Translation Project

Part of what makes Psychology Tools special is our maintenance of a multi-lingual library of therapy resources. Some have been translated by our user-base of mental health professionals, and others by professional translators. To date, we have over 3750 resources available in 70+ languages, and are always looking to expand the collection.

If you are a qualified mental health professional who would like to translate resources into your native language then we would love to hear from you. We offer an incentive scheme to recognize your work. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to learn more. We will ask for confirmation of your professional qualifications, and will suggest which resources are most-requested in your language.

Translations guidelines

Our standard translation procedure is to ask translators to complete ‘translation templates’ which can be downloaded below. The text is split into chunks which enables us to retain the clarity of formatted documents. As far as is possible, we aim to follow the World Health Organization guidelines for the forward translation of instruments, namely:

  • The aim of this process is to achieve different language versions of the English instrument that are conceptually equivalent in each of the target countries/cultures … the instrument should be equally natural and acceptable and should practically perform in the same way. The focus is on cross-cultural and conceptual, rather than on linguistic/literal equivalence.

  • One translator, preferably a health professional, familiar with terminology of the area covered by the instrument and with interview skills should be given this task. The translator should be knowledgeable of the English-speaking culture but his/her mother tongue should be the primary language of the target culture.

  • Translators should always aim at the conceptual equivalent of a word or phrase, not a word-for-word translation, i.e. not a literal translation. They should consider the definition of the original term and attempt to translate it in the most relevant way.

  • Translators should strive to be simple, clear and concise in formulating a question. Fewer words are better. Long sentences with many clauses should be avoided.

  • (For patient-focused resources) The target language should aim for the most common audience. Translators should avoid addressing professional audiences such as those in medicine or any other professional group. They should consider the typical respondent for the instrument being translated and what the respondent will understand when s/he hears the question.

Once most tools for a particular language have been translated we shift our focus to improving the quality of each translation via a process of back-translation by other subject matter experts.

