Over the past few years there's been a noticeable shift in the discourse in online communities for interpreters. Labor issues have become increasingly commonplace, and we just don't talk about our mental health.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: medical interpretation and mental health interpreting are not the same. Unfortunately, mental health interpretation is often lumped in with medical interpretation, and interpreters trained in medical interpretation are usually the ones who are dispatched to interpret for mental health encounters. While medical interpretation and mental health...
Many interpreters who once worked in the field are now working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With this comes a new occupational hazard: neck, shoulder, and back pain!
I go over a bunch of different strategies for not only dealing with those moments where the stress and anxiety seem to overwhelm us, but also activities I recommend doing every day to mitigate stress as it builds up. While this was written with remote interpreters in mind, most of these suggestions can help anyone!
Many of us are working from less than ideal, improvised office spaces as a result of COVID-19. What sort of effects can this have on our stress/anxiety levels, and how can we make the best of the current situation?
Many default ringtones are deafening and can be startling. What sort of impact can this have on phone and video interpreters? In this article, I take a look at stress, the fight-or-flight response, and give instructions on how to manage disruptive ringtones.
It can be anxiety-inducing to not only wonder how much time you've interpreted remotely in any given day, but also to wonder if your agencies are properly tracking your time. This article goes over a few different options for time-tracking for remote interpreters!
You can be an excellent interpreter but get caught up in all the intricacies of different operating procedures with each interpreting agency you work for. Managing all these difference elements can be tough, which is why I recommend call flow charts.
Over the past few months, many interpreters have had to adjust to a new normal: remote interpreting. This would normally be a stressful adjustment, but during the pandemic, it can be even moreso. How can we mitigate any anxiety we may have as remote interpreters?
Mental health interpretation is not usually considered a specialty apart, but rather incorporated into medical interpreting as a whole. I believe that this isn’t a wise way to go about providing mental health interpreting services to patients, as many medical interpreters starting out are often blindsided by mental health interpreting assignments with little to no preparation. Most 40-hour...
I am a Certified Medical/Healthcare Interpreter (CMI-Spanish, CHI-Spanish) and a medical interpreter trainer. I work as an independent contractor in the greater Richmond, Virginia area as a Spanish-English medical interpreter. Click here to read more about me.
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