Interpreting for Humanitarian Contexts
When interpretation saves lives.
Humanitarian interpretation isn't just translation under pressure — it's a discipline with its own ethics, techniques, and emotional demands. This advanced course prepares experienced interpreters for the specific realities of crisis settings.
Humanitarian interpretation isn't just translation under pressure — it's a discipline with its own ethics, techniques, and emotional demands. This advanced course prepares experienced interpreters for the specific realities of crisis settings.
Who is this for?
Practicing interpreters expanding into humanitarian work
Field interpreters working with refugees, asylum seekers, and crisis-affected communities
Coordinators training interpreter teams in humanitarian settings
Conference interpreters supporting humanitarian agencies
Curriculum
Humanitarian context & actors
Understanding the system you're working within.
Protection interpreting
GBV, child protection, and trauma-informed techniques.
Legal & asylum settings
Interview interpretation for refugee status determination.
Health interpreting in crisis
Mental health, MHPSS, and emergency medical contexts.
Vicarious trauma & self-care
Recognizing, mitigating, and recovering from interpreter trauma.
Field practicum
Simulated scenarios with experienced humanitarian interpreters.