{"id":767,"date":"2013-04-25T10:30:46","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T14:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/?p=767"},"modified":"2020-06-25T02:41:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T02:41:42","slug":"on-your-way-to-the-visit-and-the-interpreter-cancels-what-do-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/2013\/04\/25\/on-your-way-to-the-visit-and-the-interpreter-cancels-what-do-you-do\/","title":{"rendered":"On Your Way to the Visit and the Interpreter Cancels&#8230;What Do You Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-768\" src=\"http:\/\/veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/shutterstock_84973816-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"Cartoon People Saying Hello in Different Languages\" width=\"227\" height=\"202\" \/>You are 5 minutes from the family&#8217;s home and your phone rings. The interpreter who usually meets you there is having car trouble so will miss the visit. You hang up and think &#8220;what do I do now?&#8221; You visit with Juni&#8217;s family every week with the interpreter and feel very comfortable with working with the family, but his mother&#8217;s native language\u00a0is different from your own.\u00a0Amelia speaks very little English but seems to understand some of what you say. During visits, you have been working with\u00a0Amelia\u00a0to help\u00a0Juni learn to feed himself and sit independently.\u00a0The visit today has been planned to occur at lunchtime when\u00a0Amelia wanted help getting\u00a0Juni to fingerfeed.\u00a0Juni&#8217;s family does not have a phone but you do have the neighbor&#8217;s number. What do you do?<\/p>\n<h2>Working with families\u00a0for whom English is not\u00a0the primary language\u00a0requires additional thought and planning for the early intervention team.<\/h2>\n<p>Under <a href=\"http:\/\/idea.ed.gov\/part-c\/statutes#statute-1364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IDEA<\/a>, early intervention programs are required to\u00a0establish procedural safeguards that ensure that information about early intervention procedures, including the IFSP and delivery of supports and services, are provided in\u00a0the family&#8217;s native language, unless clearly not feasible to do so. Programs must make efforts to work with translators and interpreters so that families can be full and active participants in intervention.<\/p>\n<p>Including an interpreter\u00a0during visits provides a wonderful communication bridge to facilitate this participation, but what do you do when the interpreter can&#8217;t be there?<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you were in the situation above, what would you do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Would you call the neighbor and cancel the visit?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Would you\u00a0keep the visit without the interpreter and try to communicate with\u00a0Amelia as best as you can?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you would keep the visit, what strategies would you use to support\u00a0Amelia as she encourages\u00a0Juni&#8217;s ability to feed himself at lunchtime?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Share your ideas and follow the comments!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>If you would like more information about working with an interpreter, check out these resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asha.org\/practice\/multicultural\/issues\/interpret.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tips for Working with an Interpreter &#8211; ASHA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anaheim.net\/images\/section\/202\/TipsWorkingwithInterpreter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tips for Working with an Interpreter\u00a0&#8211; Language Line Services<\/a> (PDF, New Window). Provides over-the-phone interpretation for a fee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrmib.ca.gov\/MRMIB\/Agenda_Minutes_102407\/Cultural_Linguistics\/Health_C_L_2007_Surveys\/CalOptima\/Attachments\/11.C_L%20Survey%20Attach3.TipsforWorkingwithInterpreters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 Tips for Working with Interpreters<\/a> (PDF, New Window).<\/p>\n<p>Visit the VA Early Intervention Professional Development Center&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eipd.vcu.edu\/sub_cult_comp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cultural Competence<\/a> page for resources too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are 5 minutes from the family&#8217;s home and your phone rings. The interpreter who usually meets you there is having car trouble so will miss the visit. 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