title: The intersections of culture and power in clinician and interpreter relationships: A qualitative study.
abstract: Ongoing racial/ethnic health disparities place increasing emphasis on the importance of interpreters in mental health treatment. Yet there is a limited body of research examining how interpreters and clinicians work together in delivering care. This article used an ethno-culturally informed qualitative procedure to ask interpreters and clinicians about their experiences in cross-language mental health treatment. Seventeen semistructured interviews were conducted with 10 interpreters and 7 clinicians. The interplay of power was experienced differently by interpreters and clinicians as exemplified by 3 categories of meaning: Interpreters speaking out, The relationship matters, and Who has the power? The authors recommend future research focus on the clinician-interpreter relationship as an essential piece of cross-cultural mental health delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: Emily H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Becher
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wieling
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D065246:Culturally Competent Care; D005260:Female; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000208:ethnology; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D014175:Translating