Become familiar with the vocabulary applicable to medical or human services settings.
Develop the communication skills necessary to compile a medical history or conduct a human services assessment.
Demonstrate oral proficiency level of at least Intermediate-high as described in the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
Nurture an understanding of intersectionality or how gender orientation, social status, religion, age, etc. combine with issues derived from nationality, culture, and language to establish systems of discrimination and privilege.
Become familiar with the ethical codes of medical interpreters, specifically with the principles of invisibility and transparency.
Understand the psycholinguistic relationship of emotional expressiveness formed with the first language and the emotional detachment that comes with the use of another language for "coordinate" bilinguals (those who have acquired the languages that they know in different contexts).
Cultivate cultural humility towards an understanding of cultural competence.

Spanish for Health Care and Human Services Professionals Certificate

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