„Words don’t come easy“

Storck, Timo; Schouler‐Ocak, Meryam; Brakemeier, Eva‐Lotta

doi:10.1007/s00278-016-0149-5

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“…All patients stated the continuous presence of the same interpreter throughout the whole course of therapy as helpful for a trust-based collaboration in the triad, in addition to a clear division of roles communicated to all participants, with the therapist-patient relationship at the center. Across all the existing literature, an unclear division of roles and the resulting diffusion of roles are described as risk factors for successful treatment in a triad [Morina et al, 2010;Storck et al, 2016]. The results of this study show the importance of a well-established collaboration between therapist and interpreter, in which the interpreter is aware of his or her role and can thus actively help the patient stick to his or her role too.…”

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confidence: 73%

Therapeutic Alliance in Interpreter-Mediated Psychotherapy from the Perspective of Refugee Patients: Results of Qualitative Interviews

Hanft-Robert¹,

Pohontsch²,

Uhr³

et al. 2021

Verhaltenstherapie

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Background: The therapeutic alliance is considered to be one of the most important factors of psychotherapy and is a necessary requirement for a successful treatment in interpreter-mediated psychotherapy. Patients and Methods: Using interpreter-mediated guided interviews, 10 refugee patients who experienced interpreter-mediated psychotherapy were asked about factors influencing the development of a trusting therapeutic alliance in the triad. The analysis of the interviews followed the rules of content-structuring qualitative content analysis. Results: A total of 11 factors were identified which could be assigned to the interpreter, therapist, or patient. In the analysis, the central role of the interpreter in establishing a therapeutic alliance in the triad became particularly clear. Conclusions: Consideration of the factors that, from the patients’ perspective, influence the establishment and maintenance of a trusting alliance within the triad, as well as the recommendations for action derived from this for psychotherapists and interpreters can lead to an improvement in the therapeutic treatment of refugees.

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Therapeutic Alliance in Interpreter-Mediated Psychotherapy from the Perspective of Refugee Patients: Results of Qualitative Interviews

Hanft-Robert¹,

Pohontsch²,

Uhr³

et al. 2021

Verhaltenstherapie

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“…Working with clients with an unknown cultural background may impose new challenges upon therapists (Jefee‐Bahloul, Moustafa, Shebl, & Barkil‐Oteo, 2014) due to factors such as language barriers, which might necessitate the service of interpreters, or intercultural differences (Bischoff et al, 2003; Salami, Salma, & Hegadoren, 2019). For instance, therapists may be not aware of cultural idiosyncrasies of clients from different cultures (Schouler‐Ocak & Aichberger, 2017; Storck, Schouler‐Ocak, & Brakemeier, 2016). There may also be external factors like uncertainty due to an individual refugee's legal status, prolonged waiting periods that may exceed the period of residence in the receiving country or insecurity concerning who may cover the costs for refugees' psychotherapy (Baron & Flory, 2018; Satinsky et al, 2019; van der Boor & White, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Which psychological characteristics influence therapists' readiness to work with refugees?

Schlechter

Hellmann

Wingbermühle

et al. 2020

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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Refugee populations show considerably high rates of mental health problems. Yet many mental health professionals may have reservations to work with refugees due to suspected cultural differences, language barriers and the need to provide additional services. However, little is known about psychotherapists' readiness to work with refugees. In a sample of German psychotherapists (N = 111), we explored therapeutic style (neutrality, supportiveness and self‐doubt), therapists' basic assumptions (pessimism, rationality and therapy as art), experiences, private and work‐related contact with refugees, political interests, openness and practical barriers as potential predictors of readiness to work with refugees. Therapeutic styles of self‐doubt and neutrality, rationality as basic assumption, former experiences with refugees in a therapeutic setting, feeling comfortable working with an interpreter in therapy and perceived language barriers emerged as most important predictors of psychotherapists' readiness to work with refugees. Future directions and potential interventions to promote therapists' readiness to work with refugees are discussed.

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“…Compared to the average waiting period of 23.1 weeks (= 5.7 months) for German citizens ( Bundes Psychotherapeuten Kammer 2018 ), the waiting periods for refugees were at least twice as long. It is difficult to carry out psychotherapy in a non-native language or with an interpreter ( Schneider et al., 2017 ; Kießl et al., 2017 ; Storck et al., 2016 ). Offers of temporary solutions were available from multiple providers.…”

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confidence: 99%

Challenges in health care services for refugees in Cologne, Germany: A providers’ perspective using a mixed-methods approach

Warmbein

Beiersmann

Eulgem³

et al. 2023

Journal of Migration and Health

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„Words don’t come easy“

Cited by 14 publications

References 23 publications

Therapeutic Alliance in Interpreter-Mediated Psychotherapy from the Perspective of Refugee Patients: Results of Qualitative Interviews

Therapeutic Alliance in Interpreter-Mediated Psychotherapy from the Perspective of Refugee Patients: Results of Qualitative Interviews

Which psychological characteristics influence therapists' readiness to work with refugees?

Challenges in health care services for refugees in Cologne, Germany: A providers’ perspective using a mixed-methods approach

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