This webinar will provide mental health professionals with an understanding of best practices and practical tips when working with interpreters via telehealth. The following topics will be covered: (1) overview of language justice and language access and their importance; (2) best practices when working with interpreters in therapy; (3) practical strategies to effectively work with interpreters via telehealth (4) information on next steps if your agency does not currently offer interpreter services via telehealth.
Regan Stewart, PhD, Associate Professor, bilingual (English/Spanish) Clinical Psychologist, and Director of the Telehealth Outreach Program for Traumatic Stress in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Biography:
Regan Stewart, PhD is an Associate Professor, bilingual (English/Spanish) Clinical Psychologist, and Director of the Telehealth Outreach Program for Traumatic Stress in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on addressing mental health disparities among underserved youth through innovative service delivery models, particularly telehealth. Dr. Stewart is a nationally recognized expert in telehealth delivery of trauma-focused interventions for children and adolescents. She led the development of a training curriculum for telehealth delivery of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and has trained organizations across the U.S. in this work. She and her team have authored several seminal publications about the implementation and dissemination of in-person and telehealth delivery of TF-CBT in the U.S. and Latin America. Dr. Stewart is also co-author of the first Spanish language telemental health textbook published in 2022.
Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, PhD (she/her/Ella); Associate Professor and certified bilingual (Spanish and English) Clinical Psychologist at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Biography:
Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, PhD (she/her/Ella); is an Associate Professor and certified bilingual (Spanish and English) Clinical Psychologist at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Her research focuses on addressing mental health disparities among underserved populations (specifically Hispanic youth) through innovative implementation and dissemination methods, including telehealth. Dr. Orengo-Aguayo directs the Puerto Rican Center for Intervention and Training in Trauma, a SAMHSA-funded program aimed at capacity building, resource sharing, technical support, and training in evidence-based trauma focused interventions, and telehealth as a service delivery modality. Her team has published several seminal publications on the impact of disasters on youth mental health (JAMA Network Open), and the implementation and dissemination of in-person and telehealth delivery of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) in Latin America and US (American Psychologist). She is a co-author in the first telehealth manual available in Spanish published in January of 2022 (Manual de Telesalud Mental).
Learning Objectives:
Attendees should be able to define language justice and language access and explain their importance in clinical practice.
Attendees should be able to describe telehealth best practices for working with interpreters.
Attendees should be able to identify and utilize practical strategies when working with interpreters via telehealth to provide access to limited English proficiency patients.
