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11 people are interested
Spanish Interpreter (Community wellness program for refugees )
ORGANIZATION: SAFE HAVEN SPACE
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11 people are interested
Safe Haven Space is a nonprofit organization that works to support refugees in the Northern Virginia area through mental health awareness, education, and services. We are working to serve refugees from El Salvadore age 16-25 at this time.
We will be holding mental health virtual workshops via Zoom to help foster a healthy perception of mental health, improve well-being, and break the stigma surrounding mental health.
The program will consist of five virtual Zoom sessions in late Spring, on a biweekly basis and there will be an in-person orientation event in the Fairfax, VA area.
We are looking for translators fluent in Spanish to support the program in the DMV area. Duties will include interpreter during Orientation (in-person for one day only) and during our virtual program sessions via Zoom.
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About SAFE HAVEN SPACE
Location:
11797 Valley Ridge Circle, FAIRFAX, VA 22033, US
Mission Statement
Safe Haven Space is committed to offering mental health and well-being programs and education to refugee students and their families.
Description
Mental health has a harmful stigma prevalent in many communities around the world, especially among the refugee population. After being forced out of their original communities, it becomes harder for refugee students to function in both school and life settings without healing from the trauma that many encounter before, during, and after their transition to the United States of America. Our number one goal is to educate refugee students and families on the importance of well-being and mental health as well as provide mental health services to assist students in becoming self-confident so they can integrate into American society successfully. We will do this by teaching students what psychological well-being looks like, the different ways it can affect the human body, and the consequences when young people do not get the mental health care they need. We will work with students’ families to break the stigma that is commonly held in refugee households, encouraging unity within the family by offering them ways to practice and incorporate a variety of psychological fitness exercises.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
May 3, 2024
SKILLS
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Psychology
- Interpreter
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 21
- 1-2 hr a week
- Culturally Sensitive, 2-3 years of interpreter experience and background in psychology and mental health