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\nSUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY  \nOF  \nTHE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF APPLIED AND PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY  \nOF  \nRUTGERS,  \nTHE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY  \nBY  \nJAYE A. ODOM  \nIN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE  \nREQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE  \nOF  \nDOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY  \nNEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY AUGUST 2020  \nAPPROVED:  \n___________________________  \nKate Fiske Massey, Ph.D.  \nAngelica Diaz-Martinez, Psy.D.  \nDEAN:  \n___________________________  \nFrancine Conway, Ph.D.  \nCopyright 2020 by Jaye Odom  \nAbstract  \nHealthcare professionals are legally obligated to provide interpretation services to people with limited English-speaking proficiency (Chen, Youdelman, & Brooks, 2007) . While interpretation services certainly aid in communication between people who speak different languages, the task becomes more complicated when an additional specialized vocabulary is utilized, such as healthcare terminology that is not considered everyday language. For example, in the field of autism treatment, interpreters may be asked to translate terms within applied behavior analysis (ABA) . Current literature has demonstrated that interpreters make frequent errors related to specialized vocabulary that can significantly impact treatment (Anazawa, Ishkawa, & Kiuchi, 2012; Baker, Hayes, & Fortier, 1998; Flores et al., 2003; Searight & Searight, 2009) . However, there has been little investigation into methods to improve interpretation. The few studies that do exist suggest time-consuming and expensive interventions (Acosta & Christo, 1982; Beeber, Lewis, Cooper, Maxwell, & Sandelowski, 2009; Bergunde & Pollabauer, 2019) . The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a brief, low-cost intervention to improve the accuracy of translation of ABA terminology, or jargon, from English to Spanish. Three participants were asked to translate vignettes that included ten ABA terms, before and after they were provided with a brief Spanish glossary of ABA terms. Results indicated that the intervention significantly improved participants’ interpretation accuracy. The results of this study address current gaps in the literature and provide an alternative to current interventions that may potentially be effective with both professional and ad hoc interpreters.  \nAcknowledgements  \nTo Kate Fiske Massey, thank you for your strong support in the development, implementation and write-up of this study. I greatly appreciate your patience, enthusiasm and honesty that guided me throughout every step of this dissertation. To Angelica Diaz-Martinez, thank you for your open-mindedness, encouragement and cultural input that aided in the sensitivity and social validity of this project.  \nTo my family, I would have not made it to this point without your constant support, kindness, and humor. Mom and Dad, thank you for never screening my calls, even on weekends when I wanted to discuss the intricacies of research and my stress levels at length. Darcy, thankyou for always listening, and sending me mittens so I could still type during the Northeast winters. Elietty, gracias por ayudarme y apoyarme en cualquier momento, este proyecto nohabría sido posible sin ti.  \nTo the Chickasaw Nation, thank you for your investment in improving the mental health of our communities. The completion of this study would have been infinitely more challenging without your support.  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nPAGE  \nABSTRACT ii  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii  \nCHAPTER  \nI. INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW 1  \nASD and ABA 2  \nABA Outside the United States 5  \nCultural Sensitivity in ABA Treatment 6  \nImpact of Interpreters on Treatment 9  \nSpanish Interpreting in Healthcare Settings 11  \nGuidelines for Improving Interpretation 13  \nInterpretation of ABA 16  \nRationale for Present Study 20  \nHypotheses 21  \nII. METHOD  \nParticipants and Setting 21  \nDependent Variables and Interobserver Agreement 23  \nProcedure 25  \nIII. 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