Effects of refugee trauma on interpreters: a qualitative analyses of vicarious traumatization and coping

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Hasdemir, Dilara
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The main aim of this thesis was to explore the experiences of interpreters who work with refugees. Specifically, it aimed to investigate how interpreting the traumatic experiences of refugees influences interpreters’ mental health, which coping mechanisms they use to handle the possible impacts of vicarious traumatization, and what their needs are. A qualitative approach was employed to achieve this purpose. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 8 interpreters working with refugees, and data was analyzed through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Five super-ordinate themes emerged from the obtained data, which were (1) ‘interpreting’ as a job (2) impacts of working as an interpreter (3) coping with the effects of the job (4) changes experienced due to the job, and (5) needs of interpreters. The emerged themes and clinical implications were discussed in line with the relevant literature.
Refugees., Secondary traumatic stress., Phenomenological psychology ., Adjustment (Psychology)., Psychology, Psychology M.S. thesis
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/27457
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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D. Hasdemir, “Effects of refugee trauma on interpreters: a qualitative analyses of vicarious traumatization and coping,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2018.
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