Working with Interpreters in Social Work Practice

Baker, Ron; Briggs, J. D.

doi:10.1080/03124077508549453

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“…It is widely agreed that the most helpful approach to therapeutic work with an interpreter is to view it as a three-way relationship, rather than representing the interpreter as a kind of human translating machine neutrally placed in a traditional relationship between therapist and client (Baker & Briggs, 1975; Westermeyer, 1990;Haenal, 1997). Baker and Briggs (1975) and many authors following them have viewed it as a triangular relationship, and have represented it as, ideally, an equilateral triangle in which the distance between each of the three participants is essentially the same. Difficulties arising in the relationship have often been presented as the result of changes to the equal distance between the participants.…”

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Exploring the Three‐Way Relationship in Therapeutic Work with Interpreters

Tribe

Thompson²

2009

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care

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In a companion paper, the authors have argued that therapeutic work with interpreters has been viewed more negatively than is warranted, and that the inherent advantages of this way of engaging with the Non English speaking client have been minimized or ignored (Tribe and Thompson, submitted). This paper seeks to explore the aspects that may underlie the reluctance of clinicians to engage with therapeutic work with interpreters. Difficulties often appear to be centred on the anxieties provoked by working in the three way therapeutic relationship rather than in the traditional therapeutic dyad. It is also possible that the highly traumatized nature of some clients, who may be refugees or asylum seekers fleeing from political violence, also complicates

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Exploring the Three‐Way Relationship in Therapeutic Work with Interpreters

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Thompson²

2009

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care

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“…As far back as the 1970s in Australia, guidelines were drawn up advising social workers how to work with interpreters -for example, Baker and Briggs (1975) -and they have continued to appear regularly ever since -for example, Jones (1985), Frey et al (1990), CMY (2011) andDHHS (2018).…”

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“…There are many studies in which practitioners or researchers in social work explore interpreter-mediated interactions. Early studies include Baker and Briggs (1975) and Glasser (1983). Freed's (1998) observation of social worker-client mental health interactions still applies to social work practice today:…”

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Simulating the context of interpreter-mediated social work interactions via interprofessional education

Hlavač

Saunders

2021

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Interpreters and social workers frequently work together. They share some common goals and there is some similarity between the ethical guidelines that both professions follow. Despite this, interpreter-mediated social work encounters are rarely described, especially from the perspective of interpreting studies. Even more infrequent are studies that focus on trainee interpreters’ and social workers’ engagement in interprofessional education (IPE). Details of the design and delivery of IPE training sessions for interpreting and social work students, at Monash University from May 2017 to May 2019, are provided. The sessions featured two role-plays that simulated typical interactions in which interpreters and social workers work together. To assess the effectiveness of the IPE training in meeting both general and specific learning outcomes, three research questions were posed and the responses are reported in this article. The questions relate to the reported usefulness of role-plays in enabling the acquisition of desirable skills and knowledge; an increase in the level of knowledge of the other professional group, one’s own group and the perceived benefits for service-users; and the usefulness of pre- and post-interactional activities, such as briefing and debriefing. Responses to questionnaires were received from 218 of the 442 participating students. On a Likert scale with five gradings the average levels of agreement regarding the usefulness of role-plays are high, as are the levels of agreement about increases in knowledge of the other professional group and those of the students’ own professional group. The student informants reported that the skills they gained are likely to be beneficial to clients and patients with limited English proficiency. The trainees’ responses to their pre- and post-interactional interactions show that both groups registered a high level of agreement that briefings and debriefings are useful.

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“…Herved sker der en tredobling af mulige kilder til kommunikationsproblemer og -fejl, eller med andre ord: denne kliniker-tolk-patient triade er »200% mere kompleks end laege-patient dyaden«. Baker & Briggs (1975) beskriver det ideelle 3-parts kommunikationsmønster som et, hvor »communication and emotional exchange flow readily and easily between the three participants« (p. 33). Dette illustreres i en model (figur 1), som viser, at kun den verbale kommunikation mellem klient og behandler er hindret pga.…”

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TOLKNING I TERAPI: Problemer og kvalifikationskrav

Søndergaard¹,

Holmgren²,

Elklit

2003

P&L

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Med de stigende krav om integration af etniske minoriteter, er det vigtigt at formulere forventninger og krav til den del af det psykoterapeutiske rum, som tolkningen udgør. Formålet med artiklen er at beskrive væsentlige perspektiver på tolkning primært ud fra et behandlingsmæssigt synspunkt. Tolkens rolle ses som kulturformidleren, der skal bygge bro mellem de to kulturer, inden for en kontekst, der stiller en række betingelser af metode- og funktionsmæssig art. Der fokuseres på dynamikken i den triadiske relation, og især på de komplicerede overførings- og modoverføringsrelationer. Vanskelighederne ved neutralitet og objektivitet i en tværkulturel sammenhæng berøres ligesom kravene til sproglig kompetence, fagkundskab og personlige egenskaber specificeres. Den terapeutiske forfinelse og præcision i arbejdet med flygtninge er kun mulig, hvis der foregår en parallel udvikling og opkvalificering af tolkens arbejde.

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Working with Interpreters in Social Work Practice

Cited by 9 publications

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Exploring the Three‐Way Relationship in Therapeutic Work with Interpreters

Exploring the Three‐Way Relationship in Therapeutic Work with Interpreters

Simulating the context of interpreter-mediated social work interactions via interprofessional education

TOLKNING I TERAPI: Problemer og kvalifikationskrav

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