Another refugee crisis is once again putting translators and interpreters in a position to help in a humanitarian cause. This will put many of these language professionals at risk of vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and secondary stress because of repeatedly working with traumatic information.
Not only do language professionals witness the trauma, but they end up internalizing and channeling it during the translation and interpreting process. This can profoundly affect their well-being.
In collaboration with MasterWord Services, one of AATIA’s business members, the American Translators Association (ATA) is offering all translators and interpreters, both members and non-members alike, free streaming of its recent webinar Vicarious Trauma and Language Professions. The webinar was offered live on February 15, 2022, but the recording is available on demand and can be watched at any time. The presenter is Ludmila Golovine, founder and CEO of MasterWord.