Leveraging Interpreter Services & CLAS Standards to Improve Your Patient Care

Psychiatry Grand Rounds 11/3/2023
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About the Speakers:
Hope Collins, MPA, Director, Vanderbilt Interpreter Services
Nadia Crank, BSHM, CHI, Lead Arabic Interpreter, Vanderbilt Interpreter Services
Summary:
An introduction to CLAS (Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services) provides the backdrop for how leveraging interpreter services in patient care improves provider provision of care and the patient experience, as well as establishes best practices for utilizing interpreter services in behavioral health encounters.