Helena is a DPSI Law qualified interpreter with over 20 years of experience. She has been teaching the DPSI preparatory courses since 2000 and trained the interpreters registered with the Home Office between 2002 and 2006.
She took the DPSI Portuguese/English Law and Diploma in Translation English <> Portuguese exams through the CIoL in 1998 and 2001 respectively. She is a qualified Paralegal/Legal Secretary, and she worked as a legal secretary for several years in Portugal.
She is also the author & publisher of the Glossary for Public Service Interpreters (now available in 11 languages).
Helena teaches the CI and DCI courses, the DPSI Online Portuguese (Law & Health), the DPSI Law Intensive course, the Rare Languages course as well as the DipTrans Online EN<>Portuguese.
Helena is registered on the NRPSI and is a member of the CIoL, Critical Link and the President of ACIS – Association of Community Interpreters.