Worksheet Name Translation template Translations completed
Panic Attack Record
German, Greek, Persian (Farsi), Italian, Polish, Spanish (International), Ukrainian, Welsh, French, Dutch, Russian, Albanian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English (GB), English (US)
Panic Attack Progress Record
English (GB), English (US), Greek, French, Italian, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified)
Pain Diary
English (GB), English (US), Spanish (International), Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Korean
Pacing For Pain And Fatigue
English (GB), English (US), German, French, Italian, Spanish (International)
Overview Of CBT
Greek, English (GB), English (US), French, Hungarian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified)
Operant Conditioning
English (GB), English (US), Greek, French, Italian, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified)
OCD Hierarchy
English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Greek, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish (International), Turkish, Vietnamese
OCD Diary
English (GB), English (US), Greek, Estonian, French, Hebrew, Italian, Romanian, Sinhala, Spanish (International), Albanian, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Arabic
Nightmare Exposure And Rescripting
English (GB), English (US), German, Greek, French, Dutch, Spanish (International), Arabic, Italian, Norwegian, Vietnamese, Polish
Motivation and Ambivalence
English (GB), English (US), German, Greek, French, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Sinhala, Slovak, Spanish (International), Malaysian, Arabic, Italian, Slovenian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
Modifying Rules And Assumptions
English (GB), English (US), German, Persian (Farsi), French, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Sinhala, Spanish (International), Spanish (Dominican Republic), Albanian, Chinese (Traditional), Arabic, Bengali, Welsh, Greek, Italian, Slovenian, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified)
Meaning In Tinnitus
English (GB), English (US), Czech, Greek, French (Canadian), Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified)
Mastery And Pleasure Activity Diary
English (GB), English (US), Greek, French (Canadian), Italian, Spanish (International)
Case Formulation – Longitudinal B
Danish, German, Greek, English (GB), English (US), Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish (International), Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
Case Formulation – Longitudinal A
English (GB), English (US), Greek, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Italian, Lithuanian, Spanish (International), Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Malaysian
Lapse And Relapse Management
English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Greek, Persian (Farsi), French, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese (European), Spanish (International)
Intrusive Thoughts Images And Impulses
English (GB), English (US)
Intrusive Memory Record
English (GB), English (US), French, Hindi, Marathi, Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani), Welsh, German, Greek, French (Canadian), Gujarati, Italian, Polish, Pashto, Somali, Spanish (International), Swahili, Tamil, Urdu
Intrusion Record
English (GB), English (US), Persian (Farsi), Dutch, Polish, Spanish (International), Arabic, Greek, French, Italian, Turkish
Interoceptive Exposure
English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Czech, German, Greek, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish (International), Spanish (Dominican Republic), Serbian
Identifying The Meaning Of Body Sensations
English (GB), English (US), Greek, Italian, Spanish (International), Turkish, Ukrainian
How We Hear Sounds
English (GB), English (US), Arabic, French, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), Greek
How Breathing Affects Feelings
English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Czech, German, Greek, French, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Slovenian, Spanish (International), Albanian, Swedish, Vietnamese, Finnish
Hotspot Record
English (GB), English (US), Greek, Persian (Farsi), French, Hebrew, Polish, Portuguese (European), Spanish (International), Albanian, Chinese (Simplified), Arabic, German, Italian, Urdu
Health Anxiety Thought Record
English (GB), English (US), German, Greek, French, Dutch, Polish, Sinhala, Slovak, Spanish (International), Ukrainian, Italian, Slovenian, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified)
Guidelines For Better Sleep
English (GB), English (US), Bengali, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (European), Slovenian, Serbian, Tamil, Ukrainian, Urdu, Spanish (International), Romanian
Grounding Techniques
English (GB), English (US), Amharic, Bengali, Czech, Kurdish (Sorani), Welsh, German, Greek, French, Gujarati, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Oromo, Polish, Portuguese (European), Persian (Dari), Pashto, Romanian, Somali, Spanish (International), Spanish (Dominican Republic), Albanian, Swahili, Tamil, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Chinese (Simplified), Bulgarian, Russian
Gratitude Journal
English (GB), English (US), Arabic, German, Greek, French, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified)
Functional Analysis With Intervention Planning
English (GB), English (US), French, Italian, Norwegian, Chinese (Simplified), Greek, Hebrew, Spanish (International)
Functional Analysis
English (GB), English (US), Chinese (Simplified), Spanish (International), French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (European), Turkish
Friendly Formulation
English (GB), English (US), Amharic, Czech, German, Greek, Persian (Farsi), French, Hebrew, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Dutch, Norwegian, Punjabi, Polish, Portuguese (European), Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Sinhala, Slovak, Spanish (International), Albanian, Thai, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Malaysian, Arabic, Welsh, Gujarati, Armenian, Japanese, Slovenian, Tamil, Urdu
Forgiveness Quotes
English (GB), English (US), German, Greek, French, Armenian, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (International), Polish
Forgiveness Methods
English (GB), English (US), Welsh, Greek, French, Armenian, Italian, Dutch, Spanish (International), Albanian, Chinese (Simplified), Polish, Finnish
Fight Or Flight Response
English (GB), English (US), Amharic, Bengali, Czech, Kurdish (Sorani), Welsh, German, Greek, Estonian, Persian (Farsi), French, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Marathi, Dutch, Norwegian, Oromo, Punjabi, Polish, Portuguese (European), Persian (Dari), Pashto, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish (International), Spanish (Dominican Republic), Albanian, Swahili, Tamil, Tigrinya, Turkish, Urdu, Uzbek, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Malaysian
Fact Or Opinion
English (GB), English (US), Catalan, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), Welsh, Greek, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (European), Vietnamese, Uzbek
Exposure Practice Form
English (GB), English (US), Czech, Greek, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese (European), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (International), Albanian, Serbian, Chinese (Simplified), Romanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Finnish
Exposure And Response Prevention
English (GB), English (US), Greek, Estonian, French, Italian, Sinhala, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), Malaysian
Emotion Focused Formulation
English (GB), English (US), Greek, French, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), Italian
EMDR Protocol (With Interweave Guidance)
English (GB), English (US), Bulgarian, French, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish (International), Vietnamese
EMDR Protocol (Standard)
