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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 NameTranslation templateTranslations completed
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