In Our Hands

by Swabey, Laurie; Malcolm, Karen

• ISBN13: 9781563685217
• ISBN10: 1563685213
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-02-28
• Publisher: Gallaudet Univ Pr

Summary

Deaf Americans have identified healthcare as the most difficult setting in which to obtain a qualified interpreter. Yet, relatively little attention has been given to developing evidence-based resources and a standardized body of knowledge to educate healthcare interpreters. In Our Hands: Educating Healthcare Interpretersaddresses these concerns by delineating the best practices for preparing interpreters to facilitate full access for deaf people in healthcare settings. The first section of this volume begins with developing domains and competencies toward a teaching methodology for medical and mental health interpreters. The next chapter describes a discourse approach that relies on analyzing actual transcripts and recordings to train healthcare interpreters. Other chapters feature a model mental health interpreter training program in Alabama, using a Demand-Control Schema for experiential learning, the risk of vicarious trauma to interpreters, online educational opportunities, and interpreting for deaf health care professionals. The second section offers four perspectives on education, including healthcare literacy of the clients; the education of Deaf interpreters; the development of standards for spoken-language healthcare interpreters; and the perspectives of healthcare interpreter educators in Europe. The range and depth of In Our Handstakes significant strides in presenting educational opportunities that can enhance the critical services provided by healthcare interpreters to deaf clients.

Author Biography

Laurie Swabey is Professor of Interpreting at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Karen Malcolm is a Canadian certified interpreter and interpreter educator specializing in medical and mental health settings.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Contributors	p. xvii
Domains and Competencies for Healthcare Interpreting: Applications and Implications for Educators	p. 1
"What Happens Truly, Not Textbook!": Using Authentic Interactions in Discourse Training for Healthcare Interpreters	p. 27
Mental Health Interpreting: Training, Standards, and Certification	p. 54
Beyond "Interesting": Using Demand Control Schema to Structure Experiential Learning	p. 77
An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure: Educating Interpreters about the Risk of Vicarious Trauma in Healthcare Settings	p. 105
Just What the Doctor Ordered? Online Possibilities for Healthcare Interpreting Education	p. 131
Educating Interpreters as Medical Specialists with Deaf Health Professionals	p. 147
Health Literacy and Deafness: Implications for Interpreter Education	p. 164
Deaf Interpreters in Mental Health Settings: Some Reflections on and Thoughts about Deaf Interpreter Education	p. 190
Professionalizing Healthcare Interpreting between Spoken Languages: Contributions of the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care	p. 209
Educating Sign Language Interpreters in Healthcare Settings: A European Perspective	p. 229
Index	p. 261
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