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Social Sciences - Psychology / Consultation | | Spanish term or phrase: fase/proceso de contratación | I'm translating a syllabus for a graduate course in Psychology; it's a "Consultation Module." The word "contratación" keeps coming up--I'll list several contexts below. I've been looking all night for a parallel text in English but can't find a thing.
I have a Glosario de Psiquiatría with this definition for "contrato": "Compromiso explícito entre el paciente y el terapeuta para un curso de acción bien definido para alcanzar el objetivo del tratamiento." I'm pretty sure, from later context, that this definition is the right one (rather than a potential client "hiring" or seeking the help of a particular psychologist).
I would love to have confirmation from a person with knowledge of the field, and I still need to know how to express the above phrase in English. I've read through dozens of Psychology course descriptions posted online without finding anything helpful.
Contexts:
"También identificaremos algunas de las destrezas esenciales de interacción humana, indagación y **contratación** que caracterizan la práctica de la consultoría profesional."
"Al finalizar el curso los/las estudiantes podrán:...
4. demostrar un dominio mínimo de las destrezas interpersonales y de entrevista que son esenciales para el ejercicio de la consultoría durante la **fase de contratación.**
5. discutir el papel que cumple el **proceso de contratación** en el ejercicio de la consultoría.
6. evaluar críticamente un **proceso de contratación** y sugerir opciones para mejorar la forma de establecer rapport con el cliente y la calidad de los acuerdos que operan como punto de partida del proceso de consulta."
"A. El análisis de brecha: punto de partida para **la contratación,** el diagnóstico y la intervención"
The Spanish text is from Puerto Rico and the English text will be used in the U.S., for accreditation purposes. |
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| Grading comment The client tells me it should be "contracting." Your links were very helpful! Thanks a lot.
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15 mins confidence:  
1 hr confidence: stage/process of establishing professional rapport; or even "professional bonding stage/phase"
Explanation:
it's a process of "bonding" between therapist and patient, i.e. adjustment to one another's aura, psychic emanations etc.
you can also say:
stage/process of forming a relationship (between practitioner and client)
stage/process of building a relationship (between practitioner and client)
the word "rapport" is actually used in your context to define the "contratación", that's where I got it from.
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