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English translation: (specialised) support worker/ SENCO BUT ...


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French term or phrase:animateur spécialisé
English translation:(specialised) support worker/ SENCO BUT ...
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10:37 Nov 22, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
French term or phrase: animateur spécialisé
animateur spéialisé travaillant avec un public de personnes handicapées.
Comment traduiriez-vous ce terme ? Je ne trouve pas. Merci d'avance.
Julie BEILLE - FOLTZ
France
Local time: 23:44
(specialised) support worker/ SENCO BUT ...
Explanation:
as one-size-fits-all suggestion but there are a range of roles depending on the specific context. If it applies to someone in a role like the link offered above, then this could work although it could also be a special educational needs coordinator (SENCO)
See below:
Special educational needs coordinator (SENCO)
A SENCO is a member of staff at a nursery, playgroup or school who co-ordinates special educational needs activities and services within that school. In a small school, the head teacher or deputy may take on this role. In a larger school, there may be a special educational
http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:dePb-VzMYAgJ:www.direct...
Residential social workers, also known as support workers or care officers, provide support to vulnerable residents of care homes, children’s homes, hostels, adult and youth centres. They use counselling, teaching, therapeutic and physical care skills to encourage residents to become as independent as possible.

As a residential social worker, you would usually specialise and support either children and young people, or adults.

The main areas of responsibility when working with children and young people include:

acting as a positive role model
assessing the needs of each child
establishing guidelines for behaviour
giving social, spiritual and emotional support
creating a safe and happy environment in which to live
providing leisure, sporting and creative opportunities
giving advice on independent living to those who are about to leave care
recruiting, training and supporting foster careers and volunteers.
http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:F9z4t2a_GBAJ:www.learnd...

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suezen
Local time: 23:44
Grading comment
Thanks. I put Residential Social Worker.
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Summary of answers provided
4specialized MC or MJ (Emcee)
Drmanu49
4trained group leaderrufinus
3could it be an occupational therapist?joobie
3(specialised) support worker/ SENCO BUT ...
suezen


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specialized MC or MJ (Emcee)


Explanation:
A Master of Ceremonies or MC (sometimes spelled emcee), sometimes called a compère or an MJ for "microphone jockey," is the host of an official public or ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Ceremonies - 28k -

Powerful Presentations helps both the inexperienced and the veteran speaker present with power persuasion polish and pizzazz.
www.creativekeys.net/PowerfulPresentations/article1046.html - 21k -

Drmanu49
Local time: 23:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  suezen: not sure this is the right way to go here
2 hrs
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
trained group leader


Explanation:
"animateurs" are usually trained individuals who lead groups, at least in this context.

Example sentence(s):
  • Care for the Mentally Disabled (1986) and has since had an additional “A” .... MICAA group attendance; this is done only by the trained group leade
  • for MICAA group attendance; this is done by the trained group leader. ..... New York State Commission of Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled.

    Reference: http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/yd.2331991500
    Reference: http://users.erols.com/ksciacca/integ.htm
rufinus
Local time: 23:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  juliebarba: well you would have to be trained to be specialised, but it does say specialised not trained....(!) you cld be trained, without being specialised/ it's not the same you rascal ;-)
12 mins
  -> Good point. But we don't say 'specialised group leader' much, and 'trained group leader' is very common. And if you're trained to help the disabled, then aren't you by definition specialised in helping them? I'm not too worried about the nuance....

neutral  xxxmediamatrix: could be 'trained' or 'self-taught' - either way the person could be a 'specialist'
30 mins
  -> But would somebody who lead groups of disabled people be likely to be self-taught? I'mJust going for the functional equivalent-- how he/she got that way doesn't matter. Person standing in front of group of disabled people, leading the discussion, is a..?
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(specialised) support worker/ SENCO BUT ...


Explanation:
as one-size-fits-all suggestion but there are a range of roles depending on the specific context. If it applies to someone in a role like the link offered above, then this could work although it could also be a special educational needs coordinator (SENCO)
See below:
Special educational needs coordinator (SENCO)
A SENCO is a member of staff at a nursery, playgroup or school who co-ordinates special educational needs activities and services within that school. In a small school, the head teacher or deputy may take on this role. In a larger school, there may be a special educational
http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:dePb-VzMYAgJ:www.direct...
Residential social workers, also known as support workers or care officers, provide support to vulnerable residents of care homes, children’s homes, hostels, adult and youth centres. They use counselling, teaching, therapeutic and physical care skills to encourage residents to become as independent as possible.

As a residential social worker, you would usually specialise and support either children and young people, or adults.

The main areas of responsibility when working with children and young people include:

acting as a positive role model
assessing the needs of each child
establishing guidelines for behaviour
giving social, spiritual and emotional support
creating a safe and happy environment in which to live
providing leisure, sporting and creative opportunities
giving advice on independent living to those who are about to leave care
recruiting, training and supporting foster careers and volunteers.
http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:F9z4t2a_GBAJ:www.learnd...



suezen
Local time: 23:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 145
Grading comment
Thanks. I put Residential Social Worker.
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
could it be an occupational therapist?


Explanation:
occupational therapists are trained to help all handicapped people to adapt to their "working enviroment" In the mentaly handicapped it would be to give them more independance or in difficult cases it would be to help phsycho-corporal co-ordination

joobie
France
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Dec 9, 2007 - Changes made by suezen:
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