improving the quality of mental health interpreting in victoria

A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU & YOUR WORK
14. How many years have you worked as an interpreter
in Australia?
■ less than 6 months
■ 6 months – 1 year
■ 1 – 2 years
■ 2 – 5 years
■ 5 – 10 years
■ 10 or more years
15. About how much of your interpreting work in the
past year has been with mental health services?
■ none
■ a small amount
■ some
■ most
■ all
16. Please write the main languages in which you
interpret and your level of accreditation in that
Language ...........................................................Level ............................
Language ...........................................................Level ............................
Language ...........................................................Level ............................
A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU & YOUR WORK
17. How much specialised training have you received
for interpreting in a mental health setting?
(excluding your interpreting diploma course).
18. Would you be interested in receiving specialist
training to enhance your skills for interpreting in
a mental health setting?
19. If you did receive mental health interpreting
training, would you prefer:
■ None
■ less than 3 hours
■ 3 – 8 hours
■ 2 days
■ More than 2 days
■ Yes
■ No
■ a single session (2-4 hours)
■ a single one-day session
■ a series of one-day sessions (e.g., one
day over 4-8 weeks)
■ a series of 2-4 hour sessions (e.g., over
12 weeks)
■ a course as part of an advanced
diploma in interpreting
■ Other___________________
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