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Hilfesuchender

English translation: help-seeker

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German term or phrase:Hilfesuchender
English translation:help-seeker
Entered by: Craig Meulen

06:43 May 9, 2012
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical - Psychology / Psychotherapie
German term or phrase: Hilfesuchender
Good morning

I'm translating a text written by a psychotherapist who doesn't use the word "Patient" or "Klient" to refer to his clients. Instead he writes "Hilfesuchender".

Of course, there is nothing wrong with writing about "the people who come and seek his help", but in some sentences it would be nice to have a snappier, one- or two-word solution.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Craig
Craig Meulen
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:48
help-seeker
Explanation:
From a USebsite:

The Talk Therapy Institute Presents:
Supershrink or Pseudoshrink?
The Qualities of Excellent Healers
Kevin J. Kervick, MS, LMFT
Founder of the Talk Therapy Institute and Talk Therapy Network

This cutting edge workshop explores the specific ways
Supershrinks interact with help-seekers to get great results.
https://home.comcast.net/~kervick/kervickbrochure.pdf

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Note added at 11 Min. (2012-05-09 06:55:08 GMT)
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Should of course read:

From a US website:
Selected response from:

Gudrun Maydorn (X)
Germany
Local time: 22:48
Grading comment
The hyphen tips the scales in your favour! Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5help seeker
uyuni
3 +5help-seeker
Gudrun Maydorn (X)
4therapy-seeker
Sarah Bessioud
3counselee
Michael Martin, MA


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
help seeker


Explanation:
Psychotherapy: The generic term for all talking cures. Verbal interchange between an expert and a *help seeker*, the goal of which is to alter characteristic patterns ...


As stated earlier, psychotherapy involves two people, one usually a professional or identified "expert" and the other a *help-seeker*.
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR4-3/gordon.html


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Note added at 9 mins (2012-05-09 06:52:56 GMT)
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Forgot the URL of the first source:
http://books.google.de/books?id=Ar_MO90ZD9AC&pg=PA227&lpg=PA...

uyuni
Local time: 22:48
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 3
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for the links. Very convincing.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gudrun Maydorn (X): gleicher Gedanke
2 mins
  -> Danke schön, Gudrun!
agree  Steffen Walter
14 mins
  -> Danke Dir, Steffen!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator): though I would prefer the hyphenated version
22 mins
  -> Danke sehr, Harald!
agree  Salih YILDIRIM: Early bird gets the worm!
2 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, Salih - it was almost 8 o´clock, though... ;-)
agree  milinad
22 hrs
  -> Danke schön, milinad!
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
help-seeker


Explanation:
From a USebsite:

The Talk Therapy Institute Presents:
Supershrink or Pseudoshrink?
The Qualities of Excellent Healers
Kevin J. Kervick, MS, LMFT
Founder of the Talk Therapy Institute and Talk Therapy Network

This cutting edge workshop explores the specific ways
Supershrinks interact with help-seekers to get great results.
https://home.comcast.net/~kervick/kervickbrochure.pdf

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Note added at 11 Min. (2012-05-09 06:55:08 GMT)
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Should of course read:

From a US website:

Gudrun Maydorn (X)
Germany
Local time: 22:48
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
The hyphen tips the scales in your favour! Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator): yes, hyphenated IMO
20 mins
  -> danke, Harald
agree  Armorel Young: yes, I vote for the hyphen
1 hr
  -> thanks, Armorel
agree  Nicola Wood: with hyphen.
1 hr
  -> thanks, Nicola
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: agree with hyphen here (as opposed to hyphen in medical-translator)
15 hrs
  -> thanks Cilian
agree  milinad
22 hrs
  -> thanks, milinad
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
counselee


Explanation:
seems like an established term as well


    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=yVjJcaCug3YC&pg=PA149&lpg=P...
Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 16:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 116
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
therapy-seeker


Explanation:
Perhaps another suitable option - as this case refers to the patient gaining help from a psychotherapist, this term may provide a solution and seems to sound a lot more natural to my (BE) ears.

http://www.cynthiamchase.com/testimonials
Reiki is helpful because it allows the therapy-seeker to open up and become more in touch with themselves.

http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/195/3/277.2.full
Through this superficial analysis, interspersed with a few lists of therapy organisations and paragraph-length summaries of major sociology theorists, stalks the character of Heather, a supposed therapy seeker, and her ‘barefoot’ therapist Len,

http://dbpoc.com/book/ch20/answers_to_selected_problems.xhtm...
13. 16–13: A person seeking therapy may want to ask about the therapist’s treatment approach, values, credentials, and fees. An important consideration is whether the therapy seeker feels comfortable and able to establish a bond with the therapist.

http://www.springerlink.com/content/x820702165171201/
As an individual therapy-seeker, I can be swayed emotionally by the claims of a ...



Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 22:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks - a very suitable answer. I'll definitely use it in places.

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