Spanish for Social Services: Basic Spanish Series
Preface: Leccion preliminar: Conversaciones breves.Communication: Greetings, farewells, and simple conversations to gather information. Leccion 1: En el Departamento de Bienestar Social (I). Communication: At the Department of Social Welfare: assisting with filling out a form. Leccion 2: En el Departamento de Bienestar Social (II.) Communication: At the Department of Social Welfare: screening people who apply for financial aid. Leccion 3: En el Departamento de Bienestar Social (III). Communication: At the Department of Social Welfare: asking questions about family; helping people apply for welfare. Leccion 4: En la Oficina del Seguro Social (I). Communication: At the Social Security office: processing a new Social Security number; serving applicants for a work permit. Leccion 5: Una entrevista. Communication: At the Department of Social Welfare: interviewing people applying for welfare. Lectura 1: SUBSIDIOS ADICIONALES DE ASISTENCIA PUBLICA. Repaso (Lecciones 1-5.) Leccion 6: Al ano siguiente. Communication: At the Department of Social Welfare: reevaluating welfare recipients. Leccion 7: Estampillas para alimentos. Communication: Explaining the food-stamp program. Leccion 8: En el departamento de Servicios Sociales. Communication: Helping someone apply for the food-stamp program. Leccion 9: El programa de empleo y entrenamiento (I). Communication: Explaining a work-and-training program to an unemployed person. Leccion 10: El programa de empleo y entrenamiento (II). Communication: Assisting an unemployed mother improve her chances of finding work. Lectura 2: DEPARTMENTO DE SERVICIOS SOCIALES DEL ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK. Repaso (Lecciones 6-10). Leccion 11: Medicaid: El programa federal de servicos medicos. Communication: Talking to Medicaid applicants: explaining the program. Leccion 12: Maltrato de un nino (I). Communication: Investigating child abuse. Leccion 13: Maltrato de un nino (II). Communication: Child abuse: talking to abusive parents. Leccion 14: Ayuda a los ancianos. Communication: The elderly: making a house call. Leccion 15: En las Oficina del Seguro Social (II). Communication: Long-term disability: talking to an injured person about rights and obligations; talking about long term disability benefits Lectura 3: !NO SE DESQUITE CON SUS HIJOS! Repaso (Lecciones 11-15). Leccion 16: En la oficinia de Medicare (I). Communication: Explaining Medicare. Leccion 17: En la oficinia de Medicare (II). Communication: Answering questions about Medicare. Leccion 18: Resolviendo problemas. Communication: Talking about AIDS; talking to the spouse of an alcoholic. Leccion 19: Consejos a las madres. COmmunication: Talking to a new mother; advising parents about child development. Leccion 20: El ingreso suplementario. Communication: Answering questions bout supplemental income. Lectura 4: Aviso. Repaso (Lecciones 16-20). Appendix A: Introductiong Spanish Sounds and the Alphabet. Appendix B: Verbs. Appendix C: Useful classroom expressions. Appendix D: Weights and measures. Spanish-English vocabulary. English-Spanish vocabulary.