Guidance for members working in Mental Health Settings
ASLI has a Code of Practice for interpreters in this setting. Click here to be taken to the Policy page where you can download the document.
Recommended Reading:
PDF Articles:
- The Perceptual Characteristics of Voice-Hallcinations in Deaf People
Joanna R. Atkinson, Schizophrenia Bulletin
- Deafness and The Art of Psychometric Testing
Jim Cromwell, British Psychological Society
- Shielding Yourselves from the Perils of Empathy :
The case of Sign Language Interpreters. Michael A. Harvey
- A Concept Over-burdened :
Institutional Roles for Psychiatric Interpreters in Post-Aparteid South Africa. G. Drennan & L. Swartz
- The Role of Interpreters in Psychotherapy with Refugees :
An Exploratory Study. Miller, Martell, Pazdirek, Caruth & Lopez
- Ethical Reasoning and Mental Health Services with Deaf Clients.
Virginia Gutman, Gallaudet
- The Use of Interpreters in Therapeutic Settings
The Illinois Deaf Mental Health Service
Information compiled by the ASLI Mental Health Task Group 2005-2007
If you would like to submit an article for this page, or need to contact us regarding this area of work, please email mentalhealth@asli.org.uk