Verhaltenstherapie
Volume 28, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 73-81

Interpreter-supported psychotherapy with refugees and asylum seekers: Results of qualitative interviews with psychotherapists and interpreters on opportunities and challenges in the triad [Handlungsempfehlungen für die dolmetschergestützte Psychotherapie mit Flüchtlingen und Asylbewerbern: Ergebnisse qualitativer Interviews mit Psychotherapeuten und Dolmetschern zu Chancen und Herausforderungen in der Triade] (Article)

Hanft-Robert S. , Römer M. , Morgenroth O. , Redlich A. , Metzner F.*
  • a Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, W26, Hamburg, 20246, Germany
  • b Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, W26, Hamburg, 20246, Germany
  • c Department Psychologie, Fakultät Humanwissenschaften, Medical School Hamburg - University of Applied Sciences and Medical University, Hamburg, Germany
  • d Institut für Psychologie, Fakultät für Psychologie und Bewegungswissenschaft, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  • e Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, W26, Hamburg, 20246, Germany

Abstract

Interpreter-Supported Psychotherapy with Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Results of Qualitative Interviews with Psychotherapists and Interpreters on Opportunities and Challenges in the Triad Background: Due to the large number of refugees showing a high prevalence of mental disorders, there is an increasing focus on the psychotherapeutic care of these people. Interpreters are generally needed to enable communication between therapist and patient. Material and Methods: Based on guided interviews, opportunities challenges and recommendations for interpreter-aided therapy were examined from the psychotherapists' (n = 5) and the interpreters' (n = 3) point of view and analyzed following the rules of qualitative content analysis according to Mayring. Results: The interview partners named the necessity of legally regulated financing of interpreter expenses and the establishment of permanent interpreter pools and specialized therapy centers as external conditions for successful interpreter-supported psychotherapies. They emphasized the importance of a clear separation of roles, preliminary talks and follow-up discussions, the good match between patient and interpreter with regard to their cultural background, as well as full and accurate first-person translations. Within the triad they underlined the importance of a harmonious relationship between therapist and interpreter. Conclusions: Successful interpreter- aided psychotherapy requires the structural framework and the skills and burdens of the psychotherapists and interpreters to be taken into consideration. Further empirical studies including the patients' perspective are needed. © 2018 S. Karger AG. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Refugees Psychotherapy Asylum seeker Interpreter PTSD

Index Keywords

controlled study follow up refugee qualitative analysis clinical article financial management Article psychotherapist psychotherapy asylum seeker human content analysis
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85040049833&doi=10.1159%2f000480667&partnerID=40&md5=7e66790f023d5ffb57d0c711beb8a2d0
DOI: 10.1159/000480667
ISSN: 10166262
Cited by: 1
Original Language: German