We've been working hard on creating a resource designed specifically for interpreters and are super excited to share it with you!
The Interpreter Toolkit is a collection of self-guided resources designed to support professional sustainability and emotional wellness. These tools focus on common experiences within the field, including burnout, vicarious trauma, perfectionism, work-related stress and compassion satisfaction. Each resource is intended to increase self-awareness and provide practical next steps grounded in research and trauma-informed practice.
Interpreter Toolkit
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Grounding
Play this game after a difficult assignment to help your mind settle and reset.
Does Your Job Spark Joy?
Take this job satisfaction assessment to explore what matters most to you in your work. Takes about 10–15 minutes.
Strategies
Click here to explore wellness tools and strategies organized by five domains of interpreter experience.
This resource by My Deaf Therapy provides mindfulness meditation exercises in ASL. For interpreters, practicing these skills can provide practical ways to reset during or after demanding work.
Journaling Prompts & Styles
Click here for journaling activities and resources designed specifically for interpreters.
Start here
Complete these quick check-ins if you’re unsure what kind of support you need right now.
Takes 2–5 minutes.
Burnout vs. Vicarious Trauma
Take this assessment to better understand what you’re experiencing and how to respond. Takes about 5–10 minutes.
Self-compassion Exploration
Use this quiz if you’re noticing negative self-talk, perfectionism or feelings of imposter syndrome. Takes about 10–15 minutes.
A body scan can help interpreters reconnect with their physical and emotional experiences. These type of activities build awareness of tension and stress in the body allowing for earlier emotion regulation. It supports presence without becoming overwhelmed or disconnected. Check out our Instagram page for more interpreter tools!
A container activity can help interpreters create separation from emotionally intense material by intentionally setting aside difficult thoughts, images, or emotions after a challenging assignment. Rather than suppressing the experience, it offers a temporary regulation strategy: I can set this down for now and decide when and how to process it later.
We’re curating a set of resources and research articles that are grounded in the lived experiences of sign language interpreters and reflect current trends and realities we’re observing across the field.
Click here to see the resources we have gathered so far, and reach out to us if you’d like to pass along a resource that has been helpful for you!