Spanish-English bilingual psychotherapists: personal and professional language development and use.
Spanish-English bilingual psychotherapists: personal and professional language development and use.
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西班牙语-英语双语心理治疗师：个人和专业语言的发展和使用。
DOI：
10.1037/a0015111
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发表时间：
2009
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Joan L. Biever
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作者：
Susana Verdinelli;Joan L. Biever
美国西班牙语人口的迅速增长导致对西班牙语心理健康服务的需求增加。然而，对提供这些服务的从业人员的培训需求知之甚少。本定性研究采用深入的电话采访，以探讨13西班牙语-英语双语治疗师，无论是母语西班牙语和西班牙语的遗产扬声器，在他们的个人和专业语言的发展和使用的经验。现象学分析强调了生活在两个世界和用两种语言提供心理服务的复杂性。参与者报告说，当他们在个人和职业生活中努力学习和使用这两种语言时，他们经常感到孤立和脱节。虽然参与者为拥有讲两种语言的技能并为有需要的社区服务而感到自豪，但所有人都意识到他们在双语工作时的局限性，因为他们没有接受过这样做的培训。在会议期间翻译他们自己的想法，使用技术词汇，并理解西班牙语的变化，对于遗产演讲者来说尤其具有挑战性。
The rapid rise of the Spanish-speaking population in the United States has resulted in an increased demand for Spanish language mental health services. Yet little is known about the training needs of practitioners who provide those services. This qualitative study used in-depth telephone interviews to examine the experiences of 13 Spanish-English bilingual therapists, both native Spanish speakers and heritage speakers of Spanish, in their personal and professional language development and use. The phenomenological analysis highlighted the complexities of living in 2 worlds and providing psychological services in 2 languages. Participants reported that they often felt isolated and disconnected as they struggled to learn and use the 2 languages in their personal and professional lives. While the participants took pride in having the skills of speaking 2 languages and serving a community that is in need, all were aware of their limitations when working bilingually, as they had not received training to do so. Translating their own thoughts during the session, using technical vocabulary, and understanding the variations of Spanish were particularly challenging for the participants who were heritage speakers.