LIC Mentor - Intern Guidelines

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=70 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="06dfd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Colorado Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Colorado Registry of Interpreters for th"><B>home</B></A><B>       </B><B>   </B><A HREF="legally_qualified_interpreters.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Legally Qualified Interpreters"><B>BACK</B></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=410 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>LIC Mentor - Intern Guidelines</I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0a4d2750.png" border=0 width="722" height="117" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>Legal Interpreting: Intern Guidelines</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The internship process and documentation of intern hours will begin once the interpreter has completed an approved legal training workshop of at least 40 hours.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The interpreter holding a CI or CT,  or IC/TC is required to complete at least 35 internship hours in the legal setting.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The interpreter holding the CI and CT or CSC is required to complete at least 25 internship hours in the legal setting.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The intern will utilize the CRID approved Legal Intern Hours form to keep a record of his/her intern hours.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Intern hours will be documented as follows: 75% of the hours are to be hands-on; 25% of the hours are to be observation<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">It is up to the intern to express to the legally qualified interpreter what he/she would like to gain from each working experience.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Observation of  the  preparation and debriefing time by the legally qualified working interpreters can count toward the intern's observation time.  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The time the intern uses for asking questions and receiving feedback regarding his/her legal interpreting work will not be included in the total intern hours.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The intern will not include breaks as part of the total observation or interpreting time.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The intern will document the <I>actual</I> length of the assignment, to the nearest quarter hour, for interpreting or observation hours.  If, for example, the interpreters are scheduled for four hours, but the matter is disposed of after two hours, only two hours will be documented .</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Intern interpreters will work with a variety of legally qualified interpreters who have at least 50 hours of legal interpreting experience and, preferably, have taken a mentoring skills workshop.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Intern interpreters will work within a variety of legal settings to gain a broad base of experience.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The intern will be responsible for having the legally qualified interpreter sign off on each supervised assignment.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The intern  will be required to write a brief summary of his/her intern experience and attach it to the Legal Intern Hours form upon completion of his/her intern hours.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">It is the responsibility of the intern interpreter to turn in the required paper work through the appropriate channels, and to follow up on his/her Colorado Legal Interpreting card if it is not received in a timely manner.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">An interpreter will be considered legally qualified once he/she has received his/ her Colorado Legal Interpreting card.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">If the intern is unable to meet the Legal Interpreting Guidelines, he/she must inform the CRID Legal Interpreting Committee of the barriers.  The Committee will consider modifications of these guidelines on a case by case basis.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> CRID Legal Interpreting Committee</div> <div> <B>PO Box 151147 </B></div> <div> Lakewood, CO  80215-9147</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 4/01</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>