API-GBV ITARC Office Hours: Confidentiality and Privacy in Interpretation and Translation

Date & Time: April 15, 2026 (Virtual)
Start time: 11:00AM PT / 12:00PM MT / 1:00PM CT / 2:00PM ET
End time: 12:30PM PT / 1:30PM MT / 2:30PM CT / 3:30PM ET
Organization: Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
Project: Interpretation Technical Assistance Resource Center
Location: Virtual
OVW Approved?: Yes

Description

Invited Guest Speaker: Alicia Aiken, JD, Director, Confidentiality Institute

This office hour will focus on practical steps for protecting confidentiality and privacy when using interpreters and translators. Topics will include managing access to sensitive information, safeguarding victim privacy when contracting language service providers, and securely storing translated materials.

As a reminder, this is a space to share your questions and promising practices.

Topic Areas: Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Rural, Sexual Assault, Stalking
Target Audiences: Advocacy organization staff, Attorneys/law students (does not include prosecutors), Court Staff, Domestic Violence coalitions/programs, Judges, Law Enforcement, Legal services staff (does not include attorneys), Prosecutors, Sexual Assault Coalitions/Program, Sexual assault nurse examiners/sexual assault forensic examiners, Social service organization staff (non-governmental), Supervised Visitation, TA organization staff, Victim assistants (governmental, includes victim-witness specialists/ coordinators)
Contact: Jose Juan Lara Jr. Systems and Advocacy Senior Program Manager jjlara@api-gbv.org