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 3000 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.
Where to start
If you want to translate some resources and aren’t sure when to start, then ten of the most popular resources are listed below. You can check the ‘completeness’ of your language using the table below.
Ten resources to translate first (check they haven’t already been completed): Behavioral Experiment (portrait), CBT Thought Record, Cross Sectional Formulation, Fight or Flight Response, Grounding Techniques, Progressive Muscle Relaxation (edition 1), Relaxed breathing, Simple Thought Record, Unhelpful thinking styles, What is CBT.
Worksheet Name | Translation template | Translations completed |
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Drawing Your Feelings (CYP) | English (GB), English (US), Greek, French (Canadian), Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), German | |
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 | |
Early Maladaptive Schemas | English (GB), English (US) | |
Eating And Your Energy Levels | English (GB), English (US), Greek, French, Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Bulgarian, German | |
Embracing Uncertainty | Arabic, German, Greek, English (GB), English (US), French, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (European), Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Spanish (International), Serbian, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Bulgarian | |
EMDR Negative And Positive Cognitions | English (GB), English (US) | |
EMDR Protocol (Standard) | English (GB), English (US), Bulgarian, Greek, Estonian, French, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified) | |
EMDR Protocol (With Interweave Guidance) | English (GB), English (US), Bulgarian, French, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish (International), Vietnamese | |
Emotion Focused Formulation | English (GB), English (US), Greek, French, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified) | |
Emotional Deprivation | English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Spanish (International), Portuguese (European) | |
Emotional Inhibition | English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Spanish (International), Portuguese (European) | |
Emotional Reasoning | English (GB), English (US), Spanish (International), German, Bulgarian, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Finnish, Arabic, French | |
Emotions | English (GB), English (US), Greek, French, Hebrew, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Spanish (International), Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified), Arabic, German | |
Emotions Motivate Actions | Arabic, Greek, English (GB), English (US), French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (European), Romanian, Russian, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified) | |
Enmeshment | English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Portuguese (European) | |
Entitlement | English (US), English (GB), Spanish (International), Persian (Farsi), Finnish, Portuguese (European) | |
Evaluating Your Demanding Standards | English (GB), English (US), French, Polish, Spanish (International), Greek | |
Everyday 'Unusual' Experiences | English (GB), English (US), Spanish (International), Vietnamese | |
Examining Your Negative Thoughts | Finnish, French, Spanish (International), Italian, Croatian, Hindi, English (GB), English (US) | |
Exercise For Mental Health | English (GB), English (US), Danish, German, Greek, Estonian, French, Italian, Spanish (International), Swahili, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese (Brazilian), Croatian | |
Exploring Problems Using A CBT Model | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Greek, French, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified) | |
Exploring Problems Using An A-B-C Model | English (GB), English (US), French, Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified) | |
Exploring Valued Domains | English (GB), English (US), Finnish | |
Exploring Your Demanding Standards | English (GB), English (US), French, Greek | |
Exposure And Response Prevention | English (GB), English (US), Greek, Estonian, French, Italian, Sinhala, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), Malaysian | |
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 Session Record | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, French, Turkish, Spanish (International), Italian | |
Exposures For Fear Of Appearing Anxious | English (GB), English (US), Greek, Spanish (International) | |
Exposures For Fear Of Body Sensations | English (US), English (GB), Spanish (International) | |
Exposures For Fear Of Breathlessness | English (GB), English (US), Arabic | |
Exposures For Fear Of Death | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Spanish (International) | |
Exposures For Fear Of Flying | English (US), English (GB), Spanish (International) | |
Exposures For Fear Of Heights | English (GB), English (US), French | |
Exposures For Fear Of Illness | English (GB), English (US), Greek, Spanish (International) | |
Exposures For Fear Of Losing Control Of Your Mind | English (GB), English (US), Lithuanian | |
Exposures For Fear Of Uncertainty | English (GB), English (US), Spanish (International) | |
Exposures For Fear Of Vomiting | English (GB), English (US) | |
Externalizing | English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (Brazilian), German, Italian, Finnish, Arabic, French | |
Facing Your Fears (CYP) | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Greek, French, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish (International), Ukrainian, Vietnamese | |
Fact Or Opinion | English (GB), English (US), Catalan, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), Welsh, Greek, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (European), Vietnamese, Uzbek | |
Failure To Achieve | English (US), English (GB), Finnish, Portuguese (European) | |
Fair Fighting Rules For Resolving Conflict | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, French, Polish, Spanish (International), German, Portuguese (European), Italian | |
Fatigue Activity Diary | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Greek, French, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified) | |
Fear Ladder | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, French, Indonesian, Turkish, Spanish (International) | |
Fight or Flight (CYP) | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, German, Greek, French, Hebrew, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Pashto, Russian, Spanish (International), Spanish (Dominican Republic), Chinese (Simplified) | |
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 | |
Flashbacks - Self-Monitoring Record | English (GB), English (US), French, Italian, Polish | |
Forgiveness | English (GB), English (US), Polish, Finnish, Turkish | |
Forgiveness Methods | English (GB), English (US), Welsh, Greek, French, Armenian, Italian, Dutch, Spanish (International), Albanian, Chinese (Simplified), Polish | |
Forgiveness Quotes | English (GB), English (US), German, Greek, French, Armenian, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (International), Polish | |
Fortune Telling | English (GB), English (US), French, Portuguese (Brazilian), German, Arabic | |
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 | |
