Presentation Information
[SY-38-02]Use of Interpreters in Culturally Competent Care : a therapeutic predicament
*Jaswant Guzder1,2 (1.University of British Columbia(Canada), 2.McGill University(Canada))
Keywords:
use of interpreters in consultation,cultural competency and language translation,psychotherapeutic issues related to language hybridity and translation
symposium :Cultural Competence: essential skills for mental health professionals
title of talk : Use of Interpreters in culturally competent care
In training situations and in the clinic, the use of interpreters is a skill that is essential to therapeutic alliance. Currently in the McGill Cultural Consultation Service we have used in person interpreters.However in many regions the clinician may have access to only telephone, computer generated or might even eventually revert to AI technology. Clinical case examples will be given to underline the clinical interactions, predicaments and challenges that illustrate cultural competency skills in the interpreter, clinician and patient consultation situations.
title of talk : Use of Interpreters in culturally competent care
In training situations and in the clinic, the use of interpreters is a skill that is essential to therapeutic alliance. Currently in the McGill Cultural Consultation Service we have used in person interpreters.However in many regions the clinician may have access to only telephone, computer generated or might even eventually revert to AI technology. Clinical case examples will be given to underline the clinical interactions, predicaments and challenges that illustrate cultural competency skills in the interpreter, clinician and patient consultation situations.