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Mental health interpreting is a broad field. It takes us into the intimate realm of psychotherapists, psychiatrists, counselors and beyond. It is the real-life stuff of pain and joy. It is the push and pull of resistance and growth. It is the sometimes strange territory where we encounter disturbing reaches of the human mind. Mental health settings of all types challenge interpreters to manage more than the typical dynamics present in other assignments. Mental health is present in various forms in every assignment - and sometimes the mental health information we manage is our own!
There is, arguably, no other area of interpreting where your personal qualities and attention to self-care are as important. Mental health interpreters provide better service to our consumers when we balance knowledge, specialized skills and personal development. Interpreters who develop this unique skillset are more prepared to manage the complexities present in the mental health environment. When being fully present, as practitioners of this work and as empathic human beings, we often have the additional challenge of managing personal and professional boundaries and our own biases and personal sensitivities.
This is a challenging and multifacited area of work. The outcomes are very personal and real. It is my belief that the tools gained by a study of mental health interpreting can be used in any setting at any point in one's career. From self-management to the deliberate nature of metaphor, silence and paradoxical interventions, there is much to learn and much of one's own creativity to tap. When interpreters begin to align with therapeutic goals and demeanor and become instruments of the therapeutic process, alliances may be formed and therapy can happen.
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Mental Health Interpreting Consultation
Training, Mentoring, Consulting & Coaching
Services:
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One-time: |
- 1-1 Individualized Mental Health Interpreting Consultations (one hour)
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Short-term: |
- Debriefing Sessions (Series of three sessions - up to one hour each)
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On-going: |
- Monthly Mental Health Interpreting Coaching Session (one hour)
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- 16-Week Mental Health Interpreting Mentored Curriculum - Monthly Coaching Session Included
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- Self-designed Independent Study Project Mentorship and Coaching
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- Peer Support and Consultation Project for Interpreters Working in Mental Health Settings (PSCPI or "Pah! Skippy")
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Package |
Time/Duration |
RID CEU's |
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Please write for pricing options. |
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1-1 Individualized Mental Health Interpreting Consultations |
1 to 1 1/2 hours |
.1 |
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Debriefing Sessions |
Series of three sessions -usually 45 min-to one hour each |
up to .3 |
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Monthly Mental Health Interpreting Coaching Session |
One generous hour plus unlimited email follow up |
tbd |
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16-Week Mental Health Interpreting Mentored Curriculum - |
2-4 hours per week workload. Monthly Coaching Session Included |
tbd |
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Self-designed Independent Study Project Mentorship and Coaching |
To be determined by the Independent Study design. |
up to 2.0 |
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Contact me for more information: Arlyn@wholeinterpreter.com |
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