Interpreting for Genetics

Since 2017, NCC has worked with Cindy Roat, MPH, a healthcare interpreter trainer and course developer, to develop resources that can help improve genetics communication between healthcare providers and limited-English-proficient patients and their families by improving interpreters’ understanding of the content they are conveying.

Through this partnership, NCC has developed training curricula for healthcare interpreters, developed resources for healthcare interpreters, and will soon be launching a listserv to connect healthcare interpreters who are interested in genetics.

Additional Healthcare Interpreter Resources

Training Materials

NCC has developed three curricula to educate healthcare interpreters. Explore the training materials and list of trainers available to teach this training below.

If you are interested in using these materials to train interpreters, please contact Cindy Roat at cindy.roat@alumni.williams.edu in order to receive the PowerPoint presentations in PPTX format.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Day 2 Materials

Day 2 Powerpoint

Vocab Exercise Sheet (Blank and Answer Key)

Conversion Exercise Sheet (English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese)

Sight Translation (Behavior Intervention Plan, Checklist)

Trainer Materials

Lesson Plan

Participant Report

Email Messages to Participants

Trainers Available to Teach the Cancer Genetics Curriculum

Cancer Genetics

Day 2 Materials

Day 2 Powerpoint

Vocab Exercise Sheet 1 (Blank and Answer Key)

Vocab Exercise Sheet 3 (Blank and Answer Key)

Vocab Exercise Sheet 4-5 (Blank)

Crossword 

Trainer Materials

Lesson Plan

Participant Report

Email Messages to Participants

Trainers Available to Teach the Cancer Genetics Curriculum

Pediatric Genetics

Trainers

Trainers Available to Teach the Pediatric Genetics Curriculum

Prenatal Genetics

Trainers

Trainers Available to Teach the Pediatric Genetics Curriculum