English (GB), English (US), Bulgarian, Greek, Estonian, French, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified)
Dysfunctional Thought Record
English (GB), English (US), Amharic, German, French, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (European), Romanian, Sinhala, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Arabic, Greek, Armenian, Russian, Slovenian
Decatastrophizing
English (GB), English (US), Czech, German, Greek, Persian (Farsi), Hebrew, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (European), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish (International), Albanian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Arabic, Bulgarian, Welsh, French, Italian, Serbian
Daily Monitoring Form
English (GB), English (US), Chinese (Simplified), Greek, French, Italian, Portuguese (European), Spanish (International), Turkish
Cross Sectional Formulation
English (GB), English (US), Amharic, Danish, German, Greek, Persian (Farsi), French, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Marathi, Dutch, Norwegian, Punjabi, Polish, Portuguese (European), Romanian, Sinhala, Slovak, Spanish (International), Albanian, Thai, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Malaysian, Arabic, Bengali, Kurdish (Sorani), Welsh, Estonian, Gujarati, Armenian, Japanese, Oromo, Persian (Dari), Pashto, Slovenian, Somali, Swahili, Tamil, Tigrinya, Turkish, Uzbek
Core Belief Magnet Metaphor
English (US), English (GB), Czech, German, Greek, Persian (Farsi), French, Hebrew, Armenian, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
Compassionate Thought Challenging Record
English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Persian (Farsi), French, Polish, Romanian, Spanish (International), Bengali, Czech, Welsh, German, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, Albanian, Swahili, Chinese (Simplified), Greek, Croatian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Tinnitus (McKenna, Handscombe, Hoare, Hall, 2014)
English (GB), English (US), Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish (International)
Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Panic (Clark, 1986)
English (GB), English (US)
Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD: Dugas, Gagnon, Ladouceur, Freeston, 1998)
English (GB), English (US)
Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Fear Of Body Sensations
Greek, English (GB), English (US), French, Italian, Lithuanian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Spanish (International), Albanian, Serbian, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Croatian, German
Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD: Veale, 2004)
English (GB), English (US)
Coercive Methods For Enforcing Compliance
English (GB), English (US), Greek, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified)
Classical Conditioning
English (GB), English (US), German, Greek, French, Armenian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Slovenian, Spanish (International), Swedish, Chinese (Simplified)
Checklist For Better Sleep
English (GB), English (US), Danish, German, Greek, French, Hungarian, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Pashto, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish (International), Albanian, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Malaysian, Portuguese (European)
Checking Certainty And Doubt
English (GB), English (US), Greek, French, Italian, Spanish (International), Albanian, Chinese (Simplified), Arabic, Icelandic
CBT Thought Record Portrait
English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Greek, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (European), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (International), Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Uzbek
CBT Daily Activity Diary With Enjoyment And Mastery Ratings
English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Welsh, Danish, Greek, French, Croatian, Indonesian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (European), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Malaysian, Hungarian
Belief Driven Formulation
English (GB), English (US), Afrikaans, Czech, Welsh, Danish, German, Greek, Estonian, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Armenian, Indonesian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Dutch, Norwegian, Punjabi, Polish, Portuguese (European), Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish (International), Albanian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
Behavioral Experiment (Portrait Format)
English (GB), English (US), Amharic, Arabic, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, Estonian, Persian (Farsi), French, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Icelandic, Italian, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Marathi, Burmese, Dutch, Norwegian, Punjabi, Polish, Portuguese (European), Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Sinhala, Spanish (International), Spanish (Dominican Republic), Albanian, Serbian, Swedish, Turkish, Urdu, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Bengali, Armenian, Malaysian, Welsh, Georgian, Slovenian, Vietnamese
Before I Blame Myself And Feel Guilty
English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Czech, German, Greek, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish (International), Albanian, Serbian, Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese (European), Norwegian, Finnish
Barriers Abusers Overcome In Order To Abuse
English (GB), English (US), Arabic, German, Greek, French, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish (International), Albanian, Serbian, Chinese (Simplified), Malaysian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Balance
Arabic, Greek, English (GB), English (US), French, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish (International), Albanian, Chinese (Simplified)
Assertive Responses
English (GB), English (US), German, Greek, Finnish, French, French (Canadian), Croatian, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish (International), Swahili, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Arabic, Bengali, Kurdish (Sorani), Hindi, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Urdu
Assertive Communication
English (GB), English (US), Amharic, Czech, German, Greek, Estonian, Finnish, Croatian, Armenian, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Oromo, Polish, Portuguese (European), Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish (International), Albanian, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Arabic, Hindi, Chinese (Traditional), French
Anger Thought Challenging Record
English (GB), English (US), Arabic, German, French, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (European), Sinhala, Spanish (International), Serbian, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Greek
Anger Decision Sheet
English (GB), English (US), French, Hungarian, Polish, Spanish (International), Albanian, Chinese (Simplified), Arabic, Welsh, German, Greek, Croatian, Italian, Portuguese (European), Serbian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Alternative Action Formulation
English (GB), English (US), French, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), Albanian, Afrikaans, Arabic, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, Vietnamese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Activity Selection
English (GB), English (US), Greek, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese (European), Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Arabic, German, Croatian, Indonesian, Polish, Albanian, Turkish, Uzbek
Activity Planning
English (GB), English (US), Greek, French, Italian, Portuguese (European), Romanian, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Arabic, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Polish, Slovak, Albanian, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Croatian