Right to Be Understood, The

Synopsis: Aims to increase awareness of the need for clear communication; develop practical skills in working with interpreters; raise awareness of issues relating to equal opportunites and access to services. Based on three dramatised episodes, uses images of interpreting to show the problems that can arise in situations where interpreting is needed. The stories unfold simultaneously so that viewers can compare the approaches used when finding an interpreter; preparing for an interview, conducting an interview and debriefing.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.
Year of production: 1988
Availability: Hire (Concord only)
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Documentation: Set of training notes supplied.
Uses: Professionals in social, health care or other agencies to work as effectively as possible with interpreters.*
Subjects: Social welfare
Keywords: communication skills; linkworkers

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Notes: A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

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