Workshop tackles immigrant issues
Social workers focus on cultural differences, accuracy of interpretations
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Kameri Christy-McMullin speaks Friday morning to social workers about the information critical to understanding the Marshallese and Hispanic communities in the United States during a workshop held by the University of Arkansas School of Social Work.
Photo by Michael Woods
Credit: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
While it might be tempting to turn to the children of immigrants to translate for their parents who don’t speak English, it’s best not to put children in such an adult role, social workers heard Friday.
Several in attendance at the University of Arkansassponsored workshop on cultural differences said it’s common to turn to the children, particularly when paperwork must be completed.
“It can take power away from the parents,” Kameri Christy-McMullin told the dozen social workers during the workshop. “We need to be careful not to have the child be interpreters for us.”
UA-Fayetteville faculty members Christy-McMullin and Kim Stauss developed the three-hour workshop,entitled “Latina/Latino and Marshallese Communities in the U.S.: Critical Understanding ...
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 7 on 01/23/2010
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Problem? Solution: SPEAK ENGLISH, If I go to Mexico I do NOT expect them to learn english in order to speak to me.
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January 23, 2010 at 8:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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