Ethics in Action 3: Ethical Decision-making for Community and Medical Interpreters

Course length:  2 hours

Course access period: 60 days from purchase date

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Course completion requirements: Pass one exit test (score of 70% or above).

Certificate: Downloadable certificate available immediately upon passing the exit test.

CEUs:

• Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters: 2 CCHI CE hours
• International Medical Interpreters Association: 0.2 IMIA/NBCMI CEUs
• Maryland Court Interpreter Program: 2 CE credits
• Ontario Council on Community Interpreting: 2 OCCI PDUs

Learning objectives:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Use five strategies to guide ethical decision-making in medical or community interpreting.
• Apply the CHIA ethical decision-making guidelines to a realistic interpreting scenario. 

What you will get:

• Your video instructor:  Omari Jeremiah, MA
• 9 interactive exercises
• 4 videos of community and medical interpreters facing an ethical challenge
• An effective 3-step model for saying no to requests that undermine ethical conduct
• Two role play exercises (English only)
• 1 self-assessment exercise
• 1 handout: the CHIA Standards of Practice (from the California Healthcare Interpreting Association)
• Course completion certificate

How this lesson will improve your practice:

• You will have an effective model to decline requests that exceed your scope of practice.
• You will know how to clarify your role to help others understand your ethical requirements.
• You will know how to handle requests for the interpreter “to just sign as a witness.”
• You will know how to handle requests for the interpreters to help fill out forms.
• You will be able to use the CHIA ethical decision-making guidelines to enhance your ethical practice.

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