Mental Health Interpreting: Accuracy With Care
A live mental health interpreting class for medical interpreters. Live lecture and practice with Spanish and Arabic coaches, get customised feedback on your accuracy and delivery.
Designed for:
Why Mental Health Encounters Are Different
In a psychiatric interview, how the patient speaks is part of the clinical picture. The interpreter has to carry both the words and the way they were said, and that is where many interpreters struggle:
What You'll Learn
1. Learn
A live lesson on psychiatric interviews and their language.
2. Practice
Interpret realistic mental health encounters live.
3. Feedback
Customised feedback on exactly what to improve.
How the Module Works
Two live 2.5-hour sessions (5 hours): a lesson that prepares you for psychiatric interviews, followed by a practice session where you put it to work.
Format
One live lesson and one live practice session, combining instruction, case discussion, and role-plays.
Different Mental Health settings
How to work in various mental health settings, including therapy sessions, psychiatric evaluations, and counseling.
Practice & feedback
You interpret role-played encounters live and receive customised feedback from your trainer.
Language pairs
Spanish ↔ English and Arabic ↔ English, with language-specific coaching.
Mental Health
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
4:00 PM – 6:30 PM (EST)
How to work in various mental health settings, including therapy sessions, psychiatric evaluations, and counseling.
Live Practice
Saturday, November 14, 2026
3:00 PM – 5:30 PM (EST)
Interpret realistic mental health encounters live, then get customised feedback on accuracy, register, and delivery.
Scope: this module trains interpreters. It is not clinical training, and it is not therapy or treatment.
Your Trainer
Sandra Abdelnour
Founder & Lead Trainer
Medical Interpreter & Lead Trainer / Pharmacist
What's Included
Sessions are live-only and are not recorded.
Reserve Your Spot
Live online sessions. You'll need a stable internet connection, a headset with a microphone, and a quiet, private space.
Outside Egypt you pay in USD by card or PayPal.
Interpret Mental Health Encounters With Confidence
Two live sessions on November 10 and 14, 2026, in Spanish or Arabic, with practice and customised feedback.
Questions? Email us at info@kairosinterpretation.com
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