Professional Ethics Flashcards
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A Deaf consumer insists the interpreter is making errors, but the interpreter believes their interpretation is accurate. The best course of action is to:
Answer: Pause, invite clarification, and seek to resolve the concern collaboratively
Addressing consumer concerns respectfully and collaboratively supports both accuracy and the professional relationship.
What is the significance of the 'demand-control schema' in interpreter ethics?
Answer: It is a framework for analyzing workplace decisions interpreters face
The demand-control schema is an ethical decision-making tool that helps interpreters analyze and respond to workplace pressures.
An interpreter is working a job where the Deaf consumer begins directing the interpreter to say things the consumer has not actually said. The interpreter should:
Answer: Continue interpreting only what is actually communicated and address the issue appropriately
Interpreters are bound to render actual messages and should not fabricate or substitute content at anyone's request.
Under what circumstance would it be ethically permissible for an interpreter to break confidentiality?
Answer: When there is imminent risk of harm to the consumer or others
Imminent danger to self or others is a recognized exception to confidentiality across most professional codes of ethics.
A newly certified interpreter is offered a complex legal assignment beyond their current skill level. What is the ethical choice?
Answer: Decline and refer the agency to a more qualified interpreter
Accepting assignments beyond one's competence risks consumer harm; referring to a qualified interpreter is the ethical response.
Which of the following best illustrates the principle of 'respect for persons' in interpreter ethics?
Answer: Addressing all parties equally and without condescension or favoritism
Respect for persons means treating all parties with equal dignity without favoring or protecting any individual.
An interpreter is asked to interpret a community meeting where their close friend is presenting. What is the most ethical action?
Answer: Disclose the relationship and let the agency decide
Disclosing the relationship and allowing the agency or parties to decide protects impartiality while remaining transparent.
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