Mental health interpreting in Spain: The interpreter's intervention in the therapeutic dyad

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  • Silvia Damianova Radeva Universidad de Alcalá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37536/FITISPos-IJ.2023.1.9.318

Keywords:

interculturality, cultural aspects and mediation, healthcare interpreting, resources and materials development, mental health interpreting

Abstract

Due to the continuous arrival of foreigners to Spain and the current pandemic situation caused by COVID-19, the demand for public services such as those related to mental health, has increased. Because of this situation, new challenges for the Spanish mental health professionals have emerged. Communication between specialists and patients is essential in mental health settings, since the principal tools that the therapist has to work with are language, emotions, and cultural references. Therefore, interpreters are vital in the communication process in the mental health setting. The main purpose of the current paper is to represent the information that the Spanish mental health therapists have on the regulations they should follow when working with interpreters. At the end of the current paper a protocol of action is facilitated for the Spanish mental health professionals.

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Published

2022-06-08

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022): The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Public Service Interpreting and Translation (PSIT) and its future developments

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