Bi-Lingual Services
Barbara studied
Foreign Languages at Washington State University, and
did undergraduate work in Valencia, Spain. Her fluency
in Spanish was obtained while living in South America.
She has provided vocational counseling to monolingual
clients from Central and South America, the Caribbean,
and Europe.
All vocational
services, including interviewing and counseling, can be
provided in Spanish, including adaptation to various
dialects and educational level of the individual. She
has provided medical translation in worker compensation
cases, and has done extensive counseling to clients in
employment-related matters. She is able to provide, or
obtain consultation, for the translation of documents
and letters.
Services include:
- Cultural and
language issues
- Sensitivity to
family dynamics/social mores
- Immigrant issues
- Socio-economic
issues
- Cultural systems
and beliefs
