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
Survey – Testing Your Beliefs
English (GB), English (US)
How To Forgive
English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (European), Spanish (International)
Negative Parenting Styles (Schema Therapy)
English (GB), English (US), Spanish (International)
Early Maladaptive Schemas
English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (European), German
Scaling - Testing Your Assumptions
English (GB), English (US), Swedish, Bulgarian
Scaling - Beliefs About Yourself
English (GB), English (US), Spanish (International)
Vulnerability To Harm
Portuguese (European), English (GB), English (US), Arabic, French
Unrelenting Standards
English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (European), Arabic, French, Spanish (International)
Self-Sacrifice
English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (European), Finnish, Arabic, French, Spanish (International)
Vicious Cycle - Responses And Consequences
English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (Brazilian), Arabic
Vicious Cycle - Costs And Benefits
English (GB), English (US), Arabic
CBT Model – Maintaining Processes – Past And Present
English (GB), English (US), Arabic
CBT Model – Maintaining Processes
English (GB), English (US), Arabic
CBT Model – Past And Present
English (GB), English (US), Arabic
CBT Model – Here And Now
English (GB), English (US), Arabic
Valued Domains
English (GB), English (US), Arabic
Exploring Valued Domains
English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Arabic, Polish
Subjugation
English (US), English (GB), Finnish, Portuguese (European), Arabic, French
Social Isolation
English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Hebrew, Portuguese (European), Arabic, French
Unforgiveness
English (GB), English (US), Polish, Finnish, Portuguese (European)
Forgiveness
English (GB), English (US), Polish, Finnish, Turkish, Arabic, Portuguese (European)
Punitiveness
English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Portuguese (European), French
Pessimism
English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Portuguese (European), Arabic, French, Spanish (International)
Choosing Your Values
English (GB), English (US), Italian, Arabic, Spanish (International), Polish
Mistrust/Abuse
English (GB), English (US), Italian, Persian (Farsi), Finnish, Portuguese (European), Arabic, French, Spanish (International)
Insufficient Self-Control
English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Portuguese (European), Arabic, French
Entitlement
English (US), English (GB), Spanish (International), Persian (Farsi), Finnish, Portuguese (European), Arabic, French
Failure To Achieve
English (US), English (GB), Finnish, Portuguese (European), Arabic
Enmeshment
English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Portuguese (European), Arabic, French
Dependence / Incompetence
English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Portuguese (European), Arabic, French
Emotional Inhibition
English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Spanish (International), Portuguese (European), French
Emotional Deprivation
English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Spanish (International), Portuguese (European), French
Coping Styles And Responses (Schema Therapy)
Finnish, English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (European), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Defectiveness
English (US), English (GB), Finnish, Portuguese (European), French, Bulgarian, Spanish (International)
Approval-/Admiration-Seeking
English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Portuguese (European), French, Spanish (International)
Abandonment
English (GB), English (US), Finnish, French, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish (International), Azerbaijani, Portuguese (European)
How Your Past Affects Your Present (Schema Therapy)
English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Swedish, French
How Your Past Affects Your Present (CBT)
English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Portuguese (Brazilian), French
What Are Schemas?
English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Romanian, Portuguese (European)
Unmet Emotional Needs
Finnish, English (GB), English (US), Swedish, Greek, Spanish (International), Portuguese (European)
Positive Qualities Record
Finnish, Hindi, English (GB), English (US), French
Positive Core Belief Evidence Record
Portuguese (European), Estonian, Romanian, Finnish, Hindi, English (GB), English (US)
Examining Your Negative Thoughts
Finnish, French, Spanish (International), Italian, Croatian, Hindi, English (GB), English (US)
Prompts For Challenging Your Negative Thinking
Croatian, Arabic, English (US), German, English (GB), Finnish, Spanish (International), Hindi, French
Pie Chart - Responsibility
Finnish, Hindi, Italian, English (GB), English (US)
Cognitive Distortions – Unhelpful Thinking Styles (Common)
English (GB), English (US), Arabic, German, French, Hindi, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Cognitive Distortions – Unhelpful Thinking Styles (Extended)
English (GB), English (US), German, Finnish, Spanish (International), Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Hindi, Arabic, French, Polish
Thought-Action Fusion
English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (International), German, Hindi, Arabic, Finnish, French
Externalizing
English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (Brazilian), German, Italian, Finnish, Arabic, French
Social Comparison
English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (International), French, German, Bulgarian, Finnish, Hindi, Arabic
Urges – Self-Monitoring Record
Turkish, English (GB), English (US)
"Should" Statements
Greek, English (GB), English (US), Finnish, Croatian, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (International), French, German, Chinese (Simplified), Hindi, Arabic, Azerbaijani
Overgeneralization
English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (Brazilian), German, Finnish, Hindi, Arabic, French
Exposures For Fear Of Vomiting
English (GB), English (US)
Exposures For Fear Of Uncertainty
English (GB), English (US), Spanish (International)
Self-Blame
English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, German, Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Hindi, Arabic, French, Spanish (International)
Personalizing
Romanian, Vietnamese, English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (Brazilian), German, Hindi, Arabic, French
What Keeps Death Anxiety Going?
