Do you use interpreter for psychiatrist

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Contact your local vocational rehabilitation office and see if they have a listing of mental health counselors that sign.
 
How about asking the translator to wear blindfolds? would that be acceptable?

Fuzzy
 
Using a remote interpreter or typing to and from (or writing) would be the best avenues to try first. I know of a few deaf people who do use interpreters at times but sometimes prefer not to have one at some doctors appointments so resort to the writing/typing angle- one says it works out well for her.
 
It just occurred to me- perhaps some pple may think I am joking - I am most serious - asking an interpreter to wear blindfolds- would that be acceptable?

Fuzzy
 
Audiofuzzy said:
It just occurred to me- perhaps some pple may think I am joking - I am most serious - asking an interpreter to wear blindfolds- would that be acceptable?

Fuzzy
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No
 
Audiofuzzy said:
It just occurred to me- perhaps some pple may think I am joking - I am most serious - asking an interpreter to wear blindfolds- would that be acceptable?

Fuzzy
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???? ASL is a visual language?
 
I am guessing she suggested blindfold if the patient will voice their responses (so therefore interpreter would not have to interpret pt's signs).

Blindfold would not work anyway if the patient themselves must sign. I don't think there IS any way around it if the deaf consumer needs the interpreter to communicate to and/or from but does not want to actually see or allow the interpreter to see him.

Unless some day in the future there are 'virtual interpreters' rather than actual humans (in person or remotely).
 
shel90 said:
???? ASL is a visual language?
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Right, I forgot. I forgot the interpreter would also have to translate back what a deaf person is signing.

I imagined the interpreter would only need to hear, therefore no need to see, just hear and translate into ASL, thus an idea of wearing a blindfold.

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Fuzzy
 
^^^^^^^^^^

Kind of weird from Autofuzzy. Good grief. **shaking my head** :roll:
 
DeafDucky said:
I am guessing she suggested blindfold if the patient will voice their responses (so therefore interpreter would not have to interpret pt's signs).

Blindfold would not work anyway if the patient themselves must sign. I don't think there IS any way around it if the deaf consumer needs the interpreter to communicate to and/or from but does not want to actually see or allow the interpreter to see him.

Unless some day in the future there are 'virtual interpreters' rather than actual humans (in person or remotely).
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The deaf client would need to be able to read the interpreter's facial expressions as ASL includes facial expressions.
 
Bebonang said:
^^^^^^^^^^

Kind of weird from Autofuzzy. Good grief. **shaking my head** :roll:
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Oh, honestly! :(

I can speak, I was looking at this from my POV,
is it so hard for me to forget that the deaf person has to sign?
I imagined the interpreter will just translate what the doctor is saying
and the deaf person (who only can not HEAR) will simply speak back to the doctor. hence no need for translation on this part.
hence blindfold - if acceptable.

Is it so hard to understand where I was coming from? geez.

btw I am Audiofuzzy not Auto.

Fuzzy
 
Audiofuzzy said:
It just occurred to me- perhaps some pple may think I am joking - I am most serious - asking an interpreter to wear blindfolds- would that be acceptable?

Fuzzy
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If you sign, how will interpreter know what you're saying?
 
I don't see psychiatrists at the Association for Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss https://amphl.org/

There is a SIG for psychologists who are deaf and hearing who signs.
 
Audiofuzzy said:
Oh, honestly! :(

I can speak, I was looking at this from my POV,
is it so hard for me to forget that the deaf person has to sign?
I imagined the interpreter will just translate what the doctor is saying
and the deaf person (who only can not HEAR) will simply speak back to the doctor. hence no need for translation on this part.
hence blindfold - if acceptable.

Is it so hard to understand where I was coming from? geez.

btw I am Audiofuzzy not Auto.

Fuzzy
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If you have good speech skills them why do you need an interpreter?
 
shel90 said:
If you have good speech skills them why do you need an interpreter?
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I can speak, but I can not understand what is being said to ME.
That's why it would work if I was signing.

The doctor would speak, the interpreter (in a blindfold) would sign back to me, and I would simply talk back to the doctor omitting the interpreter.

Fuzzy
 
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VamPyroX said:
The interpreter can still hear you talk as well.
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Yes, that's true, he/she would hear me talking, but would not SEE me therefore
he/she would not know how do I look, or who I am.
I would feel more relaxed not having to be face to face. or eye to eye more specifically.

What really bothers people about the interpreter is that they feel greatly uncomfortable showing their emotion in front of someone.
Is bad enough having to talk to the doctor - increase the discomfort by 10000% when you are aware a total stranger is listening to you and learns and eventually knows everything about you, every dirty, painful, shameful thing, in and out.
This is what makes people cringe while considering having an interpreter while going to a psychiatrist,
this is why people ask to have their faces blocked out during TV interviews.

This is why I thought it could make a person more comfortable using a blindfolded interpreter as it ensures more privacy, but I forgot if the patient is
a non- speaking deaf person (duh!) then of course it wouldn't work.

Of course, chances are we could easily be recognized by ear due to our peculiar accents, but at this point I don't care - at the shrink's office all I care is to be able to go thru the visit in one piece.

Fuzzy
 
ASL communication is not just about the hands. It incorporates facial expression also, not just for conveying emotions but for providing facial grammar. The eyebrows are especially important for the grammar, and a blindfold would cover them up. Not to mention how physically uncomfortable and distracting a blindfold would be. Also, some eye contact is necessary for communication feedback. That is, the interpreter needs to know that the Deaf client is understanding what he/she is conveying, so the terp can make adjustments to the communication.

I think the remote video interpreting might be the way to go.
 
Reba said:
ASL communication is not just about the hands. It incorporates facial expression also, not just for conveying emotions but for providing facial grammar. The eyebrows are especially important for the grammar, and a blindfold would cover them up. Not to mention how physically uncomfortable and distracting a blindfold would be. Also, some eye contact is necessary for communication feedback. That is, the interpreter needs to know that the Deaf client is understanding what he/she is conveying, so the terp can make adjustments to the communication.

I think the remote video interpreting might be the way to go.
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I think some people may still prefer the blindfold over the discomfort of additional person listening (watching, literally) to their very private emotions, life events.

Even if some facial expression are important and I do not deny that,
the blindfold will cover only part of the face.
And what about deaf-blind? they obviously can't see at all, yet they are able to communicate thru ASL, so that proves to me communication without the facial expression IS possible.

Fuzzy
 
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