Interpreting for Trauma Survivors

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Instructions: Watch the entire video, then take the quiz. The video player will not allow you to fast forward to the end. You must complete the quiz to earn a certificate of completion and continuing education credit. You can view all certificates and credits in your Learner Log.
Expert: Lucia Roncalli, MD, MPH
Bio: Dr. Lucia Roncalli is a hospitalist at Ukiah Valley Medical Center and is finishing an MPH at Johns Hopkins with a dual focus on humanitarian assistance and human rights. She has been doing medical and psychological evaluations of survivors of atrocity who apply for asylum in the United States since 2007, and is teaching residents to do this as she develops a longitudinal residency curriculum in health and human rights. Dr. Roncalli is board certified in both family medicine and integrative medicine. She completed her family medicine training at the Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program. She is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and relies on the pioneering work of Dr. Peter Levine in all these endeavors.
Length: 70 minutes
Approved CEUs: ATA=0.000, CCHI=1.000, IMIA=0.000, WA-DSHS=1.250, RID=0.100 PS*
*Sign language interpreters requiring RID credit, must CLICK HERE to complete PINRA form BEFORE taking this activity.
Description: During this interview with Dr. Lucia Roncalli, normal physiological responses to psychological trauma are explained within the context of communicating with patients during a medical encounter. An actual patient/provider scenario allows the viewer to see therapy in action, while also providing an opportunity to practice interpreting the encounter. The corresponding online glossary contains over 30 terms.
Learning Objectives:
  1. To understand the communication goals of the medical provider when working with trauma survivors.
  2. To understands aspects of trauma and its impact on the interpreted encounter.
  3. To learn specialized medical terminology related to trauma.

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