The Contractor’s Guide to Medical Interpreting: From Qualifications to Assignment
Section 6: Facing and Overcoming Challenges It is common for even the most dedicated professionals to experience interpreter fatigue. It takes awareness to overcome these challenges. It’s important to understand how to address and resolve your anxieties. Tips for Success: 1. Have a support system in place: With this integral position comes exposure to medical and emotional trauma that includes vicarious trauma, PTSD, burnout, and stress. Interpreters need to release the emotional hardships that can evolve by developing coping strategies for processing distressing clinical material
2. Schedule sessions wisely: Factor the complexity of the sessions versus the number of sessions. Identify encounters according to their complexity and identify the mental resources that will be used. This is known as “acuity” in healthcare interpreting 3. Establish healthy work habits: Ensure you are taking breaks, hydrating, and eating throughout the day A career in medical interpretation is rewarding because it deeply contributes to improving patient care and satisfaction. We hope this guide has provided you with the tools you need to succeed in your interpreter journey, from interview preparation to tips for overcoming on-the-job challenges.
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