Functional Analysis | English (GB), English (US), Chinese (Simplified), Spanish (International), French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (European), Turkish | |
Functional Analysis With Intervention Planning | English (GB), English (US), French, Italian, Norwegian, Chinese (Simplified), Greek, Hebrew, Spanish (International) | |
Gratitude Journal | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, German, Greek, French, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified) | |
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, Russian, Somali, Spanish (International), Spanish (Dominican Republic), Albanian, Swahili, Tamil, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Chinese (Simplified), Bulgarian | |
Grounding Techniques Menu | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, German, Greek, French, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Bulgarian | |
Guidelines For Better Sleep | English (GB), English (US), Bengali, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (European), Slovenian, Serbian, Tamil, Ukrainian, Urdu, Spanish (International) | |
Habituation | Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani), German, Greek, English (GB), English (US), Estonian, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Georgian, Polish, Pashto, Somali, Spanish (International), Spanish (Dominican Republic), Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Chinese (Simplified) | |
Health Anxiety - Self-Monitoring Record | English (GB), English (US), French, Italian, Polish, Spanish (International), Arabic | |
Health Anxiety Thought Record | English (GB), English (US), German, Greek, French, Dutch, Polish, Sinhala, Slovak, Spanish (International), Ukrainian, Italian, Slovenian, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified) | |
Hindsight Bias | English (GB), English (US), German, Portuguese (Brazilian), Arabic, French | |
Hotspot Record | English (GB), English (US), Greek, Persian (Farsi), French, Hebrew, Polish, Portuguese (European), Spanish (International), Albanian, Chinese (Simplified), Arabic, German, Italian, Urdu | |
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 | |
How Does Emotion Affect Your Life? | English (GB), English (US), Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese (European), Spanish (International), Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified) | |
How To Forgive | English (GB), English (US) | |
How Trauma Can Affect You (CYP) | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Welsh, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish (International), Ukrainian, Chinese (Traditional), Hebrew, Chinese (Simplified), Russian, Bulgarian, Burmese | |
How We Hear Sounds | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, French, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), Greek | |
How Your Body Responds To Stress | English (GB), English (US), German, Greek, Estonian, French, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish (International), Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Malaysian | |
How Your Past Affects Your Present (CBT) | English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Portuguese (Brazilian) | |
How Your Past Affects Your Present (Schema Therapy) | English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Swedish | |
Identifying The Meaning Of Body Sensations | English (GB), English (US), Greek, Italian, Spanish (International), Turkish, Ukrainian | |
Identifying Your Demanding Standards | English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (European), Romanian, Vietnamese | |
Insufficient Self-Control | English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Portuguese (European) | |
Interoceptive Exposure | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Czech, German, Greek, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish (International), Spanish (Dominican Republic), Serbian | |
Interpersonal Beliefs And Styles | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Greek, Italian, Polish, Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), Bulgarian, Turkish | |
Intolerance Of Uncertainty | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, German, Greek, Estonian, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Icelandic, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Chinese (Traditional), Bulgarian, French | |
Intrusion Record | English (GB), English (US), Persian (Farsi), Dutch, Polish, Spanish (International), Arabic, Greek, French, Italian, Turkish | |
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 | |
Intrusive Thoughts Images And Impulses | English (GB), English (US) | |
Jumping To Conclusions | English (GB), English (US), German, Arabic, French | |
Labeling | English (GB), English (US), German, Arabic, French | |
Lapse And Relapse Management | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Greek, Persian (Farsi), French, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese (European), Spanish (International) | |
Learning To Relax (CYP) | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Greek, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish (International), Spanish (Dominican Republic), Chinese (Simplified), Croatian | |
Longitudinal Formulation 1 | English (GB), English (US), Greek, Estonian, French, Hebrew, Italian, Lithuanian, Spanish (International), Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Malaysian, Finnish | |
Longitudinal Formulation 2 | English (GB), English (US), Danish, German, Greek, Persian (Farsi), Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish (International), Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) | |
Low Self-Esteem - Self-Monitoring Record | English (US), English (GB), German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (International), Croatian | |
Low Self-Esteem Formulation | English (GB), English (US), Arabic, German, French, Croatian, Italian, Latvian, Spanish (International), Serbian, Chinese (Simplified), Greek | |
Magnification And Minimization | English (GB), English (US), Spanish (International), German, Arabic, French | |
Mastery And Pleasure Activity Diary | English (GB), English (US), Greek, French (Canadian), Italian, Spanish (International) | |
Maximizing The Effectiveness Of Exposure Therapy | English (GB), English (US), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Spanish (International), French | |
Meaning In Tinnitus | English (GB), English (US), Czech, Greek, French (Canadian), Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified) | |
Mental Filter | English (US), French, Polish, English (GB), German, Arabic | |
Mind Reading | English (GB), English (US), Spanish (International), German, Bulgarian, Hindi, Arabic, French | |
Mistrust/Abuse | English (GB), English (US), Italian, Persian (Farsi), Finnish, Portuguese (European) | |
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) | |
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) | |
Motivational Systems (Emotional Regulation Systems) | Arabic, Greek, English (GB), Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Spanish (International), Spanish (Dominican Republic), Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), English (US) | |
Negative Parenting Styles (Schema Therapy) | English (GB), English (US) | |
Negative Thoughts - Self-Monitoring Record | English (GB), English (US), Croatian, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian |