“EVENT POSTPONED. THE WORKSHOPS WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR EARLY 2021, DATES TO BE CONFIRMED”.

The Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators Tasmania Branch (AUSIT) is offering one-day workshops on Interpreting in Family Violence Settings on Saturday 28 August 2021 (Hobart and Online) and Sunday 29 August 2021 (Launceston).

The workshops are designed to ensure interpreters are adequately equipped to meet the needs of their culturally and linguistically diverse clients for specialised language services, especially conveying themes of family violence in various professional settings.

The workshop topics include:

  • 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

Hobart Workshop:

  • University of Tasmania Medical Science Precinct
  • Lecture Theatre 2
  • 17 Liverpool Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000
  • 10.00am - 5.00pm

Note: The Hobart workshop will be live streamed via Webinar for AUSIT members.

Launceston workshop:

  • University of Tasmania Sir Raymond Farrell Centre
  • Lecture Theatre 5
  • Newnham Drive, Newnham, TAS, 7248
  • 10.00am - 4.00pm

The workshops are free to all AUSIT members and non-members.

Registrations close 26 August 2021.

NAATI Professional Development Points apply.

For further information and to register, please visit the AUSIT Events webpage.

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

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