How I Used AI Voice Translation to Overcome Language Barriers in Care Work

In my role as a care assistant, I support a client whom I regularly take for walks. However, I was facing a major challenge due to a language barrier, which made it difficult to communicate and encourage her effectively within the allocated 45-minute session.

Most of the time was being spent trying to explain and persuade her, often without success, and the session would pass without achieving the intended outcome.

To solve this, I created a SANDWICH simple prompt using Chatgpt with the voice tool for real-time translation. I speak in English, ChatGPT translates and speaks to the client in her language, and then translates her responses back to me.

This completely changed the interaction.

Within just a couple of minutes, communication became clear, the client understood the intention, and she agreed to go for the walk. Since then, she has been much more cooperative, and the process has become smoother and more respectful of her time and comfort.

This small use of AI has saved me significant time, reduced frustration, and improved the quality of care I can provide within each session.

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