Community Interpreting and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Aid Operations
04.12.2024 / Conference / Seminar

The Department of Translation and Interpreting and the Department of Psychology of Hacettepe University are organising an interdisciplinary panel entitled “Community Interpreting and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Aid Operations” on Wednesday, 4 December 2024 at K Hall of Beytepe Campus. Presentations titled "Psychosocial Intervention After Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: Practices in Supporting Employees", “New Needs in Interpreting Services: Working in Disasters and with Vulnerable Individuals" and "Migration and the Role of the Community Interpreter” will be presented, followed by a panel discussion with Q&A. This panel, the first in a series of events that will continue, aims to lay the foundations for a common platform for academic dialogue based on interpreting studies and psychology in the face of events such as natural disasters, migrant and refugee crises, bringing together community interpreters and expert psychologists.