During one of her medical-interpreting lessons in July, teacher Yoshiko Ishizaka, 77, brought up the case of a former student who was dealing with schizophrenia.
The principal of Tokyo-based International Medical Interpreter Academy used the example to engage her class in a discussion on the difficulties of interpreting while assisting patients with complex mental conditions.
¡°As an interpreter, you need to make patients feel comfortable so they open up. If you put yourself in their shoes, you¡¯ll know what kind of help they need,¡± she told the class.
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