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The Role of Interpreters in Psychotherapy With Refugees

An Exploratory Study

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ID9053877
AuthorsK E Miller (0000-0002-4792-2681, San Francisco State University), Zoe L Martell (San Francisco State University), Linda Pazdirek (San Francisco State University), Melissa Caruth (San Francisco State University), Diana Lopez (0000-0001-8925-0994), Diana Carolina Ceballos López (0000-0001-6285-0885, San Francisco State University)
Year2005
Volume75
Issue1
Pages27-39
Publication date2005-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0002-9432.75.1.27
PMID15709848
OpenAlexW2143191804
LanguageEN
Citations received53
References cited13

Findings are presented from a narrative study that examined the use of interpreters in psychotherapy with refugees. Fifteen therapists and 15 interpreters were interviewed at 14 refugee mental health treatment centers in the United States. Core findings concerned the impact of interpreters on the therapeutic alliance, the complex emotional reactions that may arise within the therapy triad, the effects of interpreting on interpreters' own well-being, the multiple roles that interpreters play in addition to translating language, and the training and supervision needs of interpreters and of therapists who work with them. Implications of these findings for agencies that use interpreters in their clinical work with refugees are considered, and specific recommendations are made concerning the hiring, training, and support of interpreting staff

Alliance · Exploratory research · Interpreter · Linguistics · Mental health · Narrative · Political science · Psychotherapist · Refugee · Sociology · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology

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Unique citing works53
Citations per year2,94
Citation span2008 - 2026 (19)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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