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Experiences Of Interpreters And Deaf Consumers In Mental Health Support Groups, Jordana Avital
Experiences Of Interpreters And Deaf Consumers In Mental Health Support Groups, Jordana Avital
Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies and Communication Equity Thesis or Action Research Project
There is currently a need for further research in the interpreting field for working in support group settings for mental health and addiction recovery. This gap in the research leaves many unanswered questions of how best to provide services to deaf consumers in these settings. By gathering information on the experiences of both interpreters and deaf consumers who have been in support groups, this research will identify issues that may need to be addressed in order to improve the interpretation process. This research will be the groundwork for future research to identify effective training and skill development that is needed …
An Exploration Of Perspectives: An Institutional Ethnography Of The Interpreting Policy At St. Catherine University, Josephine E. Heyl
An Exploration Of Perspectives: An Institutional Ethnography Of The Interpreting Policy At St. Catherine University, Josephine E. Heyl
Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies and Communication Equity Thesis or Action Research Project
Research of higher education has found that disabled faculty and students are often categorized by their disability, while other aspects of their identity are forgotten, misunderstood, and invalidated. When considering policy making in higher education, these individuals are infrequently invited to conversations of policy making and systemic decision making. With a feminist theoretical framework, this study examines the interpreting policy at St. Catherine University through the lens of stakeholder experience and perspective. Data was collected from participants through a survey and virtual interviews. Knowledge was found as an underlying connection between the five narrative themes: familiarity with interpreting policy, discrepancies …