Three's a crowd: the process of triadic translation in a South African psychiatric institution

Slabbert, Meggan

Title: Three's a crowd: the process of triadic translation in a South African psychiatric institution
Creator: Slabbert, Meggan
Subject: Mental health services -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Psychiatric hospitals -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Translating and interpreting -- Psychological aspects
Subject: Translating and interpreting -- Social aspects
Subject: Content analysis (Communication)
Subject: South Africa -- Languages -- Translating and interpreting
Subject: Intercultural communication -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Culture conflict -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Communication and culture -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Physician and patient -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Communication in medicine -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Date: 2010
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MSocSc
Identifier: vital:3056
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002565
Identifier: Mental health services -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Psychiatric hospitals -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Translating and interpreting -- Psychological aspects
Identifier: Translating and interpreting -- Social aspects
Identifier: Content analysis (Communication)
Identifier: South Africa -- Languages -- Translating and interpreting
Identifier: Intercultural communication -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Culture conflict -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Communication and culture -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Physician and patient -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Communication in medicine -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Description: Mental health care in South Africa has long been governed by inequalities (Foster & Swartz, 1997). During apartheid, those who did not speak English and Afrikaans could not access mental health services in the same way as those who did (Foster & Swartz, 1997). One main reason for this is the majority of mental health practitioners could not, and were not required to speak languages other than English and Afrikaans (Swartz, 1991). The South African mental health literature suggests that language and communication must be prioritised if there is to be an improvement in mental health care services for those individuals who do not speak English and Afrikaans (Bantjes, 1999; Drennan & Swartz, 1999; Swartz & Drennan, 2000; Swartz & MacGregor, 2002). Drawing on Prasad's (2002) interpretation of Gadamer's critical hermeneutic theory and utilising thematic networks analysis (Attride-Stirling, 2001), this study investigated the process of translated clinical assessment interviews within a psychiatric hospital in the Eastern Cape Province within South Africa. Results of the study revealed that contextual factors, issues concerning linguistic and cultural heritage, clinicians' role expectations regarding translators' role performance, as well as relational dynamics regarding individual levels of control and influence within the translation triad, all impacted on the effectiveness of communication, translation and service provision. These fmdings are supported by literature on the theory and practice of translation that identifies these issues as prominent (Robinson, 2003). Specific recommendations regarding the formalisation of translation practices within the hospital setting, as well as the familiari~ation of clinical practitioners and psychiatric nurses with the intricacies of translation processes are offered.
Format: ix, 166 p., pdf
Publisher: Rhodes University, Faculty of Humanities, Psychology
Language: English
Rights: Slabbert, Meggan

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