Advocacy for Language Access

This course focuses on limited English proficiency, access, and advocacy issues. Participants will critically analyze how their current advocacy practices address the experiences and challenges of living as an immigrant or refugee. Additionally, this course offers practical tools that will increase survivors' ability to access your services and receive effective advocacy from your organization. You can earn up to 8 training hours for this course.

Updated September 2010

Please be sure to register before starting this course. 

Lesson 1

You will earn 2 hours for completing this lesson

• Review this document: Advocacy for Language Access Powerpoint
• Take this quiz: Quiz

Lesson 2

You will earn 2 hours for completing this lesson

• Read these papers:
  • Model Protocol on Services for Limited English Proficient Immigrant and Refugee Victims of Domestic Violence
  • Crossing Borders: A Collection of Advocates' Stories
• Answer these questions: Survey

Lesson 3

You will earn 4 hours for completing this lesson

• Complete this assignment: Experiential Exercise
• You'll need these documents:
  • Model Protocal on Services for Limited English Proficient Immigrant and Refugee Victims of Domestic Violence (from Lesson 2)
  • Federal LEP Self Assessment Tool
• Tell us about your experiences: Report

Evaluation

When you have finished this course (or all the lessons you intend to complete), fill out this evaluation in order to receive credit in our database for the training hours you completed.

• Evaluation