanish interpreter and translator with extended experience in community settings and more specifically in health and mental health interpreting. Olga's research interest is in interpreting in domestic violence service settings. She is currently developing specialist training in this field which draws from the findings of her PhD research conducted in Victoria. This study was the first in Australia, in the discipline of Interpreting Studies, to explore the experiences of CALD women, service providers and interpreters in domestic violence service settings.  Olga's research was granted the Carolyn Allport Scholarship in feminist studies for the contribution to identifying what specialist training is needed to better meet the needs of women, service providers and interpreters.  

Avalon Tissue is a Clinical Psychologist who specialises in working with individuals from refugee and asylum-seeker backgrounds. Avalon is the Clinical Lead at the Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program at the University of New South Wales, a free counselling program which helps refugee and asylum-seekers recover from symptoms of stress related to traumatic experiences. She has experience training and working collaboratively with translators and interpreters to assist individuals with mental health difficulties including stress and complex trauma. Avalon also works with children and their families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds within a community health setting.  Avalon holds a Masters of Clinical Psychology from the University of Sydney.

Despina Amanatidou is a Certified Interpreter and Translator (English>Greek) who works full time as a medical interpreter and has over ten years' experience. Despina has been a member of the Australian Institute Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT) Victorian/Tasmanian branch committee since 2016.  She currently serves on the AUSIT executive board as Vice-president for Events and Professional Development. Despina has thorough understanding of all aspects of organising professional development events and is passionate about quality as well as strengthening collaborations between the stakeholders within the T&I industry. 

Locations

HOBART - Session 1  - TBA
In-person attendance
University of Tasmania Medical Science Precinct
Lecture Theatre 2
17 Liverpool Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000
10.00am - 5.00pm AEST

LAUNCESTON - Session 2 - TBA
In-person attendance
University of Tasmania Sir Raymond Farrell Centre
Lecture Theatre 5
Newnham Drive, Newnham, TAS, 7248
10.00am - 4.00pm AEST

Members from all states are welcome to join in with the sessions to be live-streamed via Webinar from Hobart on Saturday 28 August 2021 which will include:

1.  11.00am - 1.00pm (AEST)
- Interpreting Trauma in Domestic and Family Violence Settings - Olga Garcia-Caro
- Addressing Vicarious Trauma within the T&I Industry - Avalon Tissue

2.  2.00pm - 3.00pm (AEST)
- What the Experts Say: Interpreting in Family Violence Settings Panel Discussion

Please NOTE:  The events in Hobart and Launceston are in-person Seminars, which you must register for separately, as well as a further registration choice for our National members who wish to join in with the live-streamed Webinar on Saturday 28 August 2021.  Non-members can attend either of the live events.

Click on the Registration link below to be diverted to the registration page where you must CHOOSE the specific day/type of event you wish to register for.

PD Logbook: Level - Intermediate

Please  consult the NAATI Recertification Catalogue to allocate the relevant PD Points - downloadable from www.naati.com.au.   Some activities can be included under different categories, so please choose the most appropriate category for your recertification purposes.
 

For any enquiries, please email tas@ausit.org.

Regards

AUSIT Tasmania Branch Committee


Supported by the Australian and Tasmanian Governments under the National Partnership on COVID-19 Domestic and Family Violence Responses.