It is confirmed, I will be presenting with one of my professors at my first mental health related event in the USA. Quite a rite of passage.
Friday, March 22, 2013
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Individual Trauma/Disaster Mental Health Academy
Program ID #116, Convention Center, Room 203
Health Care Interpreters: The Invisible Victims of Vicarious Trauma
60-Minute Session
Chandra Johnson, Edurne Chopeitia
This session is an invitation for counselors to enter the world of health care interpreting and explore the mental health risks faced by a growing population of interpreters from countries across the globe. Because these risks are sometimes misunderstood, even by the interpreters themselves, it is important for counselors to understand the nuances that may impact health care interpreters’ emotional wellbeing on the job. This session will provide background information about the process of health care interpreting, explore the mental health needs of multicultural health care interpreters, and propose ways that counselors can intervene at various levels— psychoeducation/prevention, psychotherapy, policy/legislature.
