API-GBV ITARC Office Hours Supporting Bilingual Staff: Managing Dual Roles and Burnout
- Date & Time
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May 20, 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
- Location
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Virtual
- Description
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This office hour will focus on practical ways to support bilingual staff who often carry multiple roles. Topics will include supervision approaches to address workload and burnout, guidance on when and how to engage bilingual staff for interpretation or translation, setting clear limits and expectations, and clearly explaining the differences between bilingual roles and professional interpretation.
- Topic Areas
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Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Rural, Sexual Assault, Stalking
- Target Audiences
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Abuse intervention program staff, Adult Protective Services, Advocacy organization staff, Attorneys/law students (does not include prosecutors), Campus Staff, Child protective services, Court Staff, Domestic Violence coalitions/programs, Judges, Law Enforcement, Legal services staff (does not include attorneys), Mental Health Professionals, nurses, Prosecutors, Sexual Assault Coalitions/Program, Sexual assault nurse examiners/sexual assault forensic examiners, Social service organization staff (non-governmental), Supervised Visitation, TA organization staff, Transitional Housing, Tribal government/Tribal government agency staff, Victim assistants (governmental, Victim assistants (governmental, includes victim-witness specialists/ coordinators)
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