English (GB), English (US)
Am I Experiencing Death Anxiety?
Portuguese (Brazilian), Ukrainian, Polish, Italian, Spanish (International), Greek, English (GB), English (US)
Mind Reading
English (GB), English (US), Spanish (International), German, Bulgarian, Hindi, Arabic, French
Magnification And Minimization
English (GB), English (US), Spanish (International), German, Arabic, French
Am I Experiencing Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)?
Italian, Spanish (International), Greek, Chinese (Simplified), French, English (GB), English (US)
Permissive Thinking – Self-Monitoring Record
Polish, Italian, English (GB), English (US)
Permissive Thinking
English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (European), Spanish (International), Polish, German, Italian, Hindi, Arabic, French
Exposures For Fear Of Losing Control Of Your Mind
English (GB), English (US), Lithuanian
Exposures For Fear Of Illness
English (GB), English (US), Greek, Spanish (International)
Exposures For Fear Of Heights
English (GB), English (US), French
Exposures For Fear Of Flying
English (US), English (GB), Spanish (International)
Exposures For Fear Of Death
English (GB), English (US), Arabic, Spanish (International)
Exposures For Fear Of Breathlessness
English (GB), English (US), Arabic
Exposures For Fear Of Body Sensations
English (US), English (GB), Spanish (International)
Exposures For Fear Of Appearing Anxious
English (GB), English (US), Greek, Spanish (International)
Mental Filter
English (US), French, Polish, English (GB), German, Arabic
Labeling
English (GB), English (US), German, Arabic, French
Am I Experiencing Psychosis?
Italian, Polish, Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Arabic, Greek, English (GB), English (US)
Am I Experiencing Depersonalization And Derealization?
Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Polish, German, Italian, Bulgarian, English (US), English (GB), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Am I Experiencing Burnout?
Polish, Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Bulgarian, Greek, English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Am I Experiencing Bulimia?
Polish, Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Arabic, Italian, Greek, Chinese (Simplified), English (GB), English (US)
Am I Experiencing Anorexia?
Italian, Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Polish, Arabic, Greek, French, German, Chinese (Simplified), English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Disqualifying Others
English (GB), English (US), German, Spanish (International), Bulgarian, Italian, Arabic, French
Disqualifying The Positive
English (GB), English (US), German, Spanish (International), Portuguese (Brazilian), Arabic, French
Fortune Telling
English (GB), English (US), French, Portuguese (Brazilian), German, Arabic
Hindsight Bias
English (GB), English (US), German, Portuguese (Brazilian), Arabic, French
Jumping To Conclusions
English (GB), English (US), German, Arabic, French
Arbitrary Inference
English (GB), English (US), Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (International), German, Hindi, Arabic, French
Catastrophizing
Greek, English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (European), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), German, Bulgarian, Italian, Hindi, Arabic, French
Emotional Reasoning
English (GB), English (US), Spanish (International), German, Bulgarian, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Finnish, Arabic, French
All-Or-Nothing Thinking
Polish, Greek, English (GB), Finnish, French, Croatian, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (International), Chinese (Simplified), German, English (US), Hindi, Arabic
Am I Experiencing Social Anxiety?
Italian, Polish, Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Arabic, Bulgarian, Greek, Portuguese (European), English (GB), English (US), Turkish
Am I Experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
Vietnamese, Spanish (International), Polish, French, Hebrew, Italian, English (GB), English (US)
Am I Experiencing Perfectionism?
Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Polish, Arabic, English (GB), English (US)
Am I Experiencing Panic Disorder?
Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Italian, Polish, Greek, English (GB), English (US)
Am I Experiencing Panic Attacks?
Italian, Spanish (International), Arabic, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Chinese (Simplified), Greek, English (GB), English (US)
Am I Experiencing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
Vietnamese, Greek, Italian, Polish, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish (International), English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Am I Experiencing Low Self-Esteem?
Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Arabic, Polish, Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Greek, Croatian, English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Am I Experiencing Health Anxiety?
Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Polish, Italian, English (GB), English (US), Turkish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Am I Experiencing Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?
Polish, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Arabic, Italian, Spanish (International), Greek, Portuguese (European), German, English (GB), English (US), Turkish
Am I Experiencing Depression?
Arabic, Italian, Polish, Spanish (International), Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), Greek, English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Identifying Your Demanding Standards
English (GB), English (US), Portuguese (European), Romanian, Vietnamese, Spanish (International)
Exploring Your Demanding Standards
English (GB), English (US), French, Greek