title: Integration of interpreters in mental health interventions with children and adolescents: The need for a framework.
abstract: Few empirical studies have detailed the specificities of working with interpreters in mental healthcare for children. The integration of interpreters in clinical teams in child mental healthcare was explored in two clinics, in Montreal and Paris. Four focus groups were conducted with interpreters and clinicians. Participants described the development of the working alliance between interpreters and clinicians, the delineation of interpreters' roles, and the effects of translation on the people in the interaction. Integrating interpreters in a clinical team is a slow process in which clinicians and interpreters need to reflect upon a common framework. An effective framework favours trust, mutual understanding, and valorization of the contribution of each to the therapeutic task. The interpreter's presence and activities seem to have some therapeutic value.
authors.affiliation: Laval University Yvan.Leanza@psy.ulaval.ca.
authors.forename: Yvan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Leanza
authors.affiliation: Laval University.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Boivin
authors.affiliation: University Paris Descartes & Sorbonne Paris Cité
authors.forename: Marie-Rose
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Moro
authors.affiliation: McGill University.
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.affiliation: Laval University.
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brisset
authors.affiliation: McGill University.
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.affiliation: Université du Québec à Montréal.
authors.forename: Ghayda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hassan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003144:Communication Barriers; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D019303:Multilingualism; D010297:Paris; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011792:Quebec; D014175:Translating; D035502:Trust
keywords: child and adolescent mental health; healthcare interpreter; working alliance