The Mental Health Interpreter

2020 ◽  
pp. 276-289
Author(s):  
Sarah Parenzo ◽  
Michal Schuster
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Third Space ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Mental Health Clinic ◽  
Practical Recommendation ◽  
Reflective Journal ◽  
The Third ◽  
Training And Supervision

This chapter aims to provide an interpretation of the role of the mental health interpreter, using the concept of “third space” taken from the field of cultural translation and the psychoanalytical concept of transference/counter-transference. Such interpretation provides a unique and novel analysis of the work of the mental health interpreter through the perspective of the “third space”, thus enabling a broader view of the interpreter's role in the therapeutic session. The authors' insights are based on a reflective journal written by the first author while working as an interpreter during a parental training in a public mental health clinic in Israel. By reviewing the different roles, powerplays, and challenges in this third space, the authors will suggest some practical recommendation regarding the training and supervision of mental health interpreters, allowing them to serve as competent and ethical mediators between the patient and the therapist.

The Mental Health Interpreter

2021 ◽  
pp. 489-502
Author(s):  
Sarah Parenzo ◽  
Michal Schuster
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Third Space ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Mental Health Clinic ◽  
Practical Recommendation ◽  
Reflective Journal ◽  
The Third ◽  
Training And Supervision

This chapter aims to provide an interpretation of the role of the mental health interpreter, using the concept of “third space” taken from the field of cultural translation and the psychoanalytical concept of transference/counter-transference. Such interpretation provides a unique and novel analysis of the work of the mental health interpreter through the perspective of the “third space”, thus enabling a broader view of the interpreter's role in the therapeutic session. The authors' insights are based on a reflective journal written by the first author while working as an interpreter during a parental training in a public mental health clinic in Israel. By reviewing the different roles, powerplays, and challenges in this third space, the authors will suggest some practical recommendation regarding the training and supervision of mental health interpreters, allowing them to serve as competent and ethical mediators between the patient and the therapist.

The role of an endocrinologist in a women's mental health clinic

2017 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Caroline Thew ◽  
Cindy Yu ◽  
Michaela Corr ◽  
Jayashri Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Mental Health Clinic ◽  
Women’S Mental Health ◽  
Women's Mental Health

Staying Connected: Consumer Experience of the Recovery Journey and Long-Term Engagement with a Rural Mental Health Clinic. Ethnographic Phenomenological Study.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyuda Krupin ◽  
Eric Howey ◽  
Tara Perry ◽  
Nick Todd
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Rural Mental Health ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Mental Health Clinic ◽  
Term Therapy ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support

Background: there has been much interest in recent years about the potential impact short-term therapy can have on those needing mental health support, relatively little attention has been paid to the needs of those who require longer term support. Methods: In an ethnographic study that incorporates a participatory action research (PAR) design, exploring long-term clients’ experiences of the recovery journey and the role of rural mental health support, a sample of 6 (n = 6) consumers who had a minimum of five years of continuous involvement with a community-based mental health clinic participated in a series of two focus groups. The first focus group examined consumers’ experiences of the recovery journey and the role of the clinic in supporting their journey. The second focus group involved a member-check that allowed for participant feedback on the researchers’ summary of themes that arose from the first session. In this way, participants were given voice in revising and shaping the thematic analysis, to share their lived experiences of illness, recovery and resilience. Results: Emerging findings demonstrate how the journeys shared highlight themes of contending with extreme violence, the importance of accessible ongoing support, and finding a reason to go on in the wake of devastating personal experiences. Interpretation: Themes of being too helpful as unhelpful, balancing relationship with being able to offer advice or a challenge and connection to people and places were all highlighted. Large part of what recovery meant and participants challenge and invitation to the practitioners of its meaning was voiced.

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