Language Interpreters as Cultural Brokers in Music Therapy

Autor/innen

  • Victoria Davenport Eskenazi Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v24i2.4029

Schlagworte:

language, interpreter, music therapy

Abstract

In an increasingly linguistically diverse society, music therapists in the United States are working with individuals who may not speak the dominant English language (Davenport, 2024). It is important that music therapists collaborate with language interpreters when language discordance occurs, that is, when the music therapist and patient do not have a shared proficiency of the same language. There are many ways of working with interpreters, but the topic is not widely researched in the music therapy profession. In this reflection paper, I discuss the ways in which music therapists and language interpreters can collaborate, highlighting the importance of the cultural broker stance and inviting interpreters into the therapeutic space.

Autor/innen-Biografie

Victoria Davenport, Eskenazi Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Victoria (Tori) Davenport (she/her) is a board-certified music therapist currently practicing in Indianapolis, IN, USA. She primarily works with adults in the acute medical setting, as well as infants and families in a Level III NICU. She is passionate about cultivating an anti-oppressive practice with a critical humanism foundation, challenging the social and historical inequities that are weaved into healthcare systems and society.

Author photo, Davenport

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Veröffentlicht

2024-07-05

Zitationsvorschlag

Davenport, V. (2024). Language Interpreters as Cultural Brokers in Music Therapy. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 24(2). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v24i2.4029

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Rubrik

Reflections on Practice