Objectives By juxtaposing literature in signed language interpreting with that of spoken
language interpreting, we provide a narrative review to explore the complexity of emotion …

Health literacy has become a hot topic in health research and public health promotion. Most
definitions specify health literacy as an individual cognitive skill, and surveys such as the EU …

Winner of the NCA Health Communication 2021 Distinguished Book Award. This book
examines interpreter-mediated medical encounters and focuses primarily on the …

Human beings are fundamentally cultural beings: we acquire our ability to function as adults
through developmental processes that are shaped by culture, and we live within culturally …

7 Conclusions 8 References Abstract: Following increasing migration fluxes and their impact
on public service communication in Western countries, research on language and social …

Transcultural Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Anxiety and Depression is a practical and
accessible guide, drawing on current research in CBT and clinical practice. It aims to support …

Abstract In South Africa health care practitioners are commonly professionals who speak
only one, or at most two, of the languages spoken by their patients. This provides for …

This exploratory study analyses the functions of small talk in interpreter-mediated healthcare
encounters. Drawing on a dataset of hospital visits with participation of five trained …

There has been a longstanding call to employ trained interpreters to address language
barriers in health care in South Africa. The international literature shows that while trained …

We examine the extent to which psychotherapy can be successfully conducted with the aid
of an interpreter. We propose that, even if we assume idealistic levels of training on the part …