Amanda Edgar Email & Phone Number

United States

Answering both audio and video healthcare interpreting calls on demand through the Jeenie app.At the moment I am interpreting for primarily healthcare calls however the platform also allows for language learning with a native speaker and 24/7 interpretation and sight translation services through the app for any purpose where a language barrier exists.

Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area

• Interpreted Spanish, Greek and Italian for academic placement assessments of foreign students, speech language pathology assessments, parent teacher interviews, requested meetings.• Translated (Greek to English) a psycho-pedagogical evaluation of a foreign student.

Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area

• Interpreted in court for cases involving child custody, domestic violence, immigration issues• Interpreted at the Family law office in Calgary for discussions between lawyers, social workers and non to limited English speaking clients• Sight translated extensive medical reports to be presented in court for Spanish speaking clients and facilitated with their inquiries to legal council regarding said documents• Translated for Legal Aid Family Law… Show more • Interpreted in court for cases involving child custody, domestic violence, immigration issues• Interpreted at the Family law office in Calgary for discussions between lawyers, social workers and non to limited English speaking clients• Sight translated extensive medical reports to be presented in court for Spanish speaking clients and facilitated with their inquiries to legal council regarding said documents• Translated for Legal Aid Family Law Division: An Application In Accordance With The Hague Convention On the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Request for Return document, Power Of Attorney document, Certificate of Legal Advice document, Affidavit of Execution document, Notary Acknowledgement document. Show less

Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area

Interpreted in various health care settings such as: o specialist appointments in hospitals, o surgery, o bone marrow transplants, o chemotherapy, o cognitive/occupational health assessments and therapy, o psychological and psychiatric therapy sessions with refugees and newcomers, perinatal genetics counselling, o emergency room, o patient teaching over the phone, o post-Partum Depression Scale, o crisis intervention for mental health and suicide… Show more Interpreted in various health care settings such as: o specialist appointments in hospitals, o surgery, o bone marrow transplants, o chemotherapy, o cognitive/occupational health assessments and therapy, o psychological and psychiatric therapy sessions with refugees and newcomers, perinatal genetics counselling, o emergency room, o patient teaching over the phone, o post-Partum Depression Scale, o crisis intervention for mental health and suicide counselling, o social work, o group health educational presentations for refugees in various settings, o Police Forensic Assessments, o Family Law Court, o Emergency Women’s Shelter• Translated: Alberta Health Services medical literature, patient’s medical records (including foreign country transport information), reports, examination results, urgent letters from hospital to patient, vaccination records, AHS surveys• Recorded Professional Spanish Language health and Food Safety information for Spanish speaking food business owners• Administered Language proficiency tests (such as ‘CILISAT’) for AHS employees from various departments and for students enrolling in the Bow Valley College Health Care Interpreter Program Show less

• Taught my own adult ESL and LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers) courses.• Focused on grammar, reading, writing and practical conversation for various real-life situations.

Mostoles, Spain

Taught English to students from kindergarten to grade six,taught English to bilingual program teachers, created original lesson plan for English classes with professors,Organized and planned a two week English and sports summer camp for the Spanish Board of Educationplanned and organized all activities for the camp

Health Care Interpreter Certificate, Medical Interpreting, 4.0

Continuing Education Studies, Spanish Translation, French

Studied Spanish to English translation, Spanish Literature and Intermediate French language studies

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Spanish Language And Literature

Studied the Spanish language as well as Latin American politics, Spanish literature, the Italian language and literature, ancient history.