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March 2024 webshop: Employment’s Impact on Healthcare Outcomes

Enrollment is now open!

This course opens for enrollment on March 1st, 2024 and closes on March 31st, 2024.

Description: Employment and health are inextricably linked. Employment and income have a direct impact on life expectancy, quality of life, and healthcare costs. Relatedly, medical health has a direct impact on employability. Employment can improve an individual’s physical and mental well-being, while job loss can have a detrimental effect. At the same time, […]

2024-03-06T18:44:58-05:00March 6th, 2024|
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CATIE Center Announcement

2022 is a time of new beginnings and transitions, including a new year and a new semester. The CATIE Center is pleased to announce resources available from the two grant projects that just wrapped up (BHI and GTC), as well as to introduce two new grant projects.

2024-03-06T18:42:40-05:00February 22nd, 2022|
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New Tool for Developing a Healthcare Interpreting Career

Do you have an interest in healthcare interpreting?  Without a clear structure for determining competency to interpret in healthcare settings, it is not surprising that interpreters, educators, and students are often unclear on the path to work in this specialized area.

Healthcare Interpreting Career Lattice

The Healthcare Interpreting Career Lattice is a new resource from the CATIE Center and NCIEC designed to provide a framework for developing the knowledge and competencies needed for the healthcare setting.
The Healthcare […]

2015-10-28T00:00:00-04:00October 28th, 2015|
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Deaf Doctor Featured in Hospitalist

Dr. Chris Moreland, a Deaf physician who is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSCSA) in San Antonio, is featured in the August 2014 issue of The Hospitalist.  This article explores how Dr. Moreland is able to work both as an educator and practicing physician, and includes discussions of the interpreters who work with Dr. Moreland.
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2014-08-07T00:00:00-04:00August 7th, 2014|
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Inadequate Use of Trained Interpreters in New Zealand

According to two studies by the University of Otago at Wellington, more funding is needed to address the failure of New Zealand healthcare providers to use trained interpreters. The consequences of the current level of interpreter use, say the study’s authors, could include inadequate healthcare for patients with limited English proficiency. “When you are consulting with any patient, good communication is essential to achieve the best diagnosis,” says lead […]

2012-11-25T00:00:00-05:00November 25th, 2012|
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NAD Releases New Position Paper on Mental Health Interpreting Services

From the National Association of the Deaf (NAD)

Position Statement on Mental Health Interpreting Services with People who are Deaf

The purpose of this position statement is to acknowledge and emphasize the importance and need for specialized sign language interpreting services in the delivery of mental health services to deaf individuals. While direct mental health services are optimal and always preferred, such services are not always available. When there are no […]

2012-11-25T00:00:00-05:00November 25th, 2012|
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CATIE’s Mission

Advancing ASL-English Healthcare Interpreters

St. Catherine University’s CATIE Center Project Level Up is funded by the US Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Award #H160D210004.

The project contents; however, do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474).

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