Not Lost in Translation: Protocols for Interpreting Trauma-Focused CBT

This paper describes the development of protocols with interpreters employed in an East London psychological trauma clinic. The service treats traumatized refugee people with cognitive methods, according to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines for PTSD. NICE states that l...

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Published in:Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy 2007-05, Vol.35 (3), p.303-316
Main Authors: d'Ardenne, Patricia, Farmer, Elly, Ruaro, Laura, Priebe, Stefan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Bilingualism
Biological and medical sciences
cognitive-behavioural therapy
Culture
Interpret
Interpreters
Language
Medical sciences
Mental health
Post traumatic stress disorder
protocols
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
refugee people
Therapists
Therapy
translate
Trauma
Treatments
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Summary:This paper describes the development of protocols with interpreters employed in an East London psychological trauma clinic. The service treats traumatized refugee people with cognitive methods, according to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines for PTSD. NICE states that language should not be a barrier to treatment, but provides no further guidance to achieve this. These protocols for interpreting CBT are designed to be explicit, consistent and ethical. A telephone poll from a recent UK-wide trauma survey, a focus group with local interpreters, and practitioner reflection were all used to develop and refine the protocols and their rationale, which are described, together with implications for future culturally sensitive practice and research.
ISSN:1352-4658
1469-1833
DOI:10.1017/S1352465807003591