Healthcare Interpreting in Small Bites

Trafford Publishing

Contents

Foreword......................................................................................................................1Introduction..................................................................................................................31. There is No Egg in Eggplant Coping with the English Language.............................................................112. The Pre-session The Interpreter's Magic Tool for Avoiding Frustration....................................................153. The Art of Being Polite...................................................................................................174. Transparency Means Clarity Using Intervention Skills to Keep Communication on Track......................................215. In the Language of Interpreters, How do You Say "Helpful?" Understanding the Role of the Interpreter.....................256. Confidentiality across Cultures...........................................................................................307. When there is No Word for That Compensation Strategies for Interpreters..................................................358. Some Notes on Note-taking for Telephone Interpreters......................................................................399. Memory Techniques for Health Care Interpreters............................................................................4310. Interpreter as Advocate - Yes or No?......................................................................................4711. Sight Translation: What, When and How.....................................................................................5412. Two Big Interpreting Challenges Controlling Pacing and Handling Confrontation............................................5913. Are You as Accurate as You Think You Are?.................................................................................6314. Interpreting in Pediatrics -Not Child's Play..............................................................................7115. Interpreting in the Asthma Clinic.........................................................................................7516. A Prescription for Accuracy Interpreting in the Pharmacy.................................................................8117. The Language of Consent Sight Translating the Consent Form...............................................................8718. The ABCs of DNA Interpreting for Genetic Counseling......................................................................9319. Behavioral Health Interpreting-Part I.....................................................................................9920. Behavioral Health Interpreting-Part II....................................................................................10321. Behavioral Health Interpreting-Part III...................................................................................10722. Interpreting at the End of Life-Part I....................................................................................11123. Interpreting at the End of Life-Part II...................................................................................11524. Interpreting Prayer.......................................................................................................11925. My Daughter Speaks English-Why are YOU Here?..............................................................................12526. Target Practice is Fun (unless you're the target), Or How to Handle Angry Clients........................................12927. Training the Whole Team...................................................................................................13328. The Docs that Drive You Crazy.............................................................................................13729. Why Don' t They Just Learn English?.......................................................................................14130. Staying Healthy While Serving the Sick....................................................................................14731. Taking Care of Business Tips for the Independent Contractor..............................................................15132. Interpreting in Small Communities: Keeping Both your Job and your Friends................................................15733. For the Public Good: Volunteering Your Services...........................................................................16134. Attend a Convention, Get Energized!.......................................................................................16535. A Healthcare Interpreter's Guide to Testing-Part I........................................................................16936. A Healthcare Interpreter's Guide to Testing-Part II.......................................................................17537. Interpreting with a Broken Heart..........................................................................................18138. A Christmas Poem for Interpreters.........................................................................................18739. The Vocabulary of Obstetrics..............................................................................................19340. The Vocabulary of Housing Services........................................................................................19941. The Vocabulary of Domestic Abuse..........................................................................................20542. The Vocabulary of Dentistry...............................................................................................21143. The Vocabulary of the Business Office.....................................................................................21744. Idioms, Acronyms & Abbreviations..........................................................................................22345. Slang Vocabulary & Expressions............................................................................................22946. Signs & Symptoms Crossword................................................................................................23547. The Vocabulary of Cardiology Crossword....................................................................................23948. The Musculoskeletal System Crossword......................................................................................24349. Home Health & Safety Terms Crossword......................................................................................24750. The Vocabulary of Nutrition Crossword.....................................................................................251Answers to Exercises and Puzzles..............................................................................................255

Chapter One

Most interpreters have at least one thing in common with the people for whom we interpret: there was a time when we too spoke only one language. We, however, have learned at least one other. And for most healthcare interpreters in this country, one of those "others' was English.

As a native speaker of English, I would like to personally apologize to those of you who had to learn this language after childhood. I mean, really, could you invent a more difficult language, even if you tried? Just think...