improving the quality of mental health interpreting in victoria

20. When would you be most likely to attend mental health interpreter training if it was delivered:
On week day/s in business hours
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On week day/s in the evening
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On Saturdays
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Other (please specify):
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21. Which topics would be of interest to you?
The role of the interpreter in the mental health setting
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The mental health system and the professions
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Introduction to the major mental disorders
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Abnormal illness behaviour
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Translation issues in the mental health setting: conveying meaning across cultures
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The Mental Health Act: involuntary admission and other medico-legal issues
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Migration and mental health
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Interpreting with families
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The family and childhood mental health problems
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The family and mental health problems of adolescence
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Mental health problems of the aged
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Refugee issues; survivors of torture and trauma
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Issues in interpreting assessment tests
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Safety of the interpreter; briefing and debriefing
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Interpreting in crisis situations
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The interpreter as a cultural consultant
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Interpreting and psychotherapy
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How to deal with distressing interviews and incidents/ debriefing issues
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Interpreter Practice/ Process (specific technical issues for interpreters, e.g., interpreting incoherent
speech, etc)
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Interpreting in a mental health teams with multiple professionals
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Interpreting for the deaf / deaf mental health issues
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Other (please specify)
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22. Would you be willing to pay to attend such training?
■ yes
■ no
23. Which of these outcomes of training are most
valuable to you?
■ Priority in bookings with mental health
service providers
■ Priority in bookings with interpreter
agency
■ Accreditation certificate
■ Certificate of completion
■ Other____________________
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