Predictors of cross-lingual competence in Australian mental health professionals

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Authors

Marta Garcia de Blakely · Griffith University

Jaimee Stuart · United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility

Abstract

Engagement with CALD clients was associated with greater cross-lingual competence regardless of the ethnic status of the clinician. However, specific training in how to work in a cross-lingual context is required to ensure that all clinicians have strategies to manage the barriers they and their client's may face.

Topics & Keywords

Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare Counseling Practices and Supervision Mental Health Treatment and Access

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Australian Journal of Psychology

Volume 78, Issue 1, pp. 2640243-2640243

DOI: 10.1080/00049530.2026.2